Your Job in Germany
Your Job in Germany is a 13-minute indoctrination film by the US War Department from 1945, which was intended to prepare members of the US armed forces for their role as occupation forces in defeated Germany. Shortly before VE-Day he was written by the film unit of the Army Pictorial Service under Frank Capra after the script and under the supervision of Theodor Seuss Geisel (better known as children's author Dr. Seuss ) for the Information and Education Division, United States Army Service Forces turned.
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With reference to German history since the time of the establishment of the Empire and the wars since then, as well as the crimes of National Socialism , the film drafts (in the form of Dana Andrews ' narrative voice ) rules of conduct for the German civilian population for the US troops intended for occupation purposes. The overarching motto of the film is that something like this should never happen again, for which the US soldiers mentioned, among other things, would have to vouch for. Only when the German people have proven beyond doubt that they have renounced every form of desire for conquest once and for all can they be accepted back into the community of civilized peoples. Until then, it is important to exercise strict vigilance towards all Germans. One should not be lulled by the apparent friendliness of the people, the beautiful surroundings or the signs of culture, but must strictly refrain from any form of fraternization . Otherwise, another generation of young Americans will have to make great sacrifices to defeat this unpredictable enemy a third time after 1917–1918 and 1941–1945. The German youth, indoctrinated in organizations like the Hitler Youth , are the most dangerous opponents.
background
The film was intended to inculcate the policy of strict non-fraternization originally pursued by the US armed forces. This policy was relaxed after a relatively short time because of its impracticability and finally discarded.
The footage was reused in the creation of the remake Hitler Lives by director Don Siegel from the same year.
reception
An excerpt from the manuscript of the film is in Nora Krug's bestseller Heimat. A German family album (2018) printed.
See also
literature
- Christopher S. DeRosa: Political Indoctrination in the US Army from World War II to the Vietnam War. University of Nebraska Press, 2006.
Web links
- Audrey Amidon: Dr. Seuss Beyond Snafu: Your Job in Germany on blogs.archives.gov , 2014.
- Your Job in Germany in the Internet Movie Database (English)