if ever i am in london and can get access i would like to have a look at this, if only because sebald's documentation always leaves so much to be desired.


(online library record from IWM-London archives)

Film Number: HOY 26
Film Title: [HAMBURG FIRES (German film)]
[AMATEUR FILM BY HANS BRUNSWIG]
Production Date: 27/8/1943

Catalogue description:

Amateur record film shot by Hans Brunswig of the Hamburg Fire Service on the night of 27-28 July 1943 shows housing set alight by RAF Bomber Command, fire storms developing, the removal of wounded, dead and possessions from bombed out houses, and emergency feeding of the homeless.

References: See Michael Kuball's "Familienkino II" pp 137-141 for interview with Hans Brunswig.

Production Credits: Hamburg Fire Service, Technical Services Section.
Brunswig, Hans: cameraman
Access Conditions: IWM/GERMAN
Film/Video Format: 16mm
Number of Reels: 1
Black & White/Colour: Colour
Silent/Sound: Silent