Wittstock III (1978)

Part 3 of the Wittstock series also shows the surroundings of the textile factory. Older gentlemen in a pub reveal that two factories produced fabrics for the military here during the Second World War. In 1945, only a handful of handlooms remained. The contemporary witness does not say why. It was probably too sensitive to reveal the reason on camera in 1978: The Soviet occupying power dismantled many production facilities in the GDR after the end of the war and transported them to the home of the victorious Red Army.

• Release Date: 1978-08-31
• Runtime: 0h 32min
• Production Company: DEFA-Studio für Dokumentarfilme
• Production Country: East Germany
• Director: Volker Koepp