Der Schneemann, or The Snowman is a 1943 animated short, created by the Nazis as propaganda material. It was written by cartoonist Horst von Möllendorff and animated by Hans Fischerkoesen. It was animated in Potsdam, Germany, near UFA's Neubabelsberg Studios. 1943 (MCMXLIII) is a common year starting on Friday. ... Short subject is an American film industry term that historically has referred to any film in the format of two reels, or approximately 20 minutes running time, or less. ... The term National Socialism has been used in self-description by a number of different political groups and ideologies, some of which have no connection with the Nazis; see National socialism (disambiguation). ... Horst von Möllendorff (born 1906) was a German cartoonist who was drafted to work for the Nazis animated short industry. ... Hans Fischerkoesen, also known as Hans Fischerkösen or Hans Fischer, (May 18, 1896 - April 23, 1973) was a German commercial animator. ... Potsdam is the capital city of the federal state of Brandenburg in Germany. ... Ufas coat of arms Ufa (Уфа́) (oo-FAH) (Tatar Ufa, Öfä; Bashkir Өфө Chuvash Ěпхӳ) is the capital of Bashkiria, a republic in central Russia. ...

Described as being witty and inventive, the weight of the story is often carried by graphic brilliance and astonishing small details. The general gist of the story is of a snowman that hides in a refrigerator in order to experience summer. Slightly balding 6 2 snowman A snowman is a man-like figure constructed from compacted snow. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into refrigeration. ...

First scene: the snowman "take life". He plays with a dog

Second scene: he patinates on a frozen pond. He fall in the water and begin to fuse. He rolls on the snow and regenerate. He is tired and try to sleep. A rabbit make an attempt to stole his carrot.

Third scene: he see a house. He is going in and see a calender. The picture on the month of "jully" make his heart beat more intensively. He protect himself in a refrigerator.

Fourth scene: during this time, the sun make the snow to fuse and give the colour to the botanical species.

Fiveth scene: It's time. The bird of the "cuckoo-clock" awake the snowmann. His back is sticking in the fridge. He regulate the thermostat on "1/2" and wait a bit. He goes out of the refigerator and look for the summer through the window. After a small hesitation, the sunflowers take the right position.

Sixth scene: The snowman leaves. It breathes the perfume of the flowers. It puts a pink rose at the buttonhole and is rolled in the fields. A ladybird uses two bridilles brush and skis on the snowman.

Seventh scene: The snowman makes a joke with a hen and offers to him a frozen egg. It frightens the cows in their giving a frozen caress.

Eighth scene: The snowman melts under the heat of the sun. He begin to sing "Da ist der Sommer meines Lebens..." (that's the summer of my life) and turn into water.

Nineth scene: (final scene): The children of the second's scene rabbit jump into the Snowmann's heat and the rabbit take the snowmann's carrot as a souvenir.