Education for Death
Distributed by	RKO
Release date(s)	15 January 1943
Running time	10 minutes
Language	English naration with German dialogue
IMDb profile

Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney and released on January 15, 1943 by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Clyde Geronimi and principally animated by Ward Kimball. The short is (loosely) based on the book (ISBN 0-374-98905-2) by Gregor Ziemer. The cover of that book appears as the short's title card. ImageMetadata File history File links Education_for_Death. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... 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. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The classic logo of RKO Radio Pictures. ... Clyde Gerry Geronimi (June 12, 1901 - April 24, 1989) was an Italian-American animation director. ... Firehouse Five Plus Two LP album cover. ... Gregor Athalwin Ziemer (24 May 1899 - August 1982) was an American educator and war correspondent inside Nazi Germany from 1928 to 1939, during which time he served as the headmaster of the American School in Berlin. ...

Synopsis

The film features the story of Little Hans, a German boy born and raised in Nazi Germany, who is educated to become a merciless soldier. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ...

Intended as anti-Nazi propaganda during World War II, the film is rarely shown today. But it is featured on the DVD Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines, a compilation of Disney's war-time shorts released on May 18, 2004. Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         Nazism or National Socialism (German: Nationalsozialismus), refers primarily to the ideology and practices of the Nazi Party (National Socialist German Workers Party, German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) under Adolf Hitler. ... For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The dialogue of the characters is in German, neither subtitled nor directly translated by Art Smith's lone English language narration. A voice track of Adolf Hitler in full demagogic rant is used in a torchlight rally scene. A sequence follows in which Hans becomes a Nazi soldier along with other Hitler Youth. see also Art Smith (hockey player) Art Smith (March 23, 1899-February 24, 1973) was a movie actor known for playing supporting roles in the 1940s. ... Nazism in history Nazi ideology Nazism and race Outside Germany Related subjects Lists Politics Portal         For the SS division with the nickname Hitlerjugend see; 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend The Hitler Youth (German:   , abbreviated HJ) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. ...

"Education for Death" wasn't the only anti-Nazi film made by Walt Disney - there were several others, one involving Donald Duck having a dream about working in a Nazi munitions plant, Der Fuehrer's Face. Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... Sheet music for the title song. ...

External links

• Education for Death at the Internet Movie Database