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- ↑ "New York Times: G.P.U. (1942)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ↑ Erwin Leiser, Nazi Cinema pp 44–45 ISBN 978-0-02-570230-1
