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American soldiers at an unidentified concentration camp; ruined cities; baseball

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.1814 | Film ID: 4166

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    American soldiers at an unidentified concentration camp; ruined cities; baseball

    Overview

    Description
    Three American soldiers on a bridge construction site. Multiple dead bodies both covered and uncovered at a concentration camp. Two legs of a corpse in the door of the crematory furnace. American soldiers stand in front of the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich, Germany. Across the street soldiers stand around washing pots and pans in hot water from which steam rises. Trucks with French? flags carrying large numbers of people drive past.

    01:02:38 One soldier sits chatting amongst three young men and four young women. He lights a cigarette and another soldier joins them, smoking a cigar. He tosses trash to the ground. Multiple trucks packed with soldiers drive past. Soldiers carrying the American flag march in formation through the grass, led by the military marching band. Soldiers washing their dishes in hot water.

    01:05:56 Destroyed city. Camera tilts down on a destroyed cathedral and then pans right on rubble beneath. American walks through piles of rubble, while smiling at the camera. Another soldier walks in the same path on top of the rubble as the one before him, with a cigarette in his mouth. Another soldier does the same, speaking to the camera. The city in ruins from a moving vehicle. Damaged gothic cathedral with three spires - Cologne Cathedral? Children stand far away in a field. Men and women walk across.

    01:08:14 An american soldier brings a baseball bat behind his shoulder, preparing to swing. Behind him many other soldiers are sitting and standing, watching the game. The catcher grabs the ball twice as it hits the ground. A new batter hits the ball and the game continues. They are playing in a wide open field, with trees in the distance.

    01:10:33 INT two men, a woman, and a young boy having dinner around a table. A woman smiling in an apron and a younger girl service the table, collecting plates and pouring drinks.
    Film Collection Title
    Louis Ostrer Collection
    Duration
    00:15:14
    Date
    Event:  1945
    Locale
    Munich, Germany
    Cologne, Germany
    Credit
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, gift of Steven Ostrer
    Contributor
    Camera Operator: Louis C. Ostrer
    Biography
    Louis C. Ostrer was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army with the Combat Engineers in Germany during World War II.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Amateur.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 4166 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 4166 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 4166 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 4166 Video: Digital Betacam - NTSC - large
      Master 4166 Film: positive - b&w - 16 mm - silent - camera original - Sicherheitsfilm
      Master 4166 Film: positive - b&w - 16 mm - silent - camera original - Sicherheitsfilm
      Master 4166 Film: positive - b&w - 16 mm - silent - camera original - Sicherheitsfilm
      Master 4166 Film: positive - b&w - 16 mm - silent - camera original - Sicherheitsfilm

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    Conditions on Use
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum places no restrictions on use of this material. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this film footage.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Louis C. Ostrer filmed with a 16mm camera during his service in Europe. His son, Steven, donated this reel of film to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016.
    Film Source
    Steven Ostrer
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:04:14
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