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VE Day in Paris; postwar Germany - destruction; Moosburg

Film | Accession Number: 2000.620.1 | RG Number: RG-60.2204 | Film ID: 2263

US GIs swimming in fountain in Paris on VE day, civilians watching in FG. Crowds in cars, on streets of Paris. Place de la Concorde - traffic, crowds. Arc de Triomphe, flying British, French, Russian, and US flags. 01:13:09 From airplane: flying over countryside, wrecked German towns, bombed bridges, river barges. Flying over Moosburg prison camp in Germany, showing barracks, other camp buildings.


Duration
00:06:33
Date
Event:  1945 May
Locale
Paris, France
Germany
Moosburg, Germany
Language
Silent
Genre/Form
Unedited.
Credit
Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration

About This Film

Contributor
Producer: United States. Army Air Forces. Combat Camera Unit, 4th.
Camera Operator: King
B&W / Color
Color
Image Quality
Good
Time Code
01:08:55:00 to 01:15:28:00
Film Format
  • Master
    • Master 2263 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Master 2263 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Master 2263 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Master 2263 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
  • Preservation
    • Preservation 2263 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Preservation 2263 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Preservation 2263 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
    Preservation 2263 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - small
Special Collection
Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Film Provenance
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in July 2000.
Note
Moosburg - Prisoner of war (POW) camp known as Stalag 7A which housed 29,284 Allied prisoners, including Francis J. Morrissey of Dayton, Ohio. (Half were Americans, mostly Air Corps; included among remainder were Russian, British and French prisoners.)
Copied From
16mm
Film Source
United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number
Legacy Database File: 2355
Source Archive Number: 18 SFP 9505

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright
Public Domain
Conditions on Use
To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 22:02:34
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