Overview
- Description
- US Army soldiers receiving the news that the war is over (staged). Liberators listening to field radio and learning about the end of the war (staged). Men jumping for joy and drinking liquor. Men removing tarp from supply and covering cannon, writing in white chalk: "7 May 1945 So Long Berlin, Hello Tokyo." In small German town, mayor telling group of women and children that the war is over. People/child walking and bicycling. Refugees and displaced persons carrying belongings and lumber. German farmers working in field. Victory bonfire, pilot in FG drinking liquor. Pilot approaching airplane, preparing for flight. Officer approaching in vehicle, waving a telegram and signaling the pilot to out his engine. Pilot reading telegram re: the termination of flying missions (staged). Russian and French slave laborers joyous at news.
- Duration
- 00:05:25
- Date
-
Event:
May 7-8, 1945
- Locale
-
Germany
- Credit
- Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
- Contributor
-
Producer:
United States. Army Air Forces. Combat Camera Unit, 4th.
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 01:11:36:00 to 01:17:01:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Master 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large- Preservation
Preservation 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
Preservation 2265 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - large
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- 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.
Keywords & Subjects
Administrative Notes
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Film Provenance
- The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in July 2000.
- Copied From
- 35mm; b/w
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 2364
Source Archive Number: 18 CS 4009 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:47:30
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