Overview
- Description
- Scenes of massive VE day celebration. French civilians. American soldiers and WACs parading in the streets, riding on military vehicles. Wounded soldiers at the 48th General Hospital, upon hearing the news, dancing with nurses and joining in the parade. Crowds of people around Arc de Triomphe, Rue de la Paix, Place de la Concorde, and Place de l'Opera, where Gen. Charles DeGaulle made the victory announcement. Blind man playing accordion.
- Duration
- 00:06:26
- Date
-
Event:
1945 May 08
- Locale
-
Paris,
France
- 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.
Camera Operator: Schadlich
Physical Details
- Language
- Silent
- Genre/Form
- Unedited.
- B&W / Color
- Black & White
- Image Quality
- Good
- Time Code
- 04:00:01:00 to 04:06:27:00
- Film Format
- Master
Master 2513 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 2513 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 2513 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 2513 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small- Preservation
Preservation 2513 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2513 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2513 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2513 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Rights & 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.
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 May 2002.
- Note
- See also Story 3545 and 3546, Film ID 2513 for similar footage.
- Copied From
- 35mm DNS; b/w
- Film Source
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- File Number
- Legacy Database File: 3697
Source Archive Number: 18 CS 4007 R1 - Special Collection
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Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2024-02-21 07:50:13
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