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Mass surrender at Chemnitz; liberated POWs and DPs; Germans move out of Czechoslovakia; bomb damage

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2010.479.1 | RG Number: RG-60.1263 | Film ID: 2902

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    Mass surrender at Chemnitz; liberated POWs and DPs; Germans move out of Czechoslovakia; bomb damage

    Overview

    Description
    Men overlook a factory. German prisoners walking on road, surrendering (part of the mass surrender of the German army around Chemnitz). One walks barefoot. Wrecked German vehicle. CU, U.S. 9th armored soldier, patch on shoulder. German in cockpit of plane as he puts his hands up. American officer frisks him. MPs take him away. German aircraft is towed with truck. German aircraft lands on American-held airfield. Long line of German trucks bring in surrendering army. German officer rides horse, surrendering, civilians on street. Men with horse-drawn vehicles come in for surrender. Men follow a mobile field kitchen attached to a wagon. German officer standing up in vehicle. Prisoners are towed by armored vehicle. Strafing. 01:39:25 Liberated British prisoners of war in a German town. CUs. Liberated displaced persons (DPs). GI with sunglasses talks to DPs. German aircraft in flight, landing on American airfield. German pilot surrenders. Pilot inspects German aviator. 01:41:08 Germans move out of Czechoslovakia - soldiers and civilians. Girl pushing bicycle holding dog on leash. Free French auto. German family on horse-drawn wagon. German civilians knock down road block. Timbers of road block as they are extricated from the ground. American officers salute the two star Gen. Troy Middleton (8th Corps). He looks over German prisoners. The staff car drives away. Camera shoots down a long line of German prisoners. German officers and soldiers on road, limping man. German kids play in German military staff car. Sign, "Achtung! Closed Season on All Germans." German soldiers sleep in a moving wagon. German officer and German girl ride horses along road. German officers talk with American officers. CU, German High Command officer. They talk over surrender terms. 01:44:35 CU, street in liberated Czech town, Czech flags flying from all windows. Russian soldier walks towards camera. American captain passes out cigars to Russian soldiers. CUs. Germans walk down street. CU, Russian soldiers again. French flag flies from wagon loaded with displaced persons. They walk along road dragging belongings. VCU, French flag. Children. Jeep carrying two stars drives away with American officers. CU, two star Gen. Middleton. CU as Gen. Middleton and Gen. Cullin (87th Infantry) talk over surrender terms. CU, SS officer. Gen. Middleton talks to an interpreter. 01:47:38 Bomb damage in Darnstadt. Wrecked German equipment, tanks. Plane flying overhead. Frankfurt airfield with flowers in FG and parked planes behind. Planes parked, buzz, taxi along perimeter of field, take off, land, etc.
    Duration
    00:15:11
    Date
    Event:  April-May 1945
    Locale
    Chemnitz, Germany
    Germany
    Frankfurt, 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.
    Camera Operator: Lindsay
    Camera Operator: Thomas
    Camera Operator: Crump

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    01:35:47:00 to 01:50:58:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2902 Video: Digital Betacam - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Master 2902 Video: Digital Betacam - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Master 2902 Video: Digital Betacam - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Master 2902 Video: Digital Betacam - b&w and color - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2902 Video: Betacam SP - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2902 Video: Betacam SP - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2902 Video: Betacam SP - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2902 Video: Betacam SP - b&w and color - NTSC - large
    • User
    • User 2902 Video: DVD - b&w and color
      User 2902 Video: DVD - b&w and color
      User 2902 Video: DVD - b&w and color
      User 2902 Video: DVD - b&w and color

    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.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased the film excerpts from the National Archives and Records Administration in March 2010.
    Copied From
    16mm INSK
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 5451
    Source Archive Number: 18 SFP 9164
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:27:22
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