VE Day in Paris; postwar Germany - destruction; Moosburg

Identifier
irn1001764
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.620.1
  • RG-60.2204
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • King (Camera Operator)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • United States. Army Air Forces. Combat Camera Unit, 4th. (Producer)

Scope and Content

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.

Note(s)

  • 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.)

Subjects

  • POWS (AMERICAN)
  • PRISONS
  • FRANCE
  • CROWDS
  • BOMBINGS
  • POW CAMPS
  • FLAGS
  • AIRPLANES
  • AERIAL VIEWS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
  • LIBERATION
  • GERMANY
  • STREETS
  • RIVERS
  • BARRACKS
  • V-E DAY
  • TOWNS
  • BRIDGES
  • CONCENTRATION CAMPS

Places

  • Paris, France
  • Moosburg, Germany
  • , Germany

Genre

  • Unedited.
  • Film
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