Postwar Germany; refugees; war crimes trials

Identifier
irn1002979
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.549.1
  • RG-60.3510
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference

Scope and Content

Reel 2, Narration refers throughout to "M.G." -- military government. Damaged hospitals, pharmacies. Transportation and communication services are repaired. View of Cologne Cathedral. Refugees receive food and clothing at an American Military Government camp. A monument to Nazi concentration camp victims is unveiled. Shows brief scenes of an American Military Government trial. 01:31... Children burn Nazi flags, emblems, and pictures. (Footage from 111 ADC 4727) 01:32:20 Jews worship in their temples again 01:32:40 Man with Buchenwald armband on jacket 01:36:30 Kids burning flags, etc. Closer, different shots used here. Boy washes over Hitlerjugend poster.

Subjects

  • COURTS/COURTROOMS
  • COMMUNICATIONS
  • REFUGEE CAMPS
  • SURVIVORS
  • REFUGEES
  • FIRES
  • CHILDREN
  • FLAGS
  • CLOTHES
  • TRIALS
  • MEMORIALS
  • WAR CRIMINALS/WAR CRIMES TRIALS
  • SWASTIKAS
  • FOOD

Places

  • Cologne, Germany

Genre

  • Documentary.
  • Film
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