May Day at DP camp

Identifier
irn1003067
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.541.1
  • RG-60.3591
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

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

Scope and Content

(LIB 6186) Russian DP May Day Celebration, Kaiserslautern, Germany, May 1, 1945. Large group of Russian DPs marching past American and Russian officers. Individuals listening to speeches and applauding. Russians passing reviewing stand with black draped picture of FDR and inscription in Russian and English: "Long Live the 1st May." MCUs, Russian children passing review stand. Russian women presenting wreaths and flowers to American officers. MSs, American officers giving presents to Russian children. Russian DPs listening to speakers. (Slates indicate date as May 20 and 30, 1945)

Subjects

  • MARCHING
  • CHILDREN
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
  • ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.
  • WOMEN
  • GERMANY
  • DISPLACED PERSONS (DP)
  • SOVIETS
  • SPEECHES
  • DISPLACED PERSONS (DP) CAMPS
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (SOVIET)
  • FLOWERS

Places

  • , Germany

Genre

  • Film
  • Unedited.
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