V-E day celebrations in Germany; newspaper; discovery of important documents
Creator(s)
- Crossley (Camera Operator)
- Mize (Camera Operator)
- Hemmig (Camera Operator)
- Joyce R. Farber (Camera Operator)
- United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
Scope and Content
(LIB 6468) V-E DAY CELEBRATION, Idar-Oberstein, Germany, 8 May 1945. 00:00:07 Soldiers line up for flag-raising ceremony. An official military photographer shoots pictures. 00:00:34 Major General Hugh J. Gaffey speaks to troops. 00:01:10 Troops salute the US flag. 00:01:40 (LIB 6469) V-E DAY, Dusseldorf, Germany, 8 May 1945. Slate indicates cameraman R. Joyce. US troops enjoy free coffee and doughnuts. 00:02:14 Men and women crown around a radio. Troops salute an arriving military vehicle. Troops line up outside opera house. 00:02:50 Slate showing cameraman Crossley of the 159th Infantry Regiment. The Dusseldorfer, the building where the 94th Infantry Division newspaper, "The Attack," was printed. 00:03:10 Street scenes. Soldiers enter building where newspapers are being printed. Man with poster reading, "VE Day" signals to other man. 00:03:51 Reel # 3 slate. Men read editions of "The Attack." Soldiers carry stacks of newspapers to trucks and drive away. 00:04:44 Slate showing camerarman R. Joyce. A general addresses troops. Troops salute and march. Officers move out in trucks. Civilians and military personnel watch. 00:05:48 CU, soldier reading "The Attack." Man typing listens to message from soldier. Statue of Otto von Bismark in Dusseldorf and a low-flying plane. A procession of troops from the 319 English Battalion, a band, and bicyclists. Civilians crowd near the opera house. Partially destroyed buildings are visible. 00:06:51 (LIB 6470) DISCOVERY OF IMPORTANT RECORDS, Kaiserslautern, Germany, 7 May 1945. Troops collect documents amongst rubble. Civilians clean up rubble and carry a coffin out of a building. 00:07:34 Slate showing cameraman Hemmig of the 158 Infantry Regiment. Troops collect documents amongst rubble. Civilians clean up rubble. A soldier and a civilian uncover a body under the rubble. Civilians carry a coffin out of the building.
Subjects
- BICYCLES
- HEADLINES
- MARCHING
- BANDS
- STATUES
- AIRPLANES
- EATING
- NEWSPAPERS
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
- FLAGS (AMERICAN)
- V-E DAY
- WOMEN
- COFFINS
- RUBBLE
- RADIOS
- PARADES
- DOCUMENTS
Places
- , Germany
- Dusseldorf, Germany
Genre
- Film
- Unedited.