Aerial views of Paris; POW camp
Creator(s)
- Ms. Louise A. Rosen
- Julius Blatt (Camera Operator)
Biographical History
Julius Blatt (1917-2002, Jewish) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He served as Plans and Intelligence Officer. He led an advance party into Nuremberg and into Munich to obtain National Socialist Party secret documents and for this service was awarded a Bronze Star medal. He was also part of the crew that liberated Dachau. After combat, he served as commander in Paris controlling all prisoner of war labor - 60,000 personnel - in all warehouse, ordnance, and engineer shops. He lived in England after the war. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Scope and Content
EXT shots of military planes, and a plane taking off. The propellors of plane 771 spin, preparing for take-off. People board plane V4. Aerial shots from plane show views of Paris and a chateau with large gardens. Clouds and the city below. 01:17:44 Two men stand in front of a military jeep smoking cigarettes. A young man in uniform walks towards the camera, hands in pockets and smiling. Building with an arched roof and a steeple has a sign in front that reads “Post Chapel”. 01:18:13 POW camp (?). Camera pans left to a plane, watchtower, a basketball court and rows of buildings. View from plane of wing and clouds.
Subjects
- WATCH TOWERS
- POW CAMPS
- JEEPS
- AIRPORTS
- CHURCHES
- LIBERATORS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
- AERIAL VIEWS
- CITIES
- AIRPLANES
Places
- Paris, France
Genre
- Film
- Amateur.