Liberation (England); troops; VE Day

Identifier
irn1001757
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2000.620.1
  • RG-60.2199
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • United States. Army Air Forces. (Producer)
  • Johnson (Camera Operator)

Scope and Content

GSAP strafing buildng, train and marshalling yard. Ground crewmen. Two enlisted men reading newspaper in front of 308th Bomb Group store; headlines of newspaper: GERMANY QUITS. Street scenes in London [01:34:11-01:35:33 in slow motion]. More GSAP strafing vehicles on road, trains, buildings.

Note(s)

  • Cameraman's dope sheet available in departmental files.

Subjects

  • NEWSPAPERS
  • HEADLINES
  • BUILDINGS
  • ENGLAND
  • STREETS
  • TRAINS
  • WORKERS
  • STRAFING
  • LIBERATION
  • SURRENDER (GERMAN)

Places

  • London, England

Genre

  • Film
  • Unedited.
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