VE day in Paris; Latvian children in Germany; US soldiers; German surrender in small town
Creator(s)
- United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
Scope and Content
01:34:36 (LIB 6426+6428) Paris Lights up on VE Day, France, May 8, 1945. Night shots, lights are on at Trocadero fountain, Arc de Triomphe, Place de la Concorde. Crowds milling about. Day shots, American and British soldiers dancing with civilians in the streets, celebrating VE day. 01:38:54 (LIB 6429) Latvian Children, Hahnenklee, Germany, May 4, 1945. INT, MSs, CUs, several small children, sick and undernourished, lying in beds. LS, MS, house in resort town which shelters Latvian and Polish children. MS, CU, sign at entrance to town: "Resort for Mothers and Children." 01:40:58 (LIB 6430) Moving Through Town, Neunfelden, Germany?, no date. MSs, CUs, tanks and trucks running over swastikas in street. Tanks moving though town and ford small stream. Tank firing from road. LS, MS, large group of German soldiers with white flags crossing field, surrendering to American soldiers.
Subjects
- LIBERATION
- DANCING
- TRUCKS
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- CHILDREN
- V-E DAY
- STREETS
- CIVILIANS
- SURRENDER (GERMAN)
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (BRITISH)
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
- SWASTIKAS
- NIGHT
- TANKS
- FIGHTING
- FRANCE
- CROWDS
- GERMANY
Places
- Paris, France
- , Germany
Genre
- Unedited.
- Film