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American soldiers move through Belgium and Germany

Film | Digitized | RG Number: RG-60.1791 | Film ID: 4259

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    American soldiers move through Belgium and Germany

    Overview

    Description
    Reel 11: (1945) Eupen, Belgium; Duren, Germany
    Aachen in ruins. Sign, "Deutsch Pilsener Aus Der Brauerei Decker Aachen." [Fedeli reports moving to Eilendorf, Germany through Aachen, Siegfried Line, and Duren in mid-March 1945 and then to Euskirchen.] Army trucks on the road. VAR shots of another city in ruins, a dead horse lies in the street. More ruins, planes fly overhead. Tanks and trucks, soldiers. More city views. HAS, group of boys with soldiers in the street. Truck, passing ruins, dead animals in a field. Signs, "Vamoose, Master Signal Depot #3 and Bonn, Remagen and Euskirchen; N56, N51 and N56." Soldiers on the street, damaged war tank, overturned, contrails in the sky. More contrails, soldiers examine the contents of a rucksack. Soldier poses beside a large statue of a man. Pan of more ruins. Displaced refugees walk through the town with their belongings in a cart. An American flag. Military men. Soldiers walking in a field, a man digs a trench. ECU, man's face. Man rides bicycle wearing a top hat, soldiers try it on. Street views, a girl walks with a bucket. Two soldiers converse. INT, men at a table, reading. Soldiers get into a tank. Tent camp.

    Reel 12: (1945) Ruins of Brus, France; Siegfried Line; Belgium; Germany
    Touring ruins again, people on bicycles, traffic, a soldier walks around a ruined church. Building sign, "Ateliers de Bruz." Street views of a city. Three American soldiers salute camera. The countryside with a large chateaux in the distance. A soldier and small child outside a country home. City views. Sign, "Entering Germany." Soldiers stand by Siegfried Line. Moving toward another destination, sign: "N1 Albenhoven, N3 Liege, N28 Eupen, L88 Raeren to N258, Neerlen, N57 Alsdorf." CU, Army vehicle license plate for Fedeli's Quartermaster Corps #534, "15 534 QM." Downed plane in a field, trucks. Crowds of displaced persons on foot in the street. Crashed Nazi plane. Cemetery, ruins. Abandoned German trucks. Red Cross vehicles. Planes overhead and the countryside. Message spray-painted on a building reads "Mit Hitler Zum Sieg," [With Hitler to Victory] and people walk by. Soldiers march in the street past a church. Building sign, "Quellenhof." Soldiers walk by with handmade sign "534 QM BP" and hand out large bundles. Back on the road, views of American tanks parked in a field. Signs, "Under Enemy Fire, Keep Interval" and "Remagen Bridges Sinzig." Driving across the pontoon bridge. [Fedeli reports moving to Bad Neuenahr across the Rhine at Remagen to Marburg, Germany with "bad roads" in early April 1945 and then from Marburg to Bad Wildungen.]
    Duration
    00:25:45
    Date
    Event:  March-April 1945
    Locale
    Germany
    France
    Remagen, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Library of Congress
    Contributor
    Camera Operator: William J. Fedeli
    Biography
    Major William J. Fedeli served in the European Theater of Operations with the 534 Quartermaster Group from June 1943 to February 1946. Refer to the Library of Congress's Veterans History Project for more biographical information about Mr. Fedeli. He donated his nine 8mm films to the Library of Congress in July 2003.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Amateur.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Excellent
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 4160 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w - sound - HD
      Master 4160 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w - sound - HD
      Master 4160 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w - sound - HD
      Master 4160 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w - sound - HD
      Master 4259 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w and color - silent - HD
      Master 4259 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w and color - silent - HD
      Master 4259 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w and color - silent - HD
      Master 4259 Digital: ProRes 422 - b&w and color - silent - HD

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Library of Congress - Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS)
    Conditions on Use
    Requests for duplication of moving image materials at the Library of Congress begin with the Moving Image Section reference staff (mpref@loc.gov), who gather basic information about the order, such as titles requested, format desired, collection restrictions (if any), and whether or not a copyright search is required. From there, the order goes to the Public Services Office for pricing and fulfillment. Refer to http://www.loc.gov/rr/mopic/copies.html for more information.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    Major William J. Fedeli served in the European Theater of Operations with the 534 Quartermaster Group and donated his nine 8mm films to the Library of Congress in July 2003. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased digital copies of several reels in January 2016 (SD) and in July 2016 (HD).
    Note
    USHMM originally ordered a digital copy of the reference video (an early transfer of the 8mm films) under 1178645-2-1 in January 2016 as Film ID 4160. USHMM ordered new HD transfers in July 2016 under 2282980-2-1 as Film ID 4259. Refer to SSFVA files for Major Fedeli's notes (ca. 2003) outlining his World War II military experience from 1943 to 1945 with references to the movie reels.
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    8mm b/w and color
    Film Source
    Library of Congress - Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS)
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 6065
    Source Archive Number: 2282980-2-1
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:58:52
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