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Moosburg POW camp; bridge at Remagen; destruction of Cologne

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2004.724.1 | RG Number: RG-60.4107 | Film ID: 2736

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    Moosburg POW camp; bridge at Remagen; destruction of Cologne

    Overview

    Description
    Liberated allied prisoners of war in the former Moosburg POW camp Stalag 7a, which housed prisoners from many countries. American pilots cook and serve food outdoors. They eat and smile at the camera. Two men wearing white shirts are shot from a low angle. Pan across former POWs sunning themselves, with barracks in the background. Nice view through barbed wire of former prisoners with rows of white tents in the background. Men shaving in the outdoors using a mirror mounted on a tent pole; a man pours gasoline into a bowl and washes a pair of pants. A group of men pose around a sign that reads "I wanted wings Luft 3," and features a cartoon of a duck wearing an aviator helmet and glasses. Men stand and watch as camp buildings are set on fire and burn. The camera pans across the burning buildings. More shots of men sunning themselves in front of tents as the camp buildings burn. Men in uniform work on repairing a small plane. Identifying information written on the side of a briefcase: "P 15 - Apr. 24 Haglund [cameraman?] 186." The camera pans across a long line of repatriated soldiers leaving the camp. The uniforms of the soldiers show them to be of different nationalities. Some are also in civilian clothes. Men standing in front of the gates of the camp wave at the camera. More shots of men leaving camp; one group has a French flag. A sign reading, "Tryhard, Liberated Allies" is posted beneath a German sign. After liberation, the camp was used to intern Germans suspected of supporting the Nazis.

    01:08:33 A long line of German POWs, carrying suitcases and bundles, marches through a town. Open trucks crowded with allied soldiers (perhaps French?) pass by the column. German civilians travel along a road. They walk, bicycle, or drive horse-drawn carts. German soldiers riding carts and walking through a town. Another makeshift slate (an American helmet with a jagged hole in it sitting on a piece of wood) reads: "Haglund P3 Remagen Mar 31." An American flag flies atop one of the stone structures that flanks the Ludendorff railway bridge across the Rhine at Remagen. A shot of a sign reading: "Cross the Rhine with dry feet, courtesy of 9th Arm'd Div. The Rhine was first breached by American forces via this bridge on March 7, 1945. American military vehicles drive past badly destroyed buildings. Good aerial views out of the window of a building at the destruction in the city of Cologne. Shots of the Cologne cathedral. German civilians watch American vehicles rolling through a town. Closer views of the civilians, who appear to be waiting in line for something (rations? Many of them are carrying bags). Long views of vehicles crossing the Rhine.
    Duration
    00:17:55
    Date
    Event:  1945 April
    Production:  1945 March-1945 April
    Locale
    Moosburg, Germany
    Cologne, Germany
    Remagen, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Camera Operator: Haglund

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Excellent
    Time Code
    01:00:11:00 to 01:18:06:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2736 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2736 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2736 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
      Master 2736 Video: Digital Betacam - color - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2736 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2736 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2736 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2736 Video: Betacam SP - color - NTSC - large

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Conditions on Use
    To the best of the Museum's knowledge, this material is in the public domain. You do not require further permission from the Museum to reproduce or use this material.

    Keywords & Subjects

    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in August 2004.
    Note
    Moosburg - Prisoner of war (POW) camp known as Stalag 7A which housed 29,284 Allied prisoners, including Francis J. Morrissey of Dayton, Ohio. (Half were Americans, mostly Air Corps; included among remainder were Russian, British and French prisoners.)
    Copied From
    16mm INSK
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 4339
    Source Archive Number: 18 SFP 9170
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:05:30
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