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German prisoners; Americans at Moosburg

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2010.479.1 | RG Number: RG-60.1265 | Film ID: 2903

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    German prisoners; Americans at Moosburg

    Overview

    Description
    Long lines of German prisoners and US military in a city square. 02:15:00 US tanks parade through city street, shops behind, civilians cheering. Soldier talking with Austrian civilians. CUs, German prisoners marching, bicycle, open jeep. Some prisoners riding in jeep. (AUSTRIA slate) 02:17:40 More German prisoners marching (very blurry), conducting traffic in city streets. HAS, lake/river with quick shot of a civilian getting water. Long line of prisoners march by wrecked railroad cars. Pan of wreckage with prisoners marching by, looting, trucks, mountains in distance. Two lines of German prisoners marching in opposite directions by camera (some men quite young - teenage boys). Long lines of prisoners. 02:21:54 Fire at night. 02:23:22 Smoke clearing away after shell hits near church. MS, trucks and half tracks full of German prisoners driving by camera, some civilians watch. Camera pans showing wreckage at marshalling yards. Wreckage.

    Three American POWs carving a rabbit and a bird at Moosburg. GIs cooking over a small stove. CU, stew. Camera pans showing men at mess. Good view of Moosburg camp. Pan, US military behind wire fence of came, posing for the camera, chewing gum and smoking. CU, soldiers dig into a large stockpot containing stew made with rye and sawdust. CU, American eating and drinking. More shots of the newly liberated men at leisure, including a group of African-Americans at a tent camp, one trimming the hair of another. Laundry hanging on wire fence to dry.
    Duration
    00:14:36
    Date
    Event:  1945 April
    Locale
    Austria
    Germany
    Moosburg, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army Air Forces. Combat Camera Unit, 4th.
    Camera Operator: Murphy

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Color
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    02:13:55:00 to 02:28:31:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2903 Video: Digital Betacam - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Master 2903 Video: Digital Betacam - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Master 2903 Video: Digital Betacam - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Master 2903 Video: Digital Betacam - b&w and color - NTSC - large
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2903 Video: Betacam SP - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2903 Video: Betacam SP - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2903 Video: Betacam SP - b&w and color - NTSC - large
      Preservation 2903 Video: Betacam SP - b&w and color - NTSC - large
    • User
    • User 2903 Video: DVD - b&w and color
      User 2903 Video: DVD - b&w and color
      User 2903 Video: DVD - b&w and color
      User 2903 Video: DVD - b&w and color

    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 the film excerpts from the National Archives and Records Administration in March 2010.
    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: 5453
    Source Archive Number: 18 SFP 9169
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 08:05:26
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