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US soldiers search houses in German town; capture Cologne

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2001.358.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3005 | Film ID: 2387

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    US soldiers search houses in German town; capture Cologne

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    Description
    (LIB 3784) Attack on Meschernich, Germany, March 6+8, 1945. LS, MS 23rd Regt, 2d Div, soldiers move along street in deserted town, rainy. Civilians watch. CU, soldiers break down door of house with guns and enter. VS, soldier directs civilians and German officers by wave of hand. CU, woman unlocks door of house and soldiers enter. MS, CU, German soldiers surrender, being searched by US soldiers. CU, officer speaking with German civilian. LS, rolling hills, village. MS, soldiers crossing field and entering Meschernich. Civilians stand at edge of a square, fork in road. MS, soldiers entering houses. MCU, soldier breaks window and climbs into house.

    (LIB 3855) Cologne and its Capture by First Army, Germany, March 7, 1945. Ruined city. VS, Maj. Gen. Maurice Rose, Brig. Gen. Doyle Hickey, and Brig. Gen. Trueman E. Boudinot on the steps of cathedral in Cologne.
    Duration
    00:04:57
    Date
    Event:  March 1945 to January 1946
    Locale
    Meschernich, Germany
    Cologne, Germany
    Credit
    Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
    Contributor
    Producer: United States. Army. Signal Corps.

    Physical Details

    Language
    Silent
    Genre/Form
    Unedited.
    B&W / Color
    Black & White
    Image Quality
    Good
    Time Code
    07:00:42:00 to 07:05:39:00
    Film Format
    • Master
    • Master 2387 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 2387 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 2387 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Master 2387 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
    • Preservation
    • Preservation 2387 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2387 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2387 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
      Preservation 2387 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small

    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.

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    Administrative Notes

    Film Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 2001.
    Copied From
    35mm DNS; b/w
    Film Source
    United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
    File Number
    Legacy Database File: 13
    Source Archive Number: 111 ADC 3529
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:49:24
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