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U.S. Tank Advance, German POW's, Burning Village
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keywords: wwii, european theater, m4 tanks, m3 half-tracks, german pow's, white surrender flags, red cross banner, burning buildings
Synopsis: Unedited footage of U.S. tanks and M3 Half-Tracks roll through an unidentified village in WWII Europe, German soldiers surrender turning over equipment and marching away from front lines as P.O.W.'s...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:16:46
- Sound: No
- Color: Color
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Europe
U.S. Tank Advance, German P.O.W.'s, Burning Village
Slate: Project 186, Murphy, 24 March 1945
01:00:07;23
US tanks rolling into village; a large white house visible in BG. Establishing shot, through a hole in a stone wall caused by combat damage. Open field and road beyond field. Tank rolling by opening in FG. One tank has a visible #48 painted on the side, in white. Shows back of head and helmet of US MP in FG as he motions for tanks to pass by. US army vehicles, mainly tanks moving along dirt road, alternating scenery in FG, chain link fences. Tanks and M3 Half-Track vehicles loaded with soldiers pass by in a smokey haze.
01:01:48;18
Yellow road sign visible, German writing, in black, not legible. Tanks rolling by, white star visible on side; in FG, debris and rubble of destroyed German village. M3 Half-Track vehicles towing trailers. Tracked vehicles towing artillery guns.
Slate: PROJ 186, MURPHY, RHINE XING, 24 MARCH 1945
01:02:54;00
U.S. tanks advancing, various military vehicles (cars, motorcycles), MPs directing traffic. Shows M4 tank with T34 (Calliope) Rocket Launcher mounted on top. M3 Half-Track vehicles moving slowly through abandoned/destroyed village. CU, white sign with black writing reads: To Bridge , with arrow pointing to screen right; in BG, soldiers visible sitting atop tanks. Billowing clouds of smoke shooting into air, in this shot, source of smoke cloud isn't evident. U.S. tanks, M3 Half-Track vehicles, jeep and military ambulance continue to pass along road. U.S. soldiers march into village; soldiers continue to march, one by one, passing camera.
Slate: PROJ 186, MURPHY, Germany, 25 MARCH 1945
01:05:39;10
German POWs walk along road with their hands raised, camera tracks POWs, 2 more POWs appear in frame with hands raised. US military vehicles on road in German village, both sides of street are lined with houses. Camera follows from behind as two German men walk along road, one is wheeling a bicycle; dead body in a field, seen from a distance. Footage taken from atop a U.S. military vehicle, quickly moving along road, filming other US military vehicles and abandoned German cars along the roadside. camera shooting from moving vehicle, as they approach German village. German soldiers in a semicircle formation in a clearing near the village awaiting the arrival of Allied troops. German POWs marching along road, towards camera, U.S. tank bringing up the rear.
01:06:44;22
White surrender flags are hanging from building windows in German village. German soldiers turning over possessions to Allied soldiers. Mixed shot of crowd, German civilians and soldiers. German POWs along road with possessions, waving back to crowd. Group of five German POWs continue march along road, the fifth man is holding a white flag of surrender. Large group of German POWs marching on road, approaching camera. US tank visible in FG, screen right, moving away from the camera. Germans led by a woman in a long white apron. U.S. tanks rolling by quickly, a charred body in an open field is intermittently visible in BG. Two dead bodies in a grassy clearing. CU, face of dead German soldier.
01:08:27;01
Military vehicles on roads during the evening, filming from moving vehicle, very little visibility. MS, approaching village, one sign evident hanging from building, a Red Cross banner. MS, another shot of Red Cross center-we can see that the sign is painted on cloth. Much of this footage was shot at night, no auxiliary lighting; footage is murky, can make out figures but very little detail is evident.
01:09:48;02
Return to visible footage. soldiers atop a tank. LS, village up in smoke (nightfall). MS, a closer look at burning buildings, etc. It is night time, image mostly black BG with bright orange flames flickering; pattern of flames continues to change, some in FG, some in distance.
Slate: PROJ 186, MURPHY, Germany, 30 MARCH 1945
01:11:36;17
Very little visible, overexposed (footage is blue/white in color, very washed out at this point), tanks are moving in FG. Row of homes up in smoke, angle changes and other houses are visible.
Slate: PROJ 186, MURPHY, Germany, 30 MARCH 1945
01:14:00;21
Allied military personnel viewing items laid out on the ground, one pile seems to be clothing and personal effects. Camera pans to a group of dead bodies in a semicircle, many lying in pools of blood. Soldiers in BG are taking photos to document the scene. MCU, dead bodies, this shot is held for a long period of time.
