Welt im Film 4/1945 08.06.1945

01 after the war Bremen: town image in tatters. Damaged ships in the harbour. The Europe bombs damaged at the wharf.

La Rochelle: People cheering: returning soldiers are jubilantly welcomed. German prisoners of war and traitor of his country.

Submarine base St. Nazaire: damaged station and strafe. Roadblocks. Sunken ships in the harbour. German prisoners of war.

Dunkirk: Mines warning sign. Debris. Red Cross to submarine bunkers to camouflage.

Channel: German mine following in the channel will be asked to surrender. Transfer of material and weapons. The British flag is flown. German General goes aboard the British ship in captivity.

02. military block in Germany Wingeshausen: US soldiers check the identity cards of people. House searches. Soldier digs in the garden for hidden weapons. Announcement of curfew. Faces of people, great. Printing company. Under control of the military Government, news sheet is printed. Information bulletin is distributed. Scrum before printing. People read newsletter. Scrum before newspaper car.

03. pipe under water: South East England pumping stations for fuel in simple houses. Pipe is provided with lead cable. Installation of the tubing in the channel. Cable is pulled on the French coast on land. Flexible steel cable. Elasticity test with cable. Aircraft and vehicles of the allies in France. Fuel supply in the war was assured.

04. camera Rundschau Rothenburg cityscape Rothenburg ob der Tauber without destruction. U.S. soldiers in the city. Soldier front image store. The Town Hall. Jeep on the street. The White Tower, bombengeschädigt. The Markus tower gate, undamaged. Old city walls, long shot.

05. the battle in Okinawa flamethrower. Impacts. Gunfire. U.S. troops in the advance. Tank. Natives in the front line. Soldier carries the child. Wounded carried on medical plane. Japanese crawling from cave.

Naval Battle: Japanese aircraft attack U.S. ships. Bombing. Shooting down of an airplane. Air full of missile explosions. Water fountains by impacts. Plane lands US on ship. Hunter ends up in the sea. Crash landing on carriers. Burning plane.

06. three Nations celebrate the victory of Neustadt: former Russian foreign workers celebrate may 1. Onslaught. Russian soldiers give US flowers. Distribution of chocolate to children.

Kaiserslautern: Russians move in May. Child with three red flags. U.S. officers at the May Day celebrations. Russians dance.

Date of Release:

08.06.1945

Year of Production:

1945

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German