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Chateau Thierry - Part 3

Reel Number: 220912-06

Color: Colour

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1944

Country: Belgium,France,Germany

Location: Aachen,Liege,Paris

TC Begins: 15:38:07

TC Ends: 15:49:44

Duration: 00:11:37

Chateau Thierry - Part 3 Fighting in Liege - Red Cross ambulance drives past Stevens’ jeep on road. Refugees on foot and with carts. Civilians and GIs. Muddy road with destroyed buildings around. Child’s corpse? Exterior wrecked Hotel Caspiel Hindenburg. American soldiers firing mortars. Corpse (underexposed). Ruins. Soldiers running and dodging snipers. Debris of house with sign in German “my shop has moved to Weissenburgerstrasse”. German POWs marched through street - POWs gathered and smoking - German general? leads his troops into prisoners’ truck. German street names “Hindenburgstrasse”. Street in ruins. Fire burning and smoke. Wounded on stretchers in jeep. German POWs past Red Cross ambulance and gathered in street. LS firing in valley. German POWs pack their bags and are marched. Christmas near Aachen - Interior ruined house in countryside. Damaged castle - Nazi HQ? Cooking outdoors. Decorating Christmas tree. Road sign for Lamersdorf, Duren and Langerwehe. 15:48:44 jeep through badly ruined street. Paris? - Tanks and American troops parade. 15:49:47 George Stevens w/ camera. Use of this footage requires a credit as follows: “Includes footage from the George Stevens Collection at the Library of Congress”

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