Post-WWII - Color, 1945, Germany: Destroyed Koln, Schweinfurt, Regensburg. 24May-02Jun45

Post-WWII - Color, 1945, Germany: Destroyed Koln, Schweinfurt, Regensburg. 24May-02Jun45 Slate: illegible. Aerial over heavily destroyed Cologne / Koln w/ core of leveled buildings, large park , nearby lake in distance. River or canal below. Lower near churches. Circling over factory buildings. 17:09:47 Pan over destroyed Koln railyard w/ framework of burned railroad cars. Bomb crater & piled cars & track. Car w/ Koln on side; tank on flatcar, Stuttgart on side. Deutsche Reichsbahn on side of car. France SMCF on car. 17:12:28 Koln standing building walls, explosion & collapse. View along street w/ bricks from buildings. 17:13:15 Slate: XA2 24May45 . Street sign Wilhlmstrasse on remains of building, pan to Koln street filled w/ debris. 17:13:43 Koln park views w/ trees, pond, swan, people in distance. Flowering shrubs. 17:15:07 Views of railroad twisted wreckage, some flat cars on tracks; other cars jumbled about & twisted metal ties & rails. Flatcar w/ remains of airplane w/ swastika on tail. 17:17:47 Formation of various planes overhead. 17:20:05 Slate: End Slate XA14 Y80 04Jun45. Plane overhead; slate & more planes in formation against dark clouds. 17:23:06 Slate: XA9 02Jun45 . Helmet on grave w/ poppies blooming. 17:23:36 Slate: Schweinfurt. German prisoners working on heavily damaged buildings; 3 GIs w/ rifles walk thru. 17:24:08 Rubble of collapsed building. CU sign: Deutsche Star Kugelhalter Ges. m.b.h. Tilt down tall chimney w/ F & S on it to destroyed factory below. LS of chimney w/ damaged building in foreground. 17:25:46 Slate: illegible. Aerial over river thru countryside at foot of hill farms on top. 17:26:04 Aerial circling over Regensburg w/ large church / cathedral & arched stone river bridge to islands in river; little damage visible . Following damaged railyard w/ destroyed large buildings on riverbank & unharmed town behind. Factories & ?? damaged. Town beside river w/ military traffic thru, little damage seen but pontoon bridge across river. Post-WW2; Bomb Damage; Rebuilding; Clean-up; NOTE: any continuous 11 minutes sold at per reel rate.