WWII - Colour, 1945, Germany: Freed USAAF Crew; DPs; Germans POWs; Cologne. Mar-Apr45

WWII - Colour, 1945, Germany: Freed USAAF Crew; DPs; Germans POWs; Cologne. Mar-Apr45 Liberated pilots cooking chow over open fire at Moosburg near Munich--Stalig luft 3A (?). Pan round prison camp buildings. American troops shaving & cleaning up. Polishing boots and washing clothes in small bowl. Released prisoners with sign “I Wanted Wings ... Luft 3” . Americans burning camp buildings, huge pall of black smoke. 15:41:43 Americans rebuilding engine on small plane. 15:42:05 Wagons of German DPs past camera. Masses of DPs many in uniform. Sign “Tryhard. Allies with arrow.” Many German troops / DPs march down road carrying belongings. US military trucks up and past. 15:46:26 Mar-Apr45. Refugees / Displaced Persons w/ horse and cart and belongings. Bicycles. 15:47:05 German soldiers on carts moving out of town. Abandoned cars by side of road. 15:47:48 Remagen - American flag flying from bridge tower. Bank of Rhine River, sign “Cross Rhine with dry feet courtesy 9th Armored Div”. Various shots wrecked bridge. Various shots destroyed, bomb damaged buildings. US military vehicles down road. 15:49:47 Cologne March 27th. High angle of bomb damage. Ruins of buildings, destroyed bridge. 15:52:12 Entrance to Cologne cathedral. 15:52:46 US military trucks and ambulance through city street. 15:53:18 Locals, mostly women & children queue on street. Woman standing under makeshift sign for Evacuation Hospital. 15:54:09 Rhine River with temporary bridge in distance. WW2; Stalag; Displaced Persons; Ruins; Destruction; 1940s; NOTE: Any 9 continuous minutes sold at per reel rate.