WWII - 1945, Germany: 8th Infantry Division Overseeing Prisoner of War Camp, Schwerin, 10-11May45

WWII - 1945, Germany: 8th Infantry Division Overseeing Prisoner of War Camp, Schwerin, 10-11May45 B 1255 Slate: 11May45 Shot by H.R. Thompson. German POWs washing up in field, shaving, repairing or mending clothes while sitting in wild flowers. 15:01:19 Slate: 10May45 Shot by Thompson. LS of prisoners standing around, man in truck shoveling last of potatoes into basket. German general but no US. 15:02:26 Slate: 11May45 POWs cleaning bricks w/ hammers, picks & cleaning it up. 15:03:34 Slate: 10May45 POWs inside fence by wagon, one giving haircuts as others watch. LS of prisoners in field w/ tents, sitting & talking in sun. Playing cards & smoking. MCU w/ cigar, dealing cards. Men walking about w/ tents in background. 15:06:50 Slate: 11May45 Men shovel rubble onto cart & hauling; others half-heartedly shovel & level craters. Work slowly, laughing. Men wash mess kits, clothes in field by small ditch. 15:08:56 Slate: 10May45 Men playing cards as others watch. 15:09:28 Slate: 11May45 Clothes hanging on fence in LS, farm field, a few people visible. MS of men washing clothes. WW2 Surrender Aftermath; Europe; Games; Prisoners Working; 1940s;