WWII - 1945, Germany: Taking of Halle, Germany, 19Apr45

WWII - 1945, Germany: Taking of Halle, Germany, 19Apr45 Soldiers moving up past apartment building, woman watching. Run along street & into building; women watch from doorway. Boy alongside. Soldiers stand around tank. German prisoners sit by fence & smoke cigarettes. View down street w/ man bicycling. Woman walking. Well dressed woman outside building. Monument in front of building. 19:39:15 Man bayoneting / bayonets picture of Hitler & then smashes glass w/ boot. Troops & German soldiers surrender. Stand w/ hands up as people watch. POWs marched off. Exterior of large government building. Jeep drives up, boys smoking. Destroyed buildings & river or canal. American soldiers walk thru city & into houses. Kids watch. Old woman in window watches, others walking on sidewalk. 19:42:15 Burning railyard w/ railiroad box cars still smoking. Large bridge over. Burned out hulks. Enormous smoke cloud above city. View of burning boxcars from bridge above. 19:43:20 People walk thru street past rubble of buildings w/ cart & white flag. Soldiers run along street past apartment buildings. People watch. White flag outside building, soldiers around. WW2 Fighting; Europe; Iconic Image;