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WWII - 1945, Germany: Soviet Troops Occupy Berlin. 04May45

Reel Number: 221070-01

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1945,1940s

Country: Germany

Location: Berlin

TC Begins: 17:00:09

TC Ends: 17:05:41

Duration: 00:05:32

WWII - 1945, Germany: Soviet Troops Occupy Berlin. 04May45 LIB 6258 VS bomb-damaged rainy Berlin streets - smoke pouring from building - civilians clearing rubble - Russian soldiers pose for camera. Pan down ruined grand facade; portrait of Hitler visible through hole in wall. Soviet troops in square, Brandenburg Gate in BG - miserable weather - MCU damaged statue on top of gate, pan down. More Russian sailors & soldiers in front of Brandenburg Gate - damage & debris visible beneath gate. Burned-out Reichstag building w/ gutted dome & blackened facade - civilian traffic, troops & tanks in front. MCU female soldier wearing beret in front of Brandenburg Gate. Historic Adlon Hotel situated opposite on Unter den Linden w/ white flags hanging from balcony; troops outside entrance hotel damaged by fire 02May45. VS desolation in city - streets choked w/ debris, building still on fire. 17:03:42 Outskirts of city: three Russian soldiers relaxing; one w/ big mustache plays accordion. Convoy of US tanks & jeeps passes Russians standing at roadside. More Russian troops on city street; CU soldier playing accordion, women watching. Street scenes - woman carried on stretcher - Unter den Linden street sign in rubble - horse-drawn carts & military vehicles past camera, bombed buildings in BG. WW2; VE Day; Communist Occupation; 1940s;

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