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May Day, Koltze, Germany, 05/01/1945
About this film
Extracted from US Army film "Presentation Of Medals, Braunschweig, Germany ; May Day, Koltze, Germany ; Destruction In Magdeburg, Germany, 05/01/1945" Crowd polka dances to a band (drummer and accordionist) in town square. Closeups of feet, accordion buttons and drum. Long shot of military formation then back to scene with dancers. Some footage out of focus. Then long shot of military formation again. Man in civilian clothing addresses assembly of (Russian?) soldiers and civilians. Long shot of dancers. Quick shot of building with sign with cyrillic letters and picture of Stalin. No National Archives description. National Archives Identifier: 18070 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.
Directors & creators
United States. Army
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Army, World War II, Dancing Soldiers, May Day (Labor Holiday) -- Germany
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