TAKING OVER HANOVER, GERMANY Part 3

Description

Signal Corps ADC 3956 DC SOURCE: AFCF (M-1596-1597) 956 FILM: ARCH & APC MP, 924' ea Silent TAKING OF HANOVER Germany - 10 April 1945 - LIB 5326 Excellent scenes, tanks roll thru streets of city. Cheering civilians wave handker - chiefs and applaud the US troops. MCU, two US soldiers speak with male civilian. MCU, young girl with dog rides atop US tank. In bg are several US soldiers. MSs, German civilians speak to soldiers seated atop halted tank. MSs, two elderly German civilians at window wave handkerchiefs at passing troops. LS, US soldiers in single file pass dead civilian lying in street. One soldier takes long steps to avoid stepping in blood. Individual shots, dead German soldiers sprawled on ground. LS, US soldiers running across street and along bldg walls. MSs, tank rounds corner of street and heads toward camera. MLSs, US soldiers on tank throw candy or gun to group of civilians. CU, US machine gunner atop tank. MSs, civilian sweeping debris in street. Record Group 111 CU, medic looks thru binoculars. Accession Number III-NAV-210 ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th Ave., LIC 1, NY ERBS/lzw

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Moving Images Relating to Military Activities