Germany has been defeated, but not yet occupied. While the Red Army is already on the Oder, the Allies in the West are making slow progress. Only when Cologne is conquered and the bridge at Remagen falls into the hands of the Americans does the Wehrmacht’s will to defend itself weaken. Now American camera teams are also allowed into the areas liberated by the Nazis. The first destination is the bridge at Remagen, which has already become a legend. The evacuated inhabitants of Cologne return to their destroyed city. Impressive colour photographs show the faces of the defeated. Other teams of the “Special Film Project 186” and the Hollywood director George Stevens follow the US troops on their way through the Westerwald towards Thuringia.
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When US troops conquered Nazi Germany from the West in March 1945, they were accompanied by camera teams, shooting in 16 mm colour. The result is a unique 5 x 45 min series documenting the victims of terror and the politics of annihilation.
More infoWhen US troops conquered Nazi Germany from the West in March 1945, they were accompanied by camera teams, shooting in 16 mm colour. The result is a unique 5 x 45 min series documenting the victims of terror and the politics of annihilation.
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