1945: American Prisoners of War LIberated 221729-21 | Footage Farm

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[WWII - 1945, American Prisoners of War LIberated, Hoffnungsthal, Germany]
Slate. LS of barracks of prisoner of war camp w/ freed American / allied soldiers. High angle showing Red Cross symbols on roofs; jeeps & ambulances leaving. Men waving, posing.
17:47:00 Slate. MS US Army ambulances leaving thru men waving. MCU men waving, posing outside building, some on crutches.
17:48:08 LS of hillside w/ fires burning among buildings
17:48:11 US tank w/ German soldiers & officers, POWs, following w/ GI guards & tank following. MCU passing camera; LS past US army trucks.
17:49:11 Slate, 13Apr. Hoffnungsthal. Soldiers & released American POWs around jeep, men in yard watch GIs drive in circles. MCU smiling, waving.
17:50:26 Slate, 13Apr. Hoffnungsthal. Men posing around jeep; large number standing on jeep driving past camera. Men standing by ambulance; man on stretcher loaded into ambulance. Ambulance backed up & thin, underfed men loaded on litters & stretchers as others watch.
WW2; 13Apr45; Freedom;