Surrender Of Brest - Pows (1944)

Unissued / unused material - dates and location unclear or unknown.



Surrender of occupied Brest, France.



Various shots of American soldiers running through smouldering rubble, engaged in house to house fighting. M/S captured German officer who is drunk. Various shots German officers surrendering and getting onto American jeep. Various shots German prisoners of war walking down road. Various shots civilians, some of the men where metal helmets - civil defence workers.



More shots large crowd of POWs. M/S American medics carrying stretchers. More shots Germans being marched along road. Various L/Ss town. Various shots captured German officers - one shields his face, others are seen emerging from bunker. More shots drunken German.



Note: some shots identical to those in newsreel story 44/69, titled "Triumph in France". According to newsreel story the location is St. Malo.


FILM ID:2135.16

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