The End of the War in Colour | Part 2: The Americans at the Elbe | Free Documentary History

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The End of the War in Colour - Part 2: The Americans at the Elbe | History Documentary

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On April 27th, US units and the Red Army celebrated "Elbe Day", the first meeting of their troops near Torgau: "East meets West". Dozens of camera teams are on site - including George Stevens and the men from "Special Film Project 186". The Wehrmacht is disbanding in this part of Nazi Germany. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers go into American captivity. But the GIs remain aloof, many of them having already seen the horror of the concentration camps with their own eyes.

When US troops conquered Nazi Germany from the West in March 1945, camera teams followed them, documenting the defeated and occupied country. The special feature: they shoot in 16mm color. The result is unique film footage of the destroyed cities and their inhabitants, but also depressing images of the victims of terror and the policy of extermination.

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