Footage The last year of World War II in Europe. (1945)
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0:00:23The last year of World War II in Europe (1945)
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Destroyed and burning buildings in Prague.
The bodies of murdered Prague rebels.
Soviet soldiers attack.
Keywords
insurrection, resistance, Hitler's Germany, Great Patriotic War
Shooting locations:
Czechoslovakia
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Destruction in Budapest.
People welcome Soviet soldiers.
A field kitchen passes through the streets.
Keywords
resistance, liberation, Hitler's Germany, Red Army, Liberty Bridge
Shooting locations:
Hungary
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Polish and Yugoslav soldiers pass by, kissing Soviet soldiers.
A meeting of Bulgarian soldiers and partisans.
Keywords
resistance, liberation, Hitler's Germany, Red Army, rebels, People's Army
Shooting locations:
Poland, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria
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Partisans in the mountains. L. Svoboda, Fierlinger, and other leaders of the provisional Czech government stand and pass by.
Keywords
resistance, liberation, People's Army
Persons:
Ludvík Svoboda was a Czechoslovak military leader and statesman.
Zdeněk Fierlinger is a Czechoslovak politician.
Shooting locations:
Czechoslovakia
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Bodies of communists killed by the fascists on the streets of Sofia.
Keywords
insurrection, resistance, rebels, Third Reich
Shooting locations:
Bulgaria
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A tour of the Budapest basement where resistance heroes died.
Keywords
insurrection, Third Reich, liberation
Shooting locations:
Hungary
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A destroyed mosque in Sofia.
Destroyed bridges in Budapest.
Destruction in Dresden.
Keywords
ruin
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The return of German refugees.
Berliners reach out for bread.
Life in post-war Berlin.
An organ grinder with a parrot.
People at tables outside.
Keywords
devastation, hunger, life
Shooting locations:
Germany
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The first communist cleanup day in Berlin.
People walk down the street with shovels and posters.
Berliners clear away trash.
Keywords
devastation, ruin, recovery