Berlin In Ruins (1945)

Unissued / Unused material.
Berlin, Germany.
Various shots bombed Chancellery building, allied officers walk up and enter to have a look. Various shots bombed buildings. L/S two girls walking down amongst rubble and past bombed car. Various shots ruined buildings. M/S American and Russian flags flying, pan down to soldiers marching past on parade ground. Various C/U's Soviet and American soldiers. Various shots officers in discussion. M/S boys in suits. Various shots of military parade in Berlin. L/S soldiers lined up on parade ground.
Various C/U's of the American soldiers. M/S General Omar Bradley (?), Major General Lyne (?), and Russian officer taking salute. M/S tanks firing from parade ground. L/S flags flying, M/S Russians and Americans marching. Various shots as British armoured cars enter Berlin. M/S locals watching. C/U German street sign with bullet holes. C/U sign 'Beyerstr'. M/S Bradley and other allied soldiers. L/S people sorting through rubble. M/S German women digging in rubble and smiling at camera. Various shots people in streets past bombed houses. M/S soldier's picture on memorial. Various shots bombed and gutted buildings. L/S civilians queuing up. L/S large block of bombed flats. M/S's picture of Joseph Stalin. M/S Brandenburg Gate.
Cataloguer's note: these are cuts for 'Fall of Berlin' in 45/47.
FILM ID:2040.06
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