Description: I. Film of the May uprising in Prague. Streetfighting between citizens and SS; occupation symbols destroyed, prisoners and collaborators rounded up; Russian troops enter city; Benes returns to great welcome.
II. US soldiers retrieve artworks identified as Goering's booty from hiding places (mine-shaft etc).
III. Selected POWs released for agricultural work: a 'typical' case comes home.
IV. Demonstration of FIDO (fog dispersal).
V. Military Government in Germany. a. Restoration of Essen's water supply. b. Training of local police. c. Publication (53rd Division) of multilingual newssheet 'Victory Herald'.
VI. War Crimes. a. London meeting of investigating commission. b. Opening of Quisling's trial in Norway. c. Execution of 2 German spies or saboteurs (US 9th Army).
VII. USS Franklin (aircraft carrier). Franklin under Japanese air attack; severe fire started; firefighting, treatment of wounded, temporary evacuation to USS Santa Fe; damaged carrier returns to USA; crew members decorated.
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Benes, Edvard (person)
DE.S (regiment/service)
Red Army (regiment/service)
United States Army (regiment/service)
German Police (regiment/service)
United States Navy, FRANKLIN (USS) aircraft carrier (1943) (regiment/service)
United States Navy, USS SANTA FE, light cruiser (1942) (regiment/service)
Keywords: administration, Czechoslovakian - occupation (object name)
combat, Czechoslovakia - irregular: streetfighting (object name)
celebrations, Czechoslovak - liberation (object name)
spoils, United States: artworks ('Goering's booty') (object name)
prisoners of war, German - labour (object name)
equipment, British - navigational: FIDO (object name)
administration, British - occupation (object name)
training, German civilian - specialist: police (object name)
engineering, civil, German: water supply (object name)
journalism and record, British - press: Victory Herald (object name)
combat, Japanese - air strike anti-ship [i] (object name)
ships, United States naval - aircraft carrier: Franklin (object name)
ships, United States naval - : Santa Fe (object name)
Czechoslovakia & Prague, Bohemia (geography)
Germany & Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: German
Title language: German
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 2
Footage: 1891 ft; Running time: 20 mins
