05670cgm a2200625 a 4500 21501972 20251222234131.9 cr c| |||||||| 200415m19431945xxu034 s mlzxx 7 cbc orignew u ncip 20 y-movingim qm10 2020-04-15 qm03 2022-06-02 qm03 2022-06-13 qm22 2025-03-31 qm22 2025-09-19 LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-1007 2020600759 21501972 DLC DLC amim DLC e-gx--- f-ua--- ff----- 1943 1945 edtf [World War II color footage--Stevens and SPECOU in Berlin; Stevens in North Africa and Egypt before D-Day] / United States. Army. Signal Corps. Special Coverage Unit. World War 2 color footage--Stevens and SPECOU in Berlin; Stevens in North Africa and Egypt before D-Day World War Two color footage--Stevens and SPECOU in Berlin; Stevens in North Africa and Egypt before D-Day Inventory title: Assorted camera reels DLC Former supplied title: World War II color footage ; World War II black and white footage DLC United States naf [1943 and 1945] 1 video file (digital) (34 min.) : si., col. two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Scenes depicted are not in chronological order. Sources used: Five came back by Mark Harris; "Lt. Col. George C. Stevens, World War II color film" document in NAVCC acquisition file, ACQ: Stevens, George (Jr.). Stevens and some SPECOU members in Berlin at the end of the war -- Shots of the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin Cathedral, the Kaiser Wilhelm National Monument -- Scenes of devastation, damaged and bombed out buildings -- Civilians cleaning up the rubble -- Stevens, Hamilton, Morse and several others visit the Olympic Stadium built for the 1936 Olympic Games -- Shots of the stadium, diving board and swimming pools -- Hamilton and Morse visit the Russian Sector -- Hamilton displays Stevens' pass which allows him unrestricted travel -- Uniformed Russian women direct traffic -- Multiple groups of Russian soldiers, men and women, walking and marching down the street -- Multiple shots of refugees carrying their belongings -- Stevens visits the British and American Sectors -- out of sequence North Africa scenes of a canal, boats, civilians, palm trees -- out of sequence shot at Dachau, typhus quarantine area -- Berlin footage of civilians cleaning up rubble -- Recreational activities, racetrack, beachside scenes ("Beach Club"), golf course -- Aerial footage of a river between mountains -- out of sequence Egypt scenes, Stevens and Mellor at the Sphinx -- Staged military action in the African desert with tanks, troops and explosions -- Troops march in the desert accompanied by a military band -- Civilians at a bazaar -- Stevens and Mellor talk with an American pilot who then takes off in a single-engine fighter plane. In late summer 1945, Stevens and the SPECOU visit Berlin. They visit various buildings and historic sites, including the Olympic Stadium. Berlin is heavily damaged. Civilians clean up the rubble. Refugees are leaving with their belongings. Hamilton and Morse visit the Russian Sector. Multiple groups of Russian troops walk and march through town. Some recreational activities are shown--relaxing at the beach, golfing, visiting the racetrack. In the second half of the film, there are out of sequence shots of North Africa and Egypt, filmed in 1943 before D-Day. Stevens and Mellor visit the Sphinx. American military action is staged in the African desert. Unidentified troops march in the desert. During World War II, film director George Stevens was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army Signal Corps. After spending six months in North Africa and Egypt, he was directed in late 1943 to organize a Special Coverage Unit (SPECOU) of cameramen and sound recorders to photograph the Americans landing in Europe on D-Day. The unit was embedded with American and Allied troops as they moved through France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Germany. The entire collection of George Stevens' World War II footage was selected to the National Film Registry. Stevens, George, 1904-1975, depicted. Hamilton, Bill, 1908-1971, depicted. Morse, Hollingsworth, depicted. Mellor, William C., 1903-1963, depicted. Olympiastadion (Berlin, Germany) World War, 1939-1945 Germany Berlin. World War, 1939-1945 Refugees Germany Berlin. Civilians in war Germany Berlin. Soldiers Soviet Union. Soldiers Recreation Germany Berlin. World War, 1939-1945 Africa, North. Egypt. Unedited footage. lcgft Nonfiction films. lcgft Stevens, George, 1904-1975, contributor. United States. Army. Signal Corps. Special Coverage Unit, contributor. George Stevens’ World War II footage (Motion picture) Stevens (George, Jr.) Collection (Library of Congress) World War II color footage--Stevens and SPECOU in Berlin; Stevens in North Africa and Egypt before D-Day (DLC) W2531189 AVCMS Digital viewing copy ntscrm 02531189 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mbrsmi/ntscrm.02531189 mbrs/nsr