Augsburg in 1945 - American troops in the city center (in color and HD)

[@danillofleetwood6193]

Those thousand nameless who once were full of life just for a moment, now rest silently in graves for all the eternity. So many lives, each important in their own way. All gone like it didn't mean a thing. Life is so short.

[@uriahverne5725]

Do you really believe that?

[@kayman34]

augsburg 1945

[@anthondeutsch3133]

All of those people are responsible for you and me being alive. Their legacy and life continues through their children. Every single one of this people was a precious gift from God in this world.

[@angelabender8132]

Short?

[@lightingzz6398]

And you are next Danillo

[@Breckett]

0:00 Theater, Richtung Grottenau 0:13 Theater 0:17 Theater, Richtung Volkhartstr. 0:46 Theater 1:00 Theater, Richtung Theaterstr. 1:13 Heilig Kreuz Kirche, Theater 1:26 in Richtung Grottenau 1:38 Volkhartstr ... 2:24 Königsplatz, Richtung Annastr. 36 (Kaffee Kurt) 2:29 Königsplatz, Richtung Fuggerstr. 2 (McDonald's) ... 3:05, 3:23, 4:21, 5:15 auf Schießgrabenstr, Richtung Kesterbrunnen, Konrad-Adenauer-Allee 5:45 auf Konrad-Adenauer-Allee in Richtung Hallstr. 6:20 Konrad-Adenauer-Allee 21 ... 7:21 K+L Ruppert Gebäude von Schaezlerstr. ... 8:10 Fuggerstr. vom Königsplatz 9:02 Königsplatz, Richtung Fuggerstr. 2 (McDonald's)

[@lillianmargaretb9998]

Duke Drake , so do things here look similar today? I mean like the buildings. Not the knee socks . Thanks for your insight.

[@lonniedraus2449]

Also die Gegend und Theater hab ich gemacht erkannt, auch weil ich da nicht wirklich oft bin, aber den kö hat man gut erkannt

[@jakobbinder5960]

Danke!

[@aa-pt2qb]

2:24 Drogerie. There's a McDonalds in there now. I live just across.

[@minimalista2023]

Danke für die Info! 😊 Theater, Kö und Konrad-Adenauer-Allee hab ich auch erkannt, aber sonst ... Ist schon komisch, die Heimatstadt mal etwas anders zu sehen (bin Bj.68). Fühlt sich etwas bedrückend an ...

[@sheliarouch375]

Such a different time of life and so lovely to see how other people lived...most of these folks are gone now..makes u appreciate the time we have..such a great picture of history we dont normally get to see..thanks to those who took the time to film it for us to enjoy☺

Amazing content! I lived in Augsburg for 6 years and am still there every week. If you visit it you just might find some of those places again nowadays. Hopefully peace will last forever now. Thanks for uploading!

[@breAnnasmama]

ÆRBE sadly it cannot last forever .. this world is full of evil and corruption. The only true peace that can come is in the hearts of those who know it can’t be found in things of this world . So sad that nation upon nation has entered into war rather than to work out the conflicts between Them . God bless you , your country and all loved ones. I wish it could be as you said , with the true peace that surpasses all understanding. Life is such a short little heartbeat , a blink of an eye and as I look at these videos from what seemed like so long ago until really seeing it’s not even that long ago, it’s both comforting yet heart breaking at the same time , to know how short life really is and where does the time go ? Uh ! Anyway , take care friend. Gods blessings be with you !

[@Useaname]

Is it a place worth visiting. I'm going to Austria this year.

[@Павел-ш6ь7д]

О каком мире идет речь и когда он наступил?

[@sisqsam]

I was stationed in Augsburg 1972 - 1974 while an MP in the U.S. Army. I loved it there.

[@paul7654]

In which base? Reese, sheridan or flak? Im from augsburg by the way.

[@undacova7929]

@@paul7654 i used to play in the ruins of the reese base as a kid

[@stettenhofen]

Ami Go home

[@sisqsam]

@@paul7654 Sheridan and Gablingen.

[@frankderryberry1412]

Me too!! Worked at the big pen...u know....

[@MC-xt6xf]

I was stationed in Augsburg in 1982-83 with 3/63 Armor Bn. at Sheridan kaserne. It is no longer there, having been rightfully returned to the Germans. We lived in barracks that were used by the Wehrmacht during the war, and eagles cast in the walls had the swastikas chiseled out. I loved Augsburg and will never forget it.

[@pb6839]

my family is from Augsburg and the boomers always tell me about their wild youth partying with the Americans and getting into all sorts of trouble. My great uncle had a side hustle when he was in highschool driving the too drunk Americans back to base and then ripping them off, and my mom would hang out with Americans because they were all into her and had better music (would've been you era). I think everyone got along quite well though even if it may have felt like an occupation to some.

[@sagichdirnicht9998]

funny, the former location of sheridan kaserne is a 5 minutes walk away from my apartment. It is now called Sheridan park and some of the old buildings are still remained. The most interesting one for me is the chapel, which looks like the typical American ones. I am 25 and the relicts of that time are a little magical to me 😂

[@eily_b]

My dad was 10 years old living in Nurenberg (also Bavaria) when the war ended. He told us that the American soldiers were nice, friendly and relaxed with him and his friends always after something to eat, cigarettes, instant coffee, orange juice, (they haven't known before) or chocolate.

[@jenifercanter6992]

My dad was born in Nuremberg after the war ended. His father was an American soldier, his mother is still unknown. He was adopted at 10 months old and brought to the US. We are told she might have been a young mother, kept my dad for a few months before putting him up, told his name was Anton.

[@dougg1075]

Because they were not ruled by a madman.

[@attackroflchopter4403]

@@dougg1075 Its time to let it go champ. Hitler had communist beating down the door. That would make anyone go mad. Look at modern america.

[@Hero23572]

How was German people status with Russians Soldiers?

[@bolinfan1519]

@@dougg1075 Stalin? Americans called him "Uncle Joe." Totally insane.

[@PluristPurist]

4:26 No matter the era, people will always trip over themselves

[@marcmontbleu5516]

Lol😆

[@martins.7387]

Kein Geld kein Essen kein Zuhause aber sehr schöne Kleidung. Heute ist es bei vielen anders rum.

[@julisolos5376]

Andersrum ist es auch vernünftiger 😒

[@rockinresurrection6542]

@@julisolos5376 Ne, die Kleidung ist auch wichtig

[@annetteenzoulis4870]

Die Sachen wurden auch gepflegt, geflickt, selber genäht und gestrickt. Casual wear gab es da nicht..höchstens Arbeitskleidung und Schürzen für daheim. In der Stadt trug man sein bestes Gwand! Und so viele Dirndl und Lederhosen..heute nur noch beim Oktoberfest! Und fast keine Autos außer Army.. Wahnsinn..

[@jthunders]

Also die amis waren nicht so geisteskrank wie heute.

[@wyominghome4857]

They did have food. My Aunt Gerda, who came to California as an Austrian war bride, said the allies all distributed food in Vienna so I have to assume they did everywhere. She said that what they got from the Soviets was pretty awful - things like worm-ridden dried peas - but then the Soviets didn't have all that much for themselves.

[@leefrancis4565]

Augsburg live there for 3 years loved that town, and it's people. I almost stayed there to call it home.

[@azoutlaw1236]

Thank you for posting these films.

[@talkgirl6164]

Wow, it is unbelieveable how it looks in former times...I live in Augsburg and firstly must find my orientation, again...Thank you for uploading it, it seems, as if time has stood still...

[@danialkemp1]

TALK GIRL Where in Augsburg do you live? hi

[@cheesy-p1j]

Lol, nice try

[@michaelkurz9067]

TALK GIRL how long have you lived in Augsburg? Haven't been there in years

[@Laurasrsly]

I'm from Augsburg, too 🖤

[@heartus2010]

@@Laurasrsly My maternal family still lives in Augsburg. I was there in 1984, it was so shon!

[@kenw5104]

Thanks for posting. Respect these people who lived through the war times.

[@renatoamaral8259]

This fine video is a historic treasure! Many thanks for posting it. Your effort deserves an A+ grade. ;)

[@v.dargain1678]

Same .

[@FrannyWard]

My Dad was a POW in Germany, he was with the RAF in a Lancaster bomber and shot down. He told me the Germans treated him fairly.

[@roryobrien4401]

And he was lucky, believe me.

[@Justinian21c]

Your dad was lucky he was British. The Germans killed millions of Soviet POWs through deliberate maltreatment, starvation policies, executions, and denial of care.

[@sergeykozlovskoy]

@@Justinian21c And you should know why.

[@marcels.1225]

A part of the war prisoner's were treated better than you treat your prisoner's today. Murna Oflag 7 A as en example. The imprisioned officers got a monthly pay and could buy beer for the first year. Until the Germans ran out. This is only the tip of all the possibilities prisoner's had there. Did you have this for all the Japanese people you put in prison during war? Did you even know about your own camps of course they where build for greatness and ours for puer evil and hate since that's all Germans are made out....

[@krzysztofp7846]

@@Justinian21c polish, latvian, estonians usw. not only russians were treated that way.

[@alux3552]

Those people are so well dressed, you don't think like it was after a world War!

[@graemedurie9094]

In many ways, yes, but then there's the footage of the woman with a couple of young children drawing a very make-shift and precariously balanced cart. Perhaps some material to repair a damaged home?

[@TheSanityInspector]

Den Schein wahren...

[@janahcoaching]

Germans are masters at re-using and re-building.

[@LondonPower]

It's a myth that the allies have completely destroyed the whole of Germany! The Americans were going for Hitler and wanted to take the German people to their side.

[@michellem8740]

I wish people will learn to dressed up again, this Morden life has no meaning and respect.

[@dickb.2756]

I was stationed at Gablingen then Reese Kasernes 1962-64. Very few ruins remained. Actually bought a pair of Lederhosen for myself. When President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, the city mourned together with us.

[@misaradosavljevic4834]

Damals wie auch Heute, ist Augsburg eine Wunderbare Stadt. Das Video ist sehr beindrukend.

[@FuTnu]

das ist nicht augsburg. da bist du auf einen straich hereingefallen. wo soll das sein? die meisten leute in dem video sind alle tot.

[@Mapple.]

@@FuTnu natürlich ist das Augsburg schau dir das Stadttheater an das erkennt man auf jeden Fall wieder

[@ku-yi5yp]

@@FuTnu du opfer alter

[@ku-yi5yp]

@@Anonymous-qp4zf da hast du leider recht

[@lelekmeister8211]

@@FuTnu das ist Augsburg weil ich weiß es weil ich dort wohne

[@FeLiciiaable]

The people look happy and proud. Not like people who just experienced a war.

[@ronniebishop2496]

Probably glass the bombing stopped,!

[@ErsenAsper]

Because war ended. Of course they are happy. War is too hard for everybody.

[@switch12345678]

@@ErsenAsper Well then, they dont look happy at all nowadays with wealth and no war.

[@ErsenAsper]

@@switch12345678 Nothing is more valuable than human life. Yes maybe they dont look happy but they live.

[@richardkuszel2351]

Because they know they are the lucky ones. They have they the Americans there and ot the Russians.

[@alfredcollins2558]

I was half expecting one of the young guys to flip the camera the bird. But I guess it's a different time.

[@paulbrower4265]

That would not be shown on camera. But neither is anyone doing something similarly vulgar, like doing some theatrical stunt to draw attention.

[@donsurlylyte]

they would not have tried it considering the occupying army has just arrived, would you?

[@rosesprog1722]

The women are very nicely dressed, wow, that's class.

[@stn7172]

When women weren't privileged feminist

[@rosesprog1722]

@@stn7172 When women dressed like women, like me! : ) I hate jeans t-shirt, I don't dress like a man and I love it.

[@John-wq1xz]

"modern"society is doomed!... A small flavour of Taliban would be good.

[@rosesprog1722]

@@John-wq1xz I heard that they hate those who say: "A small flavor of Taliban would be good". COME ON, Not them but maybe a little more discipline, I'm not sure being as free as we are can work, looks like people can't relate or identify to a common purpose, maybe that's what makes China work so fast and efficiently, something to be proud of and a little more rules, restraints, I don't know, it's like a little dictatorship motivates the troops!

[@John-wq1xz]

@@rosesprog1722 A little of this a little of that :)) If that would work would be great . Indeed .. needed is some dictatorship. But this spoiled sickness of our population is deep rooted in the last 40/50 years So I think gentle healers make stinking wounds.

[@a.d.7503]

Augsburg meine lieblings Stadt 🤗😍😍😍😍

[@Ystadcop]

What is it like now? Is it a good place?

[@mondundmond7635]

Ystadcop it is! I live there it‘s beautiful and I‘m glad it‘s my hometown ✨

[@shahabali1181]

Super🤗🤗

[@alpenhuhn1]

@@Ystadcop No, just 2 weeks ago a fireman was killed by 3 young refugees for nothing.

[@Ystadcop]

@@alpenhuhn1 Bastards.

[@ZZZardoz762]

I was stationed at Reese Kaserne in Augsburg in 1985. The 2000 jahre celebration was going on, and there were people from all over Germany visiting the city. The main thing I remember about Augsburg is how clean the city was... ...and lederhosen were still extremely popular dress during the warmer months.

[@frankderryberry1412]

1976- Reese. American Bicentennial.

[@kendrickcocroft7615]

I was stationed at Reese Kaserne from 1984-1987 Svc Betty 1/36 FA

[@lillyrose9785]

It's full of filth now

[@paullewis2413]

Virtually all the young men in this video must have been in the German Armed forces. I wonder how they felt after being defeated and now thinking about what their future would be. The colour photography brings another era to life.

[@angelabender8132]

Paul Lewis Happy to be alive and start again

[@bear8ful]

Paul Lewis .

[@andypaterson1639]

Yep, few people are turning towards the camera. I wonder why.

[@KrisKringle2]

@@specimen343 - I wonder what the East Germans feel about their time under the Russians. West Germans could have been subject to a lot worse, and Germans inflected a lot worse when they had the opportunity. Not to mention removing a hell of a lot more free-agency from their conquered than the US did. I'm of Northern European ancestry and respect and cherish Northwest Europe and don't love the decadent aspects of American culture (or any culture for that matter) and how it seeps into everything everywhere, but more than a little of your smug superiority is just hypocrisy. Oh, and Germany declared war on America first. Pretty f'ing stupid.

[@KrisKringle2]

@@specimen343 - You're hypocritical because of the explicit points I brought up. 1 - Russia was far worse to its conquered, including Germany (although regarding Germany, it was perhaps justifiable as revenge), 2. Germany was far worse to its conquered. And along the same line, France and Britain were far worse on Germany than the US. The US wasn't even involved in the Versailles treaty. We made a separate, more lenient, peace with Germany after WW1. As for decadence, we didn't foist the hand-wringing garbage, like Merkel, on Germany. That's Germany's own self-inflicted wound. Just like Sweden's suicide. You judge with what you feel and I judge with what I feel, too.

[@u.s.militia7682]

My ancestors came from Germany in the late 1800’s. My last name is Bonn. I was stationed in Germany in 2004. I was amazed at how squared away and clean it was. Germany’s troops are top notch too. Damn good soldiers.

[@abbevogler2619]

They WERE good soldiers, once upon a time. But they aren't any more...unfortunately.

[@darkstarr2321]

Incredible footage, like stepping back in time

[@Cameron4077]

My dad was 13 when this was shot and born and raised in Augsburg, so I am looking for him in here! exceedingly unlikely i'll see him!

[@fecanflanagan3190]

Did he know Welshofer of the Hotel Hirsch?

[@heartus2010]

My mother was born in Augsburg in 1938, looking for her, my opa and oma.

[@lindacosta3381]

SUPERΔRTIFICIΔL Too bad. Sucks to be you :)

[@paul7654]

@i. rob You think augsburg looked nice??? Yes maybe in this video but augsburg was bombend very hardly because it was the headquater of the Messerschmitt factories and other bing companies.

[@xMarvin732]

@SUPERΔRTIFICIΔL Its very hard and Sad to take it but the bombings in Germany were needed for the Nazi Era to end to have peace for everyone, the all the citizens, the countries around and especially the Jews and Gay people.

[@rsterman4966]

According to the reel markers (5-14-45), the filming took place less than a week after V-E Day. Augsburg is in Bavaria where Lederhosen were traditionally worn by men. It's likely that a couple of weeks prior to this film, most of the German men were still in uniform.

[@OrnumCR]

rsterman ...interesting point that you make there. I did think the same thing. One does wonder though, given the high production of uniforms and tall boots, what interesting relics hide in attics all over Germany. Not all uniforms and boots were given in to the war effort so it would be fascinating to know what prewar items still survive from both the prewar SA, SS and even the Wehrmacht. This sort of personal gear is worth a fortune today to collectors of this sort of thing.

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

very interesting. In those days Lederhosen were the only shorts for men in Bavaria.

[@mickgatz214]

i wore Lederhosen in 1975 , lol

[@andypaterson1639]

I wore them in Scotland in 1966.

[@folkestender2025]

@@andypaterson1639 Lederhosen survive even wars :-) today you can almost always see Lederhosen at Volklore events. As a child, we all still had Lederhosen some in the 1950s, even in northern Germany. Do you no longer see today.

[@eckartflohr7085]

Lederhosen, the jeans of my childhood. Every boy used them, 1 for a lot of years.

[@pieterzwaan4451]

Some nazi generals were very soon 1945 in lederhosen after they sacrificed there soldiers for nothing.But it is indeed a typical german clothing.

[@susanurban5920]

Thank you for sharing this great footage.

[@copperhead648]

Wer wohnt auch in Augsburg🙈

[@AC-kz2rl]

Ich

[@Ali-rj7qx]

Königsbrunn

[@yafavourite2079]

@@Ali-rj7qx welche schule?

[@Ali-rj7qx]

@@yafavourite2079 gym mering

[@yafavourite2079]

@@Ali-rj7qx lol ich Königsbrunn

[@wartburgmartin]

Ein unwiederbringliches Zeitdokument und zugleich erdrückend, wenn man sich vor Augen hält was diese Menschen die letzten Jahre zuvor erlebt haben.... Danke

[@6untereinemdach273]

Mein Augsburg 😍 tolles Video

[@the_catboi]

I was born and raised here the past 23 years though I've been out of country for more then a year now for studies. The city doesn't look like in this video obviously, but those parts that stayed are the reason I miss it so much. I want to return back so bad i miss it. It's so much more gorgeous then any north American city I've been. I just miss the combination of buildings from the past. The city is one of the oldest in the world too so occasionally you'll pass buildings that are over 2000 years old. Honestly i wish it was this alive and people were more outside.

[@izidor]

8:15 So curious who these kids are and if they are still alive in Augsburg. Would be interesting to hear their lifetime story

[@pbrower2a1]

They get to be children again.

[@alihas8095]

You have to remember those kids now is like over 80 years old

[@mathildadamons8036]

Extremely interesting my husband is an Augsburger I'm South African I love to look at life before me.

[@opoxious1592]

Hoe gaat het met jou?

[@EmilyTienne]

No narration, but 10x more informative than any of the so-called history you get on the History Channel. I was amazed to see how many guys of all ages wearing lederhosen. There was an attitude among the people on the streets that the past is the past, no matter how horrific, but life must go on!

[@Hornwiesel]

Looks like life was much slower back then.

[@c.a.g.3130]

Ja.

[@pbrower2a1]

Private automobiles were a rarity in Germany in 1945.

[@queencerseilannister3519]

Well, it was only a month after the war ended. I'm sure most of them are still in shock.

[@paulbrower4265]

Definitely not the auto age except for US troops.

[@ezequielvega3120]

Life was really fast just before back then

[@vichostetler8375]

I was stationed there in the early 80’s. A beautiful city.

[@brettk9316]

Why ask when obvious answer is Russians?

[@vichostetler8375]

The Russians never came much past the Elbe river. And Augsburg is in Bavaria, which part of the US occupation.

[@YBijan]

Beeindruckende Aufnahmen in erstaunlich guter Qualität aus einer Zeit, die keiner von uns mehr kennt. Ich finde es total spannend in die Gesichter der Menschen zu schauen, zu sehen, wie sie gekleidet sind und was sie machen. Ich bin überrascht, wie gelöst einige wirken, wenn man bedenkt, dass die Aufnahmen erst kurz nach dem Ende des 2. Weltkrieges gemacht wurden. Wenn man sich heute mit einer Videokamera auf die Straße stellte und solche Aufnahmen von den Menschen wie in dem Film machte, dann würde mindestens jeder 2. Dich anpöbeln, beschimpfen und bedrohen und sich über Datenschutz und wer weiß was beklagen!

[@НиколайСтроганов-о8и]

Особенно то что описали что оскорбляли и приставали это больше относится к украинской нации. Ещё не только бы оскорбили и ударили, потому что у славян это есть Особенно у украинцев, потому что нет никакой воспитанности и культуры

[@jacquelinesilva24]

Adoro esses vídeos antigos.E tbm uma oportunidade de conhecer as cidades de antigamente.

[@andersonmichael11]

I attended Augsburg American High School from 66-69. Lived 12 km away in Konigsbrunn...some of the best years for me. Went to the American youth Center just down the street from the high school a few times...danced to songs like Mustang Sally, Knock on Wood, Hang on Sloopy, The Letter, etc...but mostly hung out with my German friends in the local Gasthaus. 4 marks to the dollar back then. Picked up the language.

[@heidimerchant6267]

This is amazing...My mother was born in Munich and raised in Augsburg.In 1945 she would have been 18 years old. She was working as a translator for the U.S. army when my dad who happened to be stationed there and was a MSGT. met her..They were married in 1952 and my brother was born in Nuremburg in 1953...I was born at Fort Riley army hospital in Leavenworth Kansas a year later....Then, back to Hanau for five more years...Ended up in the States for the duration...

[@willong1000]

My late father, a heavy machine gunner in C Company, 163rd Engineer (Combat) Battalion passed through there. The fortieth, and last, bridge they built during the war was at Rain on 27 April 1945. After being home in the states for awhile, Dad reenlisted and served with The United States Constabulary in the Stuttgart area. The young woman who would become my mother was working at a snack bar in PX when they met. My mother, who also was 18 years old in 1945, her mother, sister and two young nieces narrowly missed being incinerated in Dresden by serendipitously missing an evacuation train on their flight from the Soviet Forces that were advancing on their hometown of Beuthen (now Bytom, Poland) in Upper Silesia. I was born in Stuttgart and lived the first two years of my life in Kornwestheim, where my German uncle had been stationed with an anti-aircraft battery during the latter stages of the war--their 88 mm gun was emplaced on top of the city hall tower, which still stands today.

[@jazzjue]

My thanks for this video. It definitely opens my eyes, mind and heart for the people of Augsburg! History brings us profound knowledge of how our ancestors' lives were at that time.

[@annie_misc]

I just got so confused why my home town popped up on my feed but I just like to believe it’s a wonderful coincidence:)

[@klausbuschdorf3775]

Als Freund alter Fahrräder bin ich besonders unter diesem Aspekt von den Aufnahmen begeistert. Danke .🧑‍🦽

[@TechNoPhobiaGirl]

WOW! What an INTERESTING glimpse into wartime history! And in COLOUR to boot!

[@muttenmong5509]

great footage! thank you

[@a.d.starke8163]

Unglaublich wertvolle Aufnahmen! Wahnsinnig interessant und war mal aus einer ganz anderen Sicht als heute. Eine wunderschöne alte und historische Stadt, die leider damals viele Opfer bringen musste. Heute auf jeden Fall eine Reise wert, diese über 2000Jahre alte Stadt einmal aus der heutigen Sicht zu betrachten.

[@stuman01]

Great video 👍

[@Adrian-kq1dn]

Obwohl die Menschen damals sehr arm waren haben sie sich deutlich besser gekleidet als wie wir es heute tun. Tolle Aufnahmen.

[@entenknorpel344]

ciao dein Ernst? :D

[@Adrian-kq1dn]

@@entenknorpel344 Ja!

[@annetteenzoulis4870]

Besser nicht..aber anständiger. Jogginghosen gabs noch nicht damals. Wie alt bist du etwa? Finde es sind sehr interessante Aufnahmen. Wieso kommen die jetzt hier?

[@Adrian-kq1dn]

@@annetteenzoulis4870 33 J jung/alt ;-)

[@annetteenzoulis4870]

Na da hast du diese Zeit zum Glück nicht mehr erleben müssen. Selbst deine Eltern vermutlich nicht. Ich bin 55 und in A geboren. Hab die Zeit auch nur aus Erzählungen und natürlich der Schule und Medien kennengelernt. Aber trotz Corona geht's uns heute viel besser. Nur zufriedener sind wir nicht.. LG Annette

[@gundolfdereinizigwahre6148]

Dankeschön für den Upload und beste Wünsche allweil

[@maximskabkin179]

Спасибо за интересное видео. Я смог сделать три вывода. Во-первых, Аугсбург оказывается сохранился гораздо лучше, чем Берлин. Выглядит очень наплохо и даже привлекательно. Во-вторых, заметно, какие стройные и поджарые все баварские дядечки, особено в Lederhose (возможно из-за скудного рациона. Не то, что сейчас - пивные бочонки. Ну и третье. Очевидно, что велосипед - лучшее средство передвижения в городе на все времена!

[@mishop2278]

И наши люди и города в то же время...разруха,серие лица и убогая одежда...А ети... бееедненькие и города в порядку,и ухоженние,и довольно ситие на американском ленд- лизе...Войну затеяли, Гитлера по чим все поддерживали и еще показивают такие себе разрушения.и кааак они страдают...

[@maximskabkin179]

@@mishop2278 Простите, но никто вину с немцев не снимал. И большинство городов в Германии, в отличие от СССР, были полностью разрушенны, в буквальном смысле слова. Аугсбург - очень старинный и красивый город, и я рад, что он более-менее сохранился. Нацисты приходят и уходят, а история должна оставаться для потомков.

[@mishop2278]

@@maximskabkin179 - ну,да,на территорию РСФСР разрушен только Сталинград полностью,а Україна и Белоруссия,а?

[@ge2623]

At 8:08 Isn't that the twins from The Shining?

[@444slowitdown]

Life always resets..so much nostalgia too take in 😶

[@anitaparks8945]

Kann mich noch an den Hand gezogenen 4-Rad Holz Wagen erinnern. Oma benutzte es um in den Wald zu gehen.Oma hat alle Blumen Kränze,Bouquets für Beerdigungen gemacht,dafür brauchte sie Tannenbaum Äste und Spitzen. Opa transportierte sehr Schwere Grabsteine mit so einem Zweirad Wagen.Opa war der Steinmetz in unserer Landgemeinde,habe beiden oft geholfen/gearbeited...als Kind. Viele Liebevolle Kindheits Erinnerungen von den 60 ger 70 ziger Jahren in der Oberpfaltz aufzuwachsen. War Friedlich und Sauber,wir hatten viel mehr Freiheit damals,fast keine Kriminellen. Das war damals 😔

[@Rickster5176]

Lederhosen - the King of Trousers!

[@ChrissieYouTubes]

Very impressed about this video. People look happy war is over. My partner was grown up there as a teenager and she told a lot of stories of Augsburg and in which circumstance her parents met each other directly after the war. So looking at this video I got a good impression about that time. We'll will visit Augsburg again. Ich liebe Deutschland :-)

[@PicsReviews]

Feels so good to see this people enjoying and in their own world 😊

[@v.dargain1678]

It ain't Adolph's anymore . The people can exhale and be themselves a little bit . Until . . . The next wave of heartache Nice footage

[@auang]

wäre es nicht wunderbar wenn eine stimme zum film erklären würde was man da sieht und warum, so wie auf arte verschollene filmschätze.

[@bojankovacevic1326]

Sei froh das es in Farbe ist. Noch nen Musikwunsch?

[@darkplanetable]

Ist es nicht gerade interessant diesen farbigen Stummfilm zu beobachten, denn so kann man den Fokus voll auf die Menschen legen und sich die Geräusche dazu förmlich vorstellen

[@bernyshomstein4191]

I was stationed in Landsberg Lech, near there in 1978-79. Always liked Augsburg.

[@MrThailik]

Wonderful film footage

[@elevenstar]

Das Stadttheater sieht nahezu unbeschadet aus. Allgemein wirkt Augsburg nicht so stark beschädigt, wie ich es immer vermutet habe. Tolle, aufschlussreiche Aufnahmen! Das berührt mich sehr.

[@christianschmiedt8088]

Nun das sind ausschnitte, schau dir mal andere aufnahmen an

[@sakradi1]

Man oh man

[@folkestender2025]

Ich wundere mich über den Zustand der Straßen, der sieht besser aus als heute. Und alle jungen Leute gucken noch gerade aus. Sie sehen tatsächlich noch ihre Umwelt und nicht nur den Bildschirm ihres Smartphones.

[@nevazuchtaugsburg]

Im Perlachturm sieht nan vorher-nachher Bilder der Innenstadt, der Rathausplatz war vor dem Krieg z.B. bebaut

[@pitbullnegro4733]

Me hubiese gustado vivir en esa época, se ve todo tan sencillo, sin moviles, sin coches haciendo ruido con la música a toda pastilla, sin motos, me impresiona el video!

[@Светлана-р4ы7ъ]

Меня тоже очень впечатлило это видео, город такой красивый, зелёный, уютный, хотелось бы там побывать хоть один день в то время...

[@CommonCentsOutdoorsman]

Beautiful looking city and lovely souls... nice work!

[@v.dargain1678]

Very few look genuinely happy . Just relieved .

[@alpenhuhn1]

I grew up and went to school in Augsburg, Göggingen, but when I visit today every couple of years I am happy I moved on.

[@remarkableshailesh]

Why is that

[@WilliamJohnson-ic4hq]

Is this Portland?

[@Ira88881]

How come I can only give this one thumbs up?

[@fifthbusiness1678]

Those cut-off shorts the guys were wearing ... odd fashion statement. Improvised lederhosen?

[@nurulhudaredhuan8351]

German people are naturally good looking people, can't deny that..

[@kentcyclist]

Nurulhuda Redhuan nein

[@breAnnasmama]

Yes I’ve seen some very attractive people of German descent ! 😉

[@tuarchep3964]

Ich finde nicht!

[@westmax8491]

@@breAnnasmama and now who are the most ugly looking? If someone is good looking don't you think there are those who are not so good looking?

[@elissitdesign]

west max - your mom.

[@mouhamedmokhtari1026]

Woow very nice video

[@darrellenglish6283]

I have in my collection of WW2 things a set of documents from the 7th Army written 2 weeks after the War on this city included are list of known Nazis and warnings to the troops about what to watch out for .

[@lvanb9082]

@Art Anson signaling that they are still German? After losing a war you had to change nationality?

[@donsurlylyte]

you look at some of the men in this film and wonder how many were nazis.

[@californiadreamin8423]

Looks very neat and tidy and well organised. Everyone looks so healthy . This is good........but why do I feel so sad ? Please don't reply, this was a lifetime away, I'm just saying how I feel.

[@rimetime6423]

Looks like a wonderful city

[@angelabender8132]

The zuave pants were common in Italy for teens from 13 to 16 years It was considered a passage from shorts to long pants of adults

[@richardbenitez7803]

I’m amazed the number of men wearing the short pants lederhosen.

[@rustyalcorta3643]

Me too my uncle bought me some...they last forever

[@rustyalcorta3643]

Where are you from Benitez?

[@richardbenitez7803]

Rusty Alcorta - I’m from California. Live in San Francisco last 40 years. My mom Mexican. On her 2nd marriage she married German -American from Wisconsin. My step-dads mother (Grandma Bertha who told stories to on living in Germany with farm )they are from that part of Germany that was seeded back to Poland after WW2. I was raised in German American environment. Oneof my brothers has interest In WW2. Has hundreds of books on period. They visit England, France, Germany, Austria.

[@rustyalcorta3643]

@@richardbenitez7803 Ahhhh too cool well I'm Italian Mexican American my dad fought in Italy and married my mom...I got to go to Europe but mostly Italy as a kid...I did not get to go see Germany until I was grown up..I've been in Houston for 45 years..

[@richardbenitez7803]

Rusty Alcorta - my real dad, Mexican, always told story of his hospital ship (he was medic) docked in Sicily while war raging in Italy. He would tell stories of rowing into these caves at low tide. Then caves completely submerged at high tide. I don’t think dad ever knew theses were smuggling caves for centuries. Anyways, about 12 family members took trip to Sicily to visit place dad spoke of.

[@markroberts9577]

Very high-quality footage for the day. That area in the footage look like it was not completely wiped out by the war

[@wayneasiam65]

A woman and child pulling a heavy cart ignored by passing soldiers. A testament to how rough it was. God bless all war victims and soldiers.

[@allangibson2408]

The Americans were under strict no fraternisation orders (and a film camera would certainly drive that home).

[@tobiasgranlund2255]

Her husband was probably one of the millions of German soldiers dead, missing or on the way to some Russian POW camp (where he if that was the case probably died later).

[@jpturner171]

Amazing…thank you for the work and sharing!🇺🇸❤️

[@CrystalF-]

I live in augsburg so this is very interesting to me thx🙏🏼

[@sabeth29]

@i. rob In Augsburg, the share of immigrants was 46 percent in 2018. 64 percent of residents under the age of 18 have immigrant backgrounds. Soon, people without immigration backgrounds will be in the minority there.

[@sabeth29]

@i. rob rapes, murders, thefts, assaults an so on :(

[@fowdzid1100]

Magnifique vidéo ---Super Merci

[@HJockers66]

wow my city of birth Augsburg, amazing to see US color footage from May 1945

[@JohnMcMahon.]

Serious question, do you think they missed the Fuhrer ?

[@TheIrishrogue68]

John McMahon Nein...most of the people were suffering from war-induced fatigue and cynicism by 1945.

[@JohnMcMahon.]

John Barber He was not in Argentina. He was in California drinking Bourbon with Rock Hudson.

[@Gabi.Dunkel]

Schön so fast ohne Autos

[@congobelga6840]

You are schön, honey

[@jonas7884]

Das stimmt, vor allem wie die da ihre Wägen mit irgendwelchem Zeug ziehen😂😂

[@torquaster]

Mit den Assikarren à la AMG oder BMW M, die heutzutage lautstark durch Augsburg fahren, gebe ich dir Recht.

[@Gabi.Dunkel]

@@torquaster Ja, so lächerlich

[@Gabi.Dunkel]

@@congobelga6840 I guess you too

[@sandraobrien8705]

What is with the cut off socks some of the men are wearing with their Lederhosen? They have the top of the socks just under the knee, then nothing just bare leg down to the ankle where there is a bit of sock. What happened to the rest of the socks?

[@xochitlarredondo4000]

Muy buena e interesante película, gente muy agradable y su ropa, muy moderna. No parece de hace 75 años. Felicidades muy buen video.

[@alikara7722]

War is terrible but losing a war worse than terrible.

[@shafferfox]

I imagine what is ever-present in the minds of the Germans in this film is: "How are we alive? How did we survive what just happened?"

[@folkestender2025]

Surely everyone is happy because they have survived the terrible time. Some of the young people had probably still have to go to war for Hitler, whether they wanted it or not. I think that they were glad to no longer have to wear a uniform and that the pressure of the dictatorship was over. No more SS or Gestapo to be scared of. The civilians were glad they did not more have to go to the basement or bunker every night because no more bombs falling. However, you also see that they walk not for a walk, but that everyone is single-minded. It was not easy at this time to organize some food for the family, or to get some a little material to repair the accommodation.

[@mikos1986]

And they have to be thankful that soviets didnt come first. Your grandfather or whoever he was could have been sent to mother russia to build up what hitler has destroyed

[@folkestender2025]

​@@mikos1986 I can only report how my grandparents and parents experienced it. I was born in 1949 and therefore had the "luck" to know witnesses. My grandfather was a doctor and obliged to work in a rescue center for bomb victims. My mother was 17 years old and was required to work as an assistant nurse. In 4 years they saw every night only shattered limbs, burned women and children and dead People. My father was 19 years old and drove on a minesweeper in the Baltic Sea. He was lucky, actually he should go on a submarine, which few have survived. After the surrender, everyone was happy that there were no more bombs. She had survived 90 bombing raids during the war and twice lost her apartment. Everyone was happy that the war was over, and everyone was glad that the constant pressure from the Nazi dictatorship was over. The fear of the Nazis, SS, Gestpo or just denouncers. My father was sentenced to life imprisonment 3 days before the capitulation because some on the minesweeper had refused to continue fighting despite partial capitulation with the British. 11 men were shot dead. The Nazi military judges ignored the partial capitulation. Nazi military judges raged like the Berserkers during the last days of the war, although they knew full well that the war was long lost. Later, such a purly washed Nazi pig even became prime minister in BW. Everyone was happy that this madness was over, no matter if you were one of the losers or winners. Everything where destroyed, there was nothing to eat, you lived in unheated ruins, but you lived and could sleep without fear at night again. Hunger and cold are easier to endure than fear.

[@saigon68foxtrot83]

Over two generation of Nazi youth are fertilizing Eastern Europe and the Stepps of Mother Russia with their flesh, blood and bones, and will do so for a"thousand years" years, just the Donald Trump of their times (Adolph Hitler) promised them. For a self-called "master race" the bastards weren't too fucking smart, were they? Thanks to glorious RED Army for saving the world for saving our world.

[@davehue9517]

Incredible views and incredible history... American soldiers and civilians walking side by side...no more fighting and people moving on with their lives

[@richardkuszel2351]

Those old men sitting on the bench, I wonder if they are thinking ( well lost another war )

[@richdurbano]

Not many smiles. The people appear beaten, tired and wary of the camera.

[@am-tt2nd]

Its obvious that Germans are people with high capability.just look imedeately after ww2 they pick their ases and move on.and they are no one can deny just one of the better cultire and rich history of every country.they fight for country and decieved in two ww.but only they can understand what was cause for that.bcs we didnt live in Germany during those times.respect for aGermany

[@WimCold]

a m tgsnt

[@williamjordan8603]

Pick their asses?!

[@lashakhonelidze1350]

The same applies to Japan. These two nations are truly extraordinary- in organizing world destruction (all in the past, thanks God) and resurrecting from ashes to become leaders of modern civilization.

[@eckartflohr7085]

thank you!

[@williamjordan8603]

@fan8281 I was less concerned with the spelling than the word usage. To pick your ass means to scratch your ass.

[@monkeybro819]

what a wondeful people. they smile all the time, and i feelso good, and bad at the same time, as, i can not live there. uhu, i wish i could, they are so wonderful.

[@scottrobbins6216]

My wife was born in Prüm Germany. Her grandfather was in the German army he spent 3 years as a Russian POW. He lived and went back home.

[@vladb_]

Whats this annoying sound good for? Its not necessary, we understand that this footage is very old, so why not music or simply silence?

[@piercehawke8021]

Hard to believe that WW II just ended a few months earlier in Augsburg; that city was already starting to recover.

[@stevek8829]

The high quality of the people is obvious.

[@markusbrunn.6613]

Danke für diese historisch wertvollen Bilder

[@rudyzk]

This city and people looks clean and well dressed. Much better than a lot of cities in Europe nowadays

[@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935]

They brought war and death to other people, the western zone had not been a constant intense battlefield.

[@henningandersen9027]

Are they made out of black and white films ? If so, it's fantastic .

[@yorkgarulherr]

I've never seen so many Lederhosen in one place. The camera man must have been very selective with his shots only rolling when someone in Lederhosen came along. Anyway, I was born in 1949 in Augschburg, and during my childhood I've hardly seen any Lederhosen in my city.

[@acmeopinionfactory8018]

York Garulherr I wore them every day, until I was out of primary school. Born and raised in Augsburg and Pfaffing.

[@nickmoss6669]

Wonderful piece of film , I did wonder about the lederhosen , but if you watch films of liberated Holland they all wear clogs and costume.

[@touchstar68]

I suspect the cameraman was not merely interested in the fashion worn but of the apparent age of some those men. The hunt for SS and Nazi operatives and deserters would have been full in effect at this time.

[@folkestender2025]

In the fifties I also had leather pants as a child. Almost all children had leather pants at the time and not only in Bavaria. I grew up in Kiel. That was not uncommon, but rather rare among adults.

[@yourtakeingthepiss]

Nothing as sure as change