Germany 1945: Sensationally restored film footage by George Stevens

These original color film recordings of the U.S. Army show various cities and locations in Germany after the surrender in 1945. The pictures were taken under the command of George Stevens, a Hollywood director who later became famous for movies like "A Place in the Sun" and "The Diary of Anne Frank".
The image and colour restoration was carried out with the help of artificial intelligence.
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0:10 Berlin, July 1945
0:33 Brandenburger Tor
2:40 Cologne, March 1945
4:09 Elbe Day: First meeting of Soviet and American troops on German soil, April 25, 1945
5:51 Berlin, Picture of Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill, July 1945
6:55 Munich, May 1945
7:34 Hofbräuhaus Munich
8:52 "Berghof", Obersalzberg, April 1945
9:09 German prisoners of war, May 1945
10:33 Mittelbau Dora concentration camp, April 1945
11:13 Hanseatic City of Hamburg, June 1945
12:17 Port of Hamburg
13:11 Refugees on the way to Berlin, July 1945
13:41 American Beach Club, Berlin
14:18 Potsdam Conference, August 1945
16:20 George Stevens (1904-1975)

[@jadams3427]

The restoration quality is absolutely outstanding.

[@sonnylatchstring]

The movie also

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

You Got That Right..

[@gotznurnberger3627]

Ja, die Mensch glotzen die Bilder an, schöne Farben, aber sie verstehen sie nicht, begreifen sie nicht, machen als weiter. Sie begründen das Elend der gezeigten Menschen mit Hitler. Und die Verwüstungen heute? Offensichtlich nicht Hitler.

[@avedic]

The realistic colorization IS incredible. But I find the restoration of the _frame rate_ to be the most important factor in making it feel more real and immediate. The jerky fast-motion of old films immediately makes it feel distant and difficult to connect to on a human level.

[@masterYodaYoda]

Its very good no doubt. But I still haven't seen any restoration with realistic colours as modern camera's. I'm sure its possible.

[@gregmorris5010]

You just feel more there when it’s in colour, it feels more real and not so distant from us in time.

[@hus390]

@Tony Carver Yes, but who added the silly audio??

[@Millbrook1974powderedwater]

That's the least annoying option for footage that obviously did not include an audio track. Music of any kind would spoil the images so the publisher of this video used a neutral ambient noise for this video. If you click on the loudspeaker-symbol you could just mute the sound if it's too silly for you. I think it is a gem of a video. Unfortunately a lot of the lessons people learned in that dark period have been forgotten in 2020.

[@darreno1450]

Very true! It brings a certain realism that is lost in B&W.

[@dalu_]

it also shows how fragile our freedom or what's left of it is and how quickly everything can change if we don't take care and actively act against tyranny

[@smudger671]

@@darreno1450 I agree.

[@The_Allstar]

Wir sollten so eine schreckliche Zeit nie vergessen. Niemand soll soetwas durchstehen müssen.

[@user-mp8de4io7z]

Остановите шольца в поддержке страны 404,иначе будет поздно

[@user-ze9hv9ph3f]

Сейчас это делает Россия

[@aaaaaa-hh8cq]

LOL West is doing ALL KINDS of war crimes in middle east and nobody says a damn thing Y'all hypocrites and liers Don't worry tho, people who made middle easterners to go through hard times will get a taste of their own medicine some day

[@andrio7570]

@@user-ze9hv9ph3f бред, не неси 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@darrellhambley7245]

Nazis sind jetzt in den USA. Jetzt, 80 Jahre später, brauchen wir deine Hilfe.

[@earthling8585]

I've looked at every photo and film footage I can find. This restoration takes my breath away. Thank you for doing this for us all.

[@erhardpostinger1326]

Auch mein Lob für die dezente Farbgebung, denn im Original waren das sicher Schwarz-weiß-Filme. Ich habe die Bilder noch original gesehen und wundere mich, dass ich mich an keine Farben erinnern kann. Nur der Himmel war wirklich blau - das weiß ich noch.

[@earthling8585]

@@erhardpostinger1326 I'm sorry that I don't speak your language. But, thank you for responding. ✌❤🙋‍♀️

[@dritanstojanovic4576]

​@@earthling8585he loves it big 😅 I mean the respect 😅

[@beefstickswellington1203]

This is basically the first generation of people that could be recorded in full-color and high enough of a resolution to feel like you personally were there. The lack of sound recording on-field still gives you that feeling of a lost era. Amazing a few of these young people are probably in their last years on Earth right now. We really haven't had film for that long in a historical sense, this is very recent history. It still feels so far away, though.

[@mattl333]

My dad was 6 years old at the time of filming and is still very much alive today!

[@bastaardzmuller]

Nope, it's recorded in black and white, in very poor quality. But has been enhanced now with help of AI.

[@PompeyMatt17]

@@bastaardzmuller the description implies the original was colour...but then enhanced....don't know 🤷‍♂️

[@B7R8]

*Since victory we lost our freedom, our rights, our dignity, our morals, our country, our culture, our religion.* *What kind of victory is that...?*

[@jerrysnyder5398]

Mr. Joe lives behind my mom / stepdad and is well into his 90s and still has his concentration camp tattoo on his forearm. My folks own a duplex and my grandpa Frank lived in the opp. side I would eat my cereal listening to the 2 of them talk war stories. Grandpa Frank passed away 8-9 years ago and Mr. Joe is still doing yard work and cleaning his own gutters..... now just stops by my folks house to say hi and drop off stuff he has grown in his garden. Soon the only way anyone will hear about these are through books and movies the people that lived through it will all be gone.

[@johnburrows1179]

My mom Was 16 at the end of the war. Her and her family were in Essen. She still talks about the war, she’s 93 and acts like 60

[@Verbalaesthet]

@Traitor Hunter The winners are always the good guys and the losers are the bad guys. Just like in the movies.

[@nemo2203]

@Traitor Hunter You talking about «Drung nach Osten”, or you mean nowadays events?

[@skagamnesia1972]

@@Verbalaesthet have you seen the documentary The greatest story never told That is a real eye opener it use to be on you tube

[@OksanaOksana1]

@Traitor Hunter save??? by killing millions? stfu

[@OksanaOksana1]

@Traitor Hunter I did. There was no such nonsenses there. Keep living in your fantasy world

[@ThundaHunta_Australia]

the dedication and talent of these restoration historians is beyond belief, so many hours, days, weeks, months of work for a few minutes of footage, the one saving grace is that what has been done is now virtually forever to be recognized and appreciated by all who have the privilege of viewing it.

[@SovrinWealth]

really - strange that Nikola Tesla had cameras more advanced than ours today in 1890 and a mobile phone more advanced than ours as well in 1925 - talk about being hoodwinked...

[@mokiloke]

Some shots felt like they were recorded yesterday. Great color grading and frame interpolation, though a few interp frames got a little wonky at times. I find these restorations make the content so much more relatable, its truly amazing.

[@RalphOK]

Thanks for the fantastic analysis, mate! 'Interp frames', eh? Wow! You are clearly an expert. I hope you get the affirmation you desire.

[@mal-avcisi9783]

why is the quality so bad ? its not 4k 60 fps.

[@mokiloke]

@@RalphOK Whatever dude, i work in video production. They did a great job, its natural to want to comment if its your industry.

[@RalphOK]

@@mokiloke Whatever. I couldn't care less where you work. I'm an astronaut, by the way.

[@nagato2240]

@@RalphOK ; Wikipedia is certainly missing your name then, might want to get that fixed.

[@dougbyrd1970]

Wonderful restoration. 1 year later, I was born. 9.5 years later, our family was stationed in Germany 1955-58. Our father was a Captain then. A lot of the bombed out buildings and war artifacts were still around in those days. Pill boxes above and protecting the autobahn were still present and, as a young boys, we would often find abandoned military gear in the woods. Our boy scout retreat near Garmisch had a huge Swastika on the side and an abandoned pill box behind it with old ammo boxes and other war junk. It took a long time for Germany to clean up. Years later, (1967) our family was stationed in Germany once again but our father was a full Colonel by that time and Germany was totally cleaned up and beautiful.

[@Jacob_dr.Pavian]

Интересно, мой отец служил в армии в ГДР в 1968-70 годах

[@carolbaker2193]

My husband was stationed in Nurenberg ('69-'70) after his tour of Vietnam. After we married, he and I lived in a small apartment in Furth. The owner of the five-story building (a German Army doctor who spoke English) shared how he saved the lives of his Jewish doctor friends. Even then the remnants of war remained. Incredible adventure.

[@petibatyo]

What do you mean by pill box?

[@WingedEscape]

@@petibatyo A pillbox is essentially a small bunker used as a firing position

[@aislingsibeallyons3416]

@@petibatyo medicine box

[@Alex-qs1tf]

If anyone else was wondering about that device on a man's face at 3:21 this is a T45 Noise-Cancelling Microphone (1944)

[@jayfrank1913]

Thank you!

[@Gazzapa57]

Even Noise Cancelling Mic's had a Hitler Moustache attached

[@Ar-fy5nc]

@@Gazzapa57 hitter noice-cencelling mic

[@Erik-dc7bo]

Thank you from me as well.

[@leemorris2127]

I looked at that thing for a long time. Good on you.

[@paws4thought449]

One of the most eye-opening things I’ve ever seen in my life. Not only are you restoring a video, you are also restoring emotions.

[@user-yi5lc4ly9e]

Наверное европа не помнит не чего. Европа продалась америки и эти кадры европу не чему не учат . Зажрались и мозги заплыли. Мы русские хотим мира а евро с америкой нет

[@sirissac234]

This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you for putting this up.

[@noahj3394]

Auch wenn der Kommentar wahrscheinlich untergeht: danke an die Menschen, die unsere Geschichte so unfassbar greifbar machen! Ich bin überwältigt von dieser Bildschärfe

[@Osterhase8]

ich hab auch zuvor noch nie Filmmaterial aus dieser Zeit gesehen, mit solch einer beeindruckenden Bildschärfe und so farbintensiv .... ganz großartig diese Restauration.

[@markusw484]

Absolut. Kann Euch nur beipflichten. Wisst ihr, ob es auch die uncolorierte Version gibt?

[@kipdon]

What he sayeeeeee!?!?!

[@Rusty_Gold85]

@@kipdon cut and paste into a german translator . you're on the internet yeh ? Got google search ?

[@ZoolGatekeeper]

Forget yr dream of a millennium dictorship of this planet. Concentrate on removing the shame of World War 2.. Or is it zwei in german.?

[@barneysievers2888]

I’ve always been struck by the sheer waste of war, life and property. Look at the utter destruction and imagine having nothing but your life and having to start over and you’re the lucky ones.. This was not that long ago and I’m thankful that films like this exist to tell the tale and show the true nature of war.

[@coyotedust]

Yes, and to think this had been going on for centuries and centuries. But the only difference with WW2 from all the other previous European wars was it was the first thoroughly mechanized war using industrial strength weapons unleashed upon entire countries with round the clock precision.

[@gigiquillian4776]

I was going to write a similar response but you take the words out of my mouth.

[@crosbonit]

There's another one coming that will be FAR worse. So don't get too retrospective.

[@bryanrocker5033]

@@coyotedust While this is very true, it did not stop the utter destruction of any territory the winning side owned. The weapons continue to evolve and get more lethal. We need to be reminded of how savage things can be so as we don't repeat the same.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

@@bryanrocker5033 The advent of photo & film has probably already done it's job for many - show them the horrors of war and they will think twice. Why were there so many wars in the last millennium? Because there was nothing to show afterwards. There were stories, but those were "just" stories. Photos and film are not just stories. They ARE history.

[@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo]

Watching this makes me grateful I wasn’t born yet and didn’t have to live through this. Like all wars, the non-combatants/everyday citizens suffer the greatest. Hats off to the archivist and to the restoration staff who made this film possible.

[@erhardpostinger1326]

Die Dankbarkeit wird dir vergehen, denn es wird wesentlich dicker kommen. Ich bin Ende 1940 geboren und habe noch einige sehr gut erhaltene Erinnerungen. Der Endkampf um Berlin war für uns Kinder eher ein Wochenendvergnügen, denn endlich hatte Mutti mal für uns Zeit im Luftschutzkeller. Vorher war das ja mehr ein "Rein und Raus", weil die Bomberflotten quasi im Tag- und Nacht-Schichtwechsel flogen. Trotzdem kein Vergleich mit dem jahrelangen Granaten-Terror im Donbas oder wochenlangen Bombardierungen Serbiens durch die NATO, bis denen "die Ziele ausgingen".

[@user-yw3mz1tu4l]

Такое ощущение как будто мир и люди понимают что натворили и что пережили. Кажется что уже нет злости и лютой ненависти. От неё просто устали,люди хотят жить,любить,рожать детей.

[@nikolaynazarov8901]

Ты че в сказки веришь??? это же Голливудом снималось! посмотри Нацистские сёмки!!! в 1941-1943 годах!!! там нет УСТАВШИХ ТАМ Звери на ОХОТЕ!!!

[@nikolaynazarov8901]

А Зверей ЗВЕРОБОЯМИ вытравлять надо!!!

[@stanislav3946]

Рожать следующих убийц

[@luisibanez3600]

La historia se repite en ucrania. La humanidad nunca aprende y posiblemente se vea una tercera guerra .por culpa del imperio ruso.

[@Lunalas4123]

Yes. I hope we can. I’m waiting for the Marines to come and arrest our politicians for Treason… ✌️🙏🇺🇸

[@Jesse-cx4si]

I thought I’d seen the best restored WWII footage the world had to offer until now. This is incredibly good restoration, to say the least. Thank you!

[@joakimquensel597]

I agree! I just watched the other "Nazi film" from this channel and it doesn't have the same realism as this one. I think it's because in these films they've slowed it down to correct speed and managed to somehow artificially increase the frames per second?

[@mal-avcisi9783]

why is the quality so bad ? its not 4k 60 fps.

[@joakimquensel597]

I think watching a film from the Nazi era in Germany in this quality is an even more frightening experience than watching a black and white film with fast jerky movement. Because you realise that the people who let these horrible thing happen were just normal people just like we are today. Important to remember in these times when history is starting to repeat itself.

[@songohan4051]

@@joakimquensel597 contradictory that somebody with a ucraine-heart-flag profile picture says that. i can give you a good advice, you are maybe as stupid as the people which tolarated those "horrible crimes"... im sure youre not as brutal as people who commit such crimes, but your profile picture in contrast to your comment shows a lot of stupidity and naivety. I can tell you because of my experience with the ukrainian people that come to my country, they think they are something better than all the other people and they think they deserve gifts for free just because they are ucrainians and are incredibly rude to the country, i dont know who made them so spoiled but they are exactly the same as their president. There were a lot of N*zis in ucraine fighting russians and you use a ucraine-heart as your profile picture and in your comment you are talking against crimes of N*zis and dont want them to be repeat... such a naive and unknowing person. If you dont want such crimes to happen again then it will be a good idea not to support a country like ucraine. Im not saying you have to support russia, but supporting ucraine is a very bad idea if you are against N*zis.

[@sabbracadabra8367]

Things are exactly the same today. People are still dumb as shit and easily manipulated. This will happen over and over again. It already did many times to some degree. Mankind is so shit, it will never be capable of anything good. Humans are just too dumb, and evolution won't help. Mankind will probably destroy itself with nukes or some damage to the ability to reproduce. Mankind is literally that stupid.. it will be the only living creatures to ever destroy itself. Everyone thinks they are so clever because they drive a car someone else made, but in reality, people are dumber than snails. Or worms. Or any creature that didn't poison its own food.

[@boxhawk5070]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for not ruining this amazing work with a giant watermark!

[@hpdj6620]

and background "music"

[@maxtoll8290]

Waaaaaa! 😭

[@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist]

@@hpdj6620 very glad to be spared backround music. However fine it may be , it's bound to be manipulative.

[@missbond7345]

Excellent footage and thanks for this wonderful work! What you hav done

[@oldvet7547]

I spent almost three years in the Army in Germany during the mid 70s. Looking at the level of destruction I can't imagine how they managed to rebuild it all. Amazing.

[@blueshirtman8875]

Helped by the west especially the Americans. They did better than the people in Poland after their glorious army destroyed 90% of this Warsaw.

[@colshythecomedian]

Literally as vivid as stepping off a time machine and having a walk in war torn Germany. Crystal clear film makes it appear like you are looking direct at someone in the war.

[@nakfan]

Yes. It is eerily present. A LOT more than 1 million should watch this film. Thank you so much for restoring this film and sharing it. BR, Per (Bornholm, Denmark)

[@travis5125]

I've never stepped out of a time machine, but I'll take your word for it.

[@TPath3]

That little girl in the first scene, once they emerge again humanity is saved... what we have now are already half ghosts - neither here, nor there, people in the twilight, especially the girls - soon to be devoured by the great one....

[@colshythecomedian]

Travis You don't have a time machine??

[@travis5125]

@@colshythecomedian No. I don't even have a DeLorean, much less a working flux capacitor.

[@djfearross4144]

It amazes me how little plastic you see back then, things were beautifully made from metal or wood. Maybe that's why old cars look so good.

[@SuperBotanica]

at that time there was a preliminary stage of today's plastic. Bakelite, a thermosetting plastic

[@Chevdriver]

and "complex" mass produced shapes where often cast in alloy/zinc...

[@teleguy5699]

Things in Germany are made more beautifully still today. They take pride in quality products.

[@walterloehrmann5213]

@@teleguy5699 not really, the selling point for most germans is a low price, quality is less important... unless it's about cars that is.

[@amidjer9365]

you can't build new york with only wood and metal you would need a lot of trees

[@dmac5x1]

This is fantastic footage ! I lived in Germany, near Kaiserslautern, from 1957-1961 as a military dependent and saw quite a few unrestored areas. I visited Berlin, including the eastern zone and East Berlin, in 1959. I saw the Russian war memorial we called the Garden of Remembrance in East Berlin. Unforgettable place! Please post more footage like this. AUSGEZEICHNET !

[@sidarocalan2733]

And where are you living now?

[@dmac5x1]

@@sidarocalan2733 New Jersey, USA

[@Flotter-Flo]

I'm from the Rhineland. We left a couple of things partially restored here after the war both to cut costs and to leave reminders, such as church steeples that weren't replaced but just had a cross put on top of the bombed-off part.

[@overallgreatidea6433]

what is the Garden of Remembrance called in German or a street intersection. I can't find it on google maps. thx

[@dmac5x1]

@@overallgreatidea6433, I’m not sure what its name is in German. It’s located in the old East Berlin sector and is a Russian War Memorial with thousands of Russian soldiers from WW II buried there. I doubt that it would have been replaced by something like a shopping center or apartments, at least I hope not. It’s a very large place! I could include some photos if you like.

[@bankovicalexandre7221]

top quality. Thank you for sharing your hard work and not mixing useless music with those scenes !

[@thing930]

Top restaurierte, einzigartige, historische Filmaufnahmen, 75 Jahre her und trotzdem so echt, als wenn es gestern erst aufgenommen wäre

[@avf5499]

Dies ist Restaurierung und Digitalisierung

[@checkcommentsfirst3335]

@@avf5499 Vielmehr: Digitalisierung als Teil der Restaurierung. Warum auch nicht?

[@mkiii1447]

When seeing the old gray and white videos, it is hard to imagine it in reality. This way, it is very real. It looks almost as if it was recorded only a decade ago or two. It gives you a whole other perspective.

[@mikethescienceguy]

I agree

[@saibrace8191]

Imagine if we could look back at films from 3 or 400 years ago - 1000, even. In 1000 years from now folks will be able to do just that. How cool will that be for them?

[@grandmalovesmebest]

@@saibrace8191 w the internet they will know everything about us. Just think your great great grandson will know you by your Facebook profile and the comments you wrote on twitter!

[@yehflbkjd2066]

Я из Кыргызстана. У моего отца два брата не вернулись с войны, пропали без вести. Младший был призван ещё в 1939 году, а старший - мобилизован в 1942. Нет вестей до сих пор. Самого отца призвали в 1944 году по достижению призывного возраста, служил в артиллерии. Вернулся из армии в 1950 году, много рассказывал про свою 6-летнюю службу в армии, как их в резерве готовили к войне, но на войну не вступили. Из за этого в военкомате его не признали как участника ВОВ, так как не был задействован в войне, а состоял в резерве. Но граждан, не призванных в те годы на войну (по возрасту, по болезни или по другим причинам), посчитали труженниками тыла и приравняли к участникам ВОВ. Какая-то непонятная логика. Мой отец лишь один раз поднял этот вопрос, сказав что даже людей младше него по возрасту приравняли к участникам ВОВ, но ему ответили что они в тылу были, а мой отец в это время в армии служил. Понимая бесполезность им объяснять, отец больше не поднимал этот вопрос. Умер в 2008 году, так и не узнав о судьбе своих братьев...

[@robertkukuczka9469]

Fantastic work, the coulours are so true and the movements so real. Good quality job you have done.

[@dwightcody2887]

This is a great example of "real history" that anyone (able to see) can interpret visually without a word.

[@outsidethepyramid]

that's brilliant, i'd never even considered that.

[@yasminesteinbauer8565]

It is still the cameraman's decision what and when to film and what not to film. This is already enough to distort facts or at least to create an influenced impression. Only a permanently installed 360-degree camera that runs 24 hours a day would be completely neutral. Such recordings can therefore only be small pieces of the puzzle that are put together to form a complete picture of history.

[@wopmf4345FxFDxdGaa20]

Well, manipulation by image is an old art. It is just done differently, by for example choosing what to capture on video and what to show and how to cut, who to present in the images.

[@xXKillaBGXx]

This video does not capture the massive rapes women and children had to endure by the Soviets and to the lesser degree, Americans.

[@xXKillaBGXx]

@@RideAcrossTheRiver It's well recorded. You can deny it all you want.

[@19ARSENAL100]

This is by far the best I have ever seen in restoration quality, virtually flawless.

[@lockervomhocker9795]

Super restauriert. Mega Qualität. Da können viele Handy einpacken. Danke!

[@McRocket]

The quality of the video is stunning. I am amazed. Thank you. ☮

[@ArchieMedesx]

Spontan fällt mir da nur eines ein. Danke an die vielen Menschen die Deutschland wieder aufgebaut haben. Meinen größten Respekt an Euch. Ohne Euch wäre Unser Land nicht so schön wie es heute ist.

[@sascharosinski1309]

Sie haben Recht. Ich würde allerdings die Verachtung für einige sogenannte Eliten anschließen wollen, die unser Land seit vielen Jahren nur noch als Selbstbedienungsladen verstehen und einfach alles mit diesem Land geschehen lassen und sich in keinster Weise seiner Probleme annehmen, so wie es ihre Pflicht wäre als Regierung!

[@E266PD]

Это делалось на американские деньги, а Америка грабила весь мир, заработала на войне.

[@divicoyumikon5652]

Wenn ich mir dies so ansehe wäre ich für die Nationalhymne der ehemaligen DDR: Auferstanden aus Ruinen ......... An der Schinkel-Wache würde ich ein Ehren-Wache der Trümmer-Frauen aufziehen lassen in Kleidern aus Uniform-Stoffen der Wehrmacht. Nicht einmal was es mit dem 23. Mai auf sich hat, wissen heute die meisten Deutschen. "Am deutschen Wesen soll die Welt zweifeln"!

[@S5Dic09]

Jetzt Mutti hat dich betrogen

[@ericbast5757]

War

[@dr.frasiercrane5504]

Whenever we think COVID-19 has disrupted our lives we should watch this. It’s beyond comprehension.

[@bluemarshall6180]

But you can't see Covid19.

[@richa1147]

@@bluemarshall6180 you can see its effects! emptier places, people walking as far away from each other as possible, masks, spaced out queues, mass media propaganda and censorship...........ooh how did that last one get there lol

[@MrPGC137]

People ought to read up on the 1917-1918 influenza to find out what a REAL pandemic is. Next to that, Covid-19 is strictly penny-ante by comparison...

[@boc4089]

whats Covid-19?

[@dunkel-zombi_fiziert-heit]

@Gracchus Babeuf learn your history: all wanted that war to get germany and russia to kill each other. was british intention, clearly. they supported BOTH sides and assured that germany would loose. you talk shitt - no wonder, brainwashed.

[@AnnesleyPlaceDub70]

Unbelievable restoration, it's like being actually there. Hats-off to you and your work. 👏🏻

[@blueshirtman8875]

They had no choice, all the slaves they used from other countries were now free.

[@paulthomasmiller1842]

Amazing footage. Thanks for sharing.

[@brutusbarnabus8098]

This is incredible. It looks like it was filmed only recently. Fantastic!

[@FikAb]

half of Middle East and Central Asia looks like that right now

[@jacovanlith5082]

The big difference is that Germany did stop fighting in 1945. With the help of the Marshall Plan Germany became a wealthy country. The Wirtschafts Wunder and export of top quality German made products. Leica, Rollei, VW, Miele, Aspirine, Mercedes, Märklin, Audi etc, etc. And trains arrived in time. @@FikAb

[@FikAb]

@@jacovanlith5082 Germany was divided between two powers and both of them invested in their respective economies ( BRD and DDR). Soviets wanted to show that their way is better than capitalist one and West wanted to show otherwise. Germany is still home to the most US military based in Europe and US pays Germans for that. Nothing similar happens in ME and CA, especially in contrast to what happens now in Afghanistan

[@michaellaschewski9896]

@@jacovanlith5082 Der Marshall Plan war keine Wirtschaftshilfe, sondern hochverzinsliche Kredite, die von den Deutschen mit jedem Dollar zurückgezahlt wurden. Nach heutigen Experten hat der Marshall-Plan keine messbare eine Auswirkung auf das deutsche "Wirtschaftswunder" gehabt. Der Marshall-Plan wurde übrigens auch den Ost-Blockländern angeboten, was Stalin natürlich ablehnte. Das "Wirtschaftswunder" haben die Deutschen aus eigener Kraft bewirkt. Die USA waren nicht daran interessiert, einen Konkurrenten heranzuzüchten. Wohl aber zufriedene Menschen mit einer Minimal-Versorgung an US-Nahrungsmittelüberschüssen. Denn soziale Notlagen hätten dem Kommunismus noch mehr Bürger zugetrieben. Und zwar freiwillig.

[@LOVECATO1]

I am impressed how “ clean “ these people look considering the surrounding destruction.

[@gat569]

It's amazing how little extra clutter there was on the streets (besides the brick/stone rubble and timbers). Then I realized there's no plastic blowing everywhere.

[@theherrdark4834]

@@gat569 They were salvaging every brick they could to rebuild, they literally had people whose job was to chip off the mortar so they can be used. Sadly the Cold War will start just 2 years later and last 43 years with Berlin inside East Germany and divided into two with one road in from West Germany. Then 3 years later the Soviet Union tried to starve and freeze West Berlin into submission and Operation Vittles started and lasted 15 months.

[@tekinsal8396]

Yes, they look clean and also happy. How else could they look "liberated" rather than "devastated" considering the surrounding destruction?

[@jmwicked]

@@tekinsal8396 , probably because they do not have to fear a brutal death anymore

[@andreas7933]

Maybe they were just happy that this devastating war was over?

[@repinsevets8765]

Excellently pieced together and superbly done, a truely outstanding glimpse back in time which is both mesmerising yet haunting to watch . Absolutely superb !

[@dwild2903]

Diese Aufnahmen sind wichtiger den je. Auf das wir nie vergessen und stets alles geben das so etwas nie wieder passiert. Danke für diese Restauration.👏💪👍👍✌️✌️✌️

[@thehydrarelax]

Не переживай, это повторится еще в будущем

[@g.g.202]

Sie sind schon wieder am Werk! Ein Teil der deutschen Regierung, wie Strak Zimmermann, Baerbock, Hofreiter sind ganz fanatisch drauf- all das hatten wir schon unter der Führung eines Österreicher 🤮

[@Nonowness]

I live in Berlin, so this most interesting to watsh. My parents grew up during war. They did not talk much about it, they carried the shame afterwards. My father talked about cold rooms and nothing to eat. My grandmother never threw food away even when it was full of mold we had to eat it. I guess who has experienced war knows to honnor food and basic things.

[@denisescutt1865]

No they wouldn’t talk about it the shame. What about the poor Jewish people and those little children

[@Cat-Washing-ton]

@@denisescutt1865 It's impossible to try to compare pain and suffering. I have known many WW2 survivors: German, Polish, Romanian, Slovaks - many of them Jewish. None of them liked talking about the war... everyone has lost some if not all families to many circumstances. The trauma of horrors of war scars everyone in deep ways - shame, grief, injustice, loss of humanity and dignity...

[@revisit8480]

@@denisescutt1865 Jewish children went to school all the way up until 1942 and some even above that. Just stfu, you prat.

[@demurone]

@@denisescutt1865 jeez how impious could one be? Thank god we are not in war like conditions so why do you start assuming for them..

[@mariuszwodzicki3714]

@@Cat-Washing-ton My maternal grandfather was murdered in Auschwitz when my mother was 8 years old. My mother’s whole life, up to her death, was shaped by that loss and trauma. From the earliest days of my childhood I remember being surrounded by books on concentration camps, German occupation of Poland, struggle against the Germans. I and my sister were literally growing in the shadow of concentration camps even though we were both born more than 10 years after the war had ended. Until 1970 there were may war time ruins in Warsaw, several in close proximity to the house we lived in. My paternal grandfather survived the war by the scantest luck possible. Most of his older friends were murdered either as part of German “project” ABC that aimed to annihilate government, intellectual, cultural, and academic elites of pre-war Poland, or as hostages shot 50 or 100 per each German killed by the Polish Underground Army.

[@jeremylobos8636]

The sheer devastation evident in these recordings; both physical and emotional is a somber reminder of the toll of war.

[@gitanoespana7694]

Let's not forget how it started.

[@TheChrisey]

Especially considering the fact that this wasn't the end... Shortly after, the cold war era and democratic/communist separation of Germany were to take its toll too

[@redsox7897]

Let's not forget WW2 was "only" 6 years. Afghans had to endure it for 20 years.

[@marcellus1530]

@@gitanoespana7694 Churchill started and Americans helpt to drive the Germans crazy

[@bw6524]

@@marcellus1530 Churchill wasn't in power when the war started. How exactly did he start the war?

[@ashersharif6264]

HD digitization looks like we are physically there in 1945...amazing

[@shawmitchoudhary6480]

Unbelievable! The calm after the storm. Great quality, thank you.

[@marksudlow5083]

Anyone complaining about staying in for a few months should watch this.... my dad did his national service in Germany in the 50's, he said the German people were lovely to him....

[@ludomirsteinbruck9376]

Or talking about a "corona crisis", the only crisis ocurrs due to the shutdowns of the economy, because existences are at risk!

[@brynleytalbot778]

It's worthwhile to consider that from an economically devastated Germany a charismatic leader rose to unite the people bringing prosperity back to the nation. His main focus was to never allow the banks to dominate as they were instrumental in the collapse. We appear to be there again with the banks causing economic ruin. His name? Hitler. We should watch carefully for another leader with the same charisma, or multiple ones. History has an awful way of being repeated.

[@MadeInGermany81]

Why is the quality of this late 40s video better than most of the 2000s KZbin-Videos?

[@kollywoodkingss5304]

Film camera vs mobile phones

[@uiiitoll5503]

Film doesnt have a specific Resolution or depth. Imagine it as a picture, but the better your scanner the better your digital result. But early digital cameras werent that great and your not really able to enhance them afterwards.

[@ivry4846]

Because !

[@RememberNineEleven]

16mm Kodachrome - a fantastic dye based colour film and shot by a competent cine camera man.

[@brynleytalbot778]

RememberNineEleven Ah, when experience mattered, not fancy algorithms and digital filters to make everyone think they're Spielberg.

[@gnarmarmilla]

This is amazing, a precious bit of history that all people should cherish. May God bless you with divine grace, thank you very much.

[@nadjaterbutt-baum7231]

Wow …👌👏💯 … Thank you 🙏 for giving the opportunity to see again pictures and videos about the painful disaster when the awful, horrible nightmare the 2nd World-war ended in 1945, in such an amazing quality, which makes it feel to me like it was yesterday …. 🙏 … It should be seen at all schools, that the younger generations just have the possibility to get a feeling and better understanding for this brutal, awful 😢 and sad time of history …

[@OneofInfinity.]

Amazing quality, a child smiling always warms my heart even in those circumstances.

[@DDDD-pv7fw]

Would love to know how that child's life was? Or still is !

[@Jasona1976]

Excellent restoration. Looks like it was shot yesterday.

[@kipdon]

Almost too good tho.... Seriously

[@gerrycollins2335]

@@kipdon Oh no, not the fake news lie again.

[@PlaneEasy]

The way things are going, it could be yesterday real soon.

[@AtlantaTerry]

I wonder if it was 16mm Kodachrome. Or it might have been 35mm Ektachrome. Either of those kinds of films would return that kind of quality. The camera's pans were very smooth and even which tells me that the tripod had a fluid head so most likely the camera and lens were also professional quality. Of course they would be professional in quality since these scenes were filmed by George Stevens who was an award-winning cameraman and director of feature films. www.imdb.com/name/nm0828419/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Terry Thomas Cinematographer Atlanta, Georgia USA

[@BoobsAdmin]

You can look now at the clean streets again, bro. 🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻

[@God-dt7om]

Incredible stuff. Thank you for sharing.

[@captainamerica6182]

Absolutely Stunning. I feel like I have just been taken back in time, so life like and the audio is superb. Thank you so much for the time and patience you have taken to make this possible to the rest of this world. We need to be able to look back on these times and understand that even in the future, we are only one mistake away from plunging the world into chaos once again.

[@LivingTheDream345]

The audio is fake. It's added after the fact to make it feel more "real"

[@nathanrieben2925]

Kind of like old times eh Capt?

[@captainamerica6182]

@@nathanrieben2925 Like a Lucid Dream Nathan.

[@BaronvonMoorland]

This is breathtaking and makes it all the more real to see. Thank you so much.

[@hectichazerdus]

amazing to see this. thanks man. 10:44 that guy looks like the actor Adrien Brody from the pianist

[@lucioagelvis2134]

@@hectichazerdus a doppelganger for Adrien Brody

[@roddy6924]

Unbelievable quality. I've seen endless ww2 footage, and this is the highest quality. Ive never seen anything quite like it. wow.

[@abitofaviation]

Absolutely stunning. Like it was filmed yesterday! And the sound!

[@classclown4527]

I can’t help but feel for the average German who lost everything

[@larrydirtybird]

For those of you who are not classic Hollywood movie fans, George Stevens, shown and named in this video, won Oscars for Best Director in the 1950s- for A Place in the Sun, and for Giant, both starring Elizabeth Taylor.

[@Smart_Robot_01]

Thank you for sharing this information, I had no idea who he was.

[@Ikhwanseniorteacher]

Thank you.

[@HAMILTONPROVIDEO]

Don't forget "Shane".

[@theloniuspunk383]

wow thanks as a not a fan of hollywood that was very valuable information

[@TaichoCyclist]

Be it war or peace, life has to go on for everyone. 2:17 - the little girl's smile just melted my heart.

[@void1968able]

Yes, like a flower emerging out of the dust, garbage and destruction.

[@ofairnsea5968]

Yes she was very cute

[@jrt818]

Met one of those little girls a few years back. An old woman now who survived the bombing of Phorzheim. Her and her mother went to farms on the edge of the Black Forest to find some food. Father was an anti-nazi told to shut up and be quiet by friends and neighbors.

[@mampe8898]

Pure german ✋

[@hjorthusa]

The quality is amazing. My dad was a photographer during WW2 in the OSS and I still have some of his 16mm film.

[@DDDD-pv7fw]

Wow thats amazing !

[@andyplus1352]

The is a high quality videos of a war that took places several decade ago. Thanks for sharing.

[@charmoka]

Absolutely stunning-- I got chills watching some of these clips. I almost felt like I could recognize some of the faces. These people had been through such horrible times- good to see a few smiles here and there- relieved, I'm sure, even though there was plenty of tension around still. Watching this is a deeply moving experience.

[@nisay6148]

@@user-lr9ux8wl7i ??????

[@FinTube100]

@@user-lr9ux8wl7i Nah not really, you have no clue who these people are and the fact that you want them to suffer tells me that in different life you could very well be a guard in one of those concentration camps killing people who you know nothing about.

[@somechannel2461]

@@user-lr9ux8wl7i I think u man don’t get what fascism, nazism is and why our grandparents fought against them and why war started. 1) It’s not ‘guilt’ of German people it’s guilt of capitalists that supported Nazis and fascists in range of countries such as japan, Italy, Finland, Germany, Spain etc. 2) Fascism is open terroristic dictatorship of finance capital. - when dictatorship and suppression of people becomes opened by terroristic methods. For example in Russia fascists were white movement and people such as Kolchak. Nazism is fascism+race theory/radical racism. This all termins about shape but not about essence. Essence of both fascism and nazism is imperialism as finial stage of capitalism. 3) war started couse of resources, profits, sell markets and money that was divided by means of war/ battle conflict and that was started by monopolies - their interests has started both ww1 and ww2 3) Idk how urs grandparents but my fought in war and they fought not against German people (that are our cultural, ethnical long term relatives - even language ) but against nazism and couse of this there no slaughtering of German people after war If u wanna revenge - comon become same as Nazis, fascists, imperialists , couse this is what all about. If u wana to have right to critique u need to show it by yourself at first that u are not same as them and that u have better ideology

[@Section5_CdnIntelService]

@@somechannel2461 Stalin was just as bad as Hitler. Two devils. Butchered millions of innocent people.

[@bnap3221]

@@user-lr9ux8wl7i reported for racist hate speech

[@ViralKiller]

Makes it even creepier as it looks so modern and close to reality....

[@1cmman]

My thought exactly. Almost as if it´s right now.

[@kathycaldwell7126]

Indeed.

[@fernandoreynaaguilar1438]

@Randy Lahey18 Exactly

[@echt114]

People are a bit brainwashed by the difference between color and black and white. B&W looks so different that it seems like it's further back than it is. But everything was just as colorful then as it is now.

[@DrJeffDrJeff]

@Randy Lahey18 It is still within living memory.

[@dave69uk]

Amazing job converting the old footage to colour - looking at the faces makes me wish I could find out what happened to them and how their lives turned out.

[@martinhughes2549]

It was shot by George Stevens in 1944/45 on 16mm Kodachrome Color reversal film.

[@Chelogvinio]

Золото! Низкий поклон вам за реставрацию. Тишина разрушенного города после войны - необыкновенная и воодушевляющая. Всё закончилось, жизнь вылезает из руин и протирает глаза, потому что настало её время. Никто не торопится, все улыбаются. Неописуемый момент на самом деле. Хорошо, что есть такая кинохроника, которая делает слова лишними. Спасибо

[@tommyfred6180]

it was a moment of beautiful peace just before the politicians pushed us all into a new world of hate and miss trust.

[@negativecharisma7583]

Imagine this being your life. The city you grew up in, that you knew intimately, reduced to rubble. On top of that the regime you lived under has completely crumbled. I couldn't imagine how I would feel if that happened here. It would be as if reality itself was crumbling apart along with the city.

[@nensiivanova2529]

@E. G. чо ты мелешь?)) в твоём воображении и на твоём глобусе полный ... .а у нас всё прекрасно...

[@zigmask4931]

@@nensiivanova2529 Дурак он,не обращайте внимания....

[@cain7351]

@@nensiivanova2529 лаптелапый что ты врешь?все прекрасно у них))

[@peterflanagan7083]

In 1961 when I was four years old I lived with my British military family in Rhineland. I sat with our delightful landlord, Herr Klien, watching footage like this on his television. He served in a German tank regiment in WWII. It's a constant reminder of how most people are good, but circumstances put them in impossible positions, often with aweful consequences. A lovely man!

[@BidenTrumpRthesame]

@Fullmile - bullshit

[@barbararice6650]

Out of choice or were you forced to live with your British family 👈😕

[@peterflanagan7083]

@@barbararice6650 I was four, by necessity and it was amazing!

[@user-ny9ch1jz6z]

Ага хорошие солдаты, 28 миллионов наших людей уничтожили, сожгли, замучили, эти хорошие солдаты!!! Гореть всем в аду.

[@user-qe1uj7tl6w]

Встретился бы этот очаровательный гитлеровский танкист герр(!) Клинн с твоим военным папой лет так 20 назад...Раздавил бы траками и не дрогнул бы! Ты бы не родился. Миллионы уже не родятся после действий этих милейших из прекрасных немецких людей!.. Европейцы, вы все такие ненормальные? Европейцы, начинайте в конце концов думать! Иначе все страшное вернется!

[@garysmith789]

We had a neighbor that was a young girl in Germany during and after the war. She never talked about her war experience just like a lot of people

[@henkiejong1136]

Amazing work , well done.

[@Altenholz]

It's amazing how different the shots look in color. The temporal distance is immediately gone!

[@wildlifebybrianhoule]

How I missed this video is beyond me - what an incredible reminder that we don't have it so bad these days! I used to transfer film for clients and this restoration is simply amazing. Absolutely stunning detail and really hits home the impact of WWII.

[@Kruppt808]

You don't know what you are talking about, many parts of Europe were devastated by the war, so many returning troops maimed and injured, the winters right after we're some of the worst in history and millions suffered. You don't know how lucky you are to heavy it so easy, shelter, running water, electricity, heat, clothing, transportation. Usa had to pu m p billions( in today's money) into Europe to get them back on their feet in the Marshall Plan.

[@hansolehansen7166]

@@Kruppt808 The the Marshall Plan was Big business for the USA. Nothing for free.

[@FreshLyte]

@@Kruppt808 You don't know what you're talking about either. Talk about seeing history through American tinted lenses. Oh and the Marshall Plan wasn't about getting Europe "back on its feet". Try reading more than one source. You think the U.S. did this out of kindness? charity? L oh L.

[@colby25]

@@hansolehansen7166 Well they did help win the war and were the only still fully industrialised country/economy left standing that could help rebuild europe. In the end, a total of $13.6 billion (equivalent to $88 billion in 1997 money) was appropriated to the plan. The Marshall Plan was a success. By 1950, the participating countries had returned to, or exceeded, their prewar production levels. For the United States, the Marshall Plan provided markets for American goods, created reliable trading partners, and supported the development of stable democratic governments in Western Europe. Congress's approval of the Marshall Plan signaled an extension of the bipartisanship of World War II into the postwar years.

[@jerryg7929]

Am I just nostalgic but did the air just seem cleaner even after WWII?

[@gerthoffmann5436]

Nachdem der Rauch weggezogen war, war dort die Luft sicherlich sauberer als Heute.

[@Collateralcoffee]

Unbelievably good. Thank you!!

[@nigeh5326]

This footage was shown in a documentary over 20 years ago on the BBC. It’s amazing that the footage was found after George Stephens death and is now being shown

[@pdofficial3137]

I have seen a documentary of British prisoners after Gallipoli battle.... Were sexual abused by turkish....

[@rockstarofredondo]

Antonio Bandini Utterly shocking!

[@gustavozegarra9838]

rockstarofredondo BJ

[@ivry4846]

Please use a word other than "footage" which is one of the great examples of cretinism in the English language...

[@MobiusMinded]

@@ivry4846 it’s a term used in the film industry in Hollywood, so deal with it.

[@williambryant6654]

I've seen this film many times,but not like this!Excellent restoration!

[@Danielhitz]

Incredible ! Thank you

[@inter-linked]

Incredible work. This footage brings it to life.

[@ellebelle8515]

Once you have survived the hell of war, you will either never get past it, or you will live most gratefully just to have your daily basic needs met within the peace and safety of your home.

[@kirra9152]

Some however....become addicted to war....unfortunately.

[@robertorolfo]

A war that they were responsible for...

[@SnuSnu91]

Wundervolle Altstädte und historische Bauten einfach buchstäblich pulverisiert... Was gäbe ich dafür deutsche Städte in ihrer ursprünglichen Pracht und Architektur zu sehen...

[@manjelos]

Ja, war alles schön und dann kam irgendwann mal die NSDAP mit gescheiterten Maler an der Spitze...

[@maxmoritz5065]

@@manjelos Also hat die NSDAP die Städte zerbombt und nict die Amerikaner in ihrem imperialistischen wahn ?

[@robinvonlossow]

@@maxmoritz5065 Wer hat denn angefangen, Städte zu zerbomben, Länder anzugreifen, Menschen zu ermorden...?

[@SnuSnu91]

@@maxmoritz5065 Hitler hat für den Aufstieg der NSDAP gesorgt, ist Diktator geworden und hat unsagbar grausame Entscheidungen getroffen, die letztlich zum Zerbomben dieser einst schönen Städte führte, ja.

[@user-fz5wx6bw3t]

@@SnuSnu91 ja, die Amerikaner und die Briten sind nicht schuldig, dass es einfacher ist, Zivilisten zu bombardieren

[@brianedgar3413]

The girl facing the opposite direction in the line at 2:25 is driving me crazy. It was such a weird way to handle a bucket!!!

[@James_RC]

My mum's uncle Patrick is buried there in Germany; a veteran of the Normandy campaign where he was badly wounded he was killed in action in April 1945 aged 22. I have visited his grave. Today is St. Patrick's Day and I remember you Paddy

[@claudiusbohemorum6530]

F.U.

[@jameslong9921]

Thats really poignant.

[@crowbird213]

@@claudiusbohemorum6530 Right or wrong, people do what they're told. Save your prickly self righteousness.

[@apexmobiledetailingceramic5519]

Absolutely amazing footage. So glad I stumbled upon this channel. Color really gives a great sense of the devastation along with attempts at humanity in a crazy situation. There is just such a sense of disbelief among everyone. Everyone is on edge, but understanding at this point.

[@Washoewillie]

I spent 3 years in a U.S. Infantry Battalion in Berlin. I left Berlin a few years before the Wall fell. It was interesting go see how shot up some landmarks were before they were restored to the condition that I saw them in. In East Berlin, there where still buildings that bore the scars from bullets and artillery, and there were still some bombed out shells of buildings.

[@theautodidacticman_]

Chances are that everyone you see in this video are all dead now. That’s a lot of lives and memories just gone, and hopefully they’re all resting in peace now. This is by far the best restoration footage I’ve ever seen for that time period, and I’m thankful for you sharing it with us.

[@robotsonmars1989]

Yep most of the the older ones for sure even 20 year olds would have to be touching 100. However there was a good few kids in it and theyed be in their late 70s so could still be around. My oldest brother was born in 1943 and only passed a couple of years ago. I'm the youngest of 10 kids. My dad was a navigator in Lancaster Bombers during the war...

[@Relay300]

Great upload! This is the best end-of-the-war footage I’ve seen. Well done George Stevens.

[@SuperYrch]

Both my grandmother and great aunt who were Germans, married American soldiers after the war. They both then came to America with their new husbands and that is why I am American and not German. I've spent over 7 years living in Germany and got to know lots of my German relatives. I loved Germany, a small piece of me wishes my grandmother and aunt would have stayed there.

[@ianlarman3641]

My mum married an American, took her back to America and he beat her up. My nan had to pay to get her home to the UK. I had a sister from that marriage but she died. Makes me sad every time I think of this.

[@Declan-pg8cg]

@@ianlarman3641 Really sorry to hear that. I hope you and your mum had better luck after that. Domestic violence was a common thing years ago too here in Ireland. Use it to make yourself stronger, rather than the sad and damaged kind of person who does that shit. Keep well and take care.

[@ianlarman3641]

@@Declan-pg8cg Hi Declan, thanks for the reply, Sadly mum died shortly after my sister died. Think it was all the stress.

[@SuperYrch]

@@ianlarman3641 Sorry to hear that.

[@senckes4927]

you saw the american soldiers watching the german women on the beach in the end? you can see n their smiles what they were talking about 😄. there were lots of lonely women at that time in germany.

[@jayodon67]

Absolutely amazing footage! Hats off to the people that restored this film. Thank you for sharing this with the world.

[@carsamba0055]

just imagine that.. you just survived such a horrible war, and a random guy, somewhere in the middle of this mess, films you with a camera. and so many years later, a totally random guy sees you.

[@Jasmic0137]

Imagine seeing yourself as a kid :O

[@workplacewarriordoctorpepp203]

way to go george !! way to go chronos-media history.! thank you for all your time ,effort and concentration for detail. most of the time we just get the old footage showing cities being blown away. nice to see the human side. your time and effort is giving the world a perspective they would never have had.

[@socalsocal88]

It's just like being there. Thanks for sharing with the world.

[@glenn9229]

compelling footage. What a superb restoration, thank you for posting it for all to see

[@henryellis1358]

I found this very interesting, my elder brother James was stationed in Hamburg in 1945, he is now 96 yrs and going strong, he said he felt so sorry for the children, he would share as much of his rations with them as he could spare.

[@ignae]

When you see this in color it makes you relate more with people, for a moment you feel you know them and a bit of their mindset. Few ww2 videos portray this humanity.

[@JaimeMesChiens]

You do realise that most-of the Germans in this video were Nazis or Nazi sympathisers These are no heroes. They’re racist losers.

[@ignae]

@@JaimeMesChiens people get brainwashed easiliy, years of propaganda against jews made germans hate them when before they coexisted peacefully. They were sold an idea of patriotism so intense they felt superior to others. They are at fault no doubt, sadly this happens in every country, Japan/China, India/Pakistán, Irán/Israel, america/test of the world. Every single country has someone to hate, I guess its part of our nature

[@djangorheinhardt]

@@ignae Very well said ,especially with reference to the plight of the Palestinians under the yoke of Israel.

[@QuantreXx]

@@JaimeMesChiens WTF, so many Shit in a few words.

[@krasky]

@@JaimeMesChiens man you have some history to learn. The “Third Reich” was a dictatorship, that means no free elections, like in North Korea where they get 110% in the vote.

[@johnmcdonald489]

The war is often romanticised by film makers. These clips show the shock, relief, terror and hardships that these poor people experienced.

[@shortribslongbow5312]

Very nice restoration but so sad seeing the devastation. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelhess5862]

I don't mean to be a downer but these old videos always make me reflect on my own mortality. It's so strange to think that despite how clear and lively people look in this film, they have all passed away by now. Definitely motivates me to value my time here on Earth!

[@tuneman7688]

Not all; many yes. The children and 20 something year olds in this video may be anywhere in their mid 70's to 90+ years of age. There may be the rare 30 something year old that is at or pushing over 100. There are still WW2 veterans present at the museum in New Orleans that you can actually meet.

[@ludomirsteinbruck9376]

Of course, everyone is facing death. It is a certainty

[@leoderosia9279]

Outstanding vid...RIP to all the great men who did not come back 75 years ago

[@antigubernare]

Maybe if none of them made it back people wouldn't be so quick to repeat history.

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@antigubernare If none of them made it back you'd be speaking German..... if you were even born.

[@antigubernare]

@@notsosilentmajority1 is your ignorance blissful? History is a lie agreed upon.

[@nuutine]

@@notsosilentmajority1 german is good language tho 👌

[@notsosilentmajority1]

@@nuutine Ja, so ist es.

[@fuzzfacelogic789]

What beautiful historical footage this is.

[@MrTaylorTexas]

Really nice footage. Strange audio. It's kind of bewildering to have been to Munich recently as a tourist and then to see this devastation from the war. The Hofbrauhaus at 7:33.

[@1956soulmate]

A people beaten after enduring a long war and they still know how to dress better than we do today. Great quality btw.

[@AlainZekiCabanis]

H HA HA

[@philosopher1a]

YUP

[@jakeamberson3239]

People had dignity back then. No more. Just listen to today’s music.

[@1956soulmate]

@@jakeamberson3239 Oh please don't get me started on today's "music". I don't even call it music. Noise is more like it. And include today's movies in that too.

[@user-ui6ef5ei7t]

IT amazes me that people are still smillinh for the mess and rubble they are in

[@urgdaddy]

George Stevens,...you are a man to be admired and remembered for bringing 'clarity' to these previously blurred faces. Thank You.

[@iroll]

And a little extra blur around the 1:00 mark, because of the way the algorithms work.

[@starmersbarber]

Amazing quality. It's heart-breaking to see these scenes so clearly. The German people have such a resilience about them even though they must have felt humiliated.

[@georgehetty7857]

Insolence?