The Nazi German concentration and death camp at Gusen, Austria (a subcamp of Mauthausen) after its liberation by the U.S. Army during World War II. Horse carts loaded with corpses lined at the camp. Clothes lump of died prisoners. German civilians dig mass graves for the victims of this camp. Two men of German SS troopers pull carts loaded with dead bodies. Elevated wide view panning over the barracks and other buildings of the Gusen concentration camp.
Clip opens with very brief image of buildings at Mauthausen concentration camp during World War 2. Next, scene changes to Lambach, Austria, on the banks of the River Traun, on a large open field in which German prisoners of war (POW) are seen camping and cooking food over open fires. They are German soldiers captured in the Austrian Alps by U.S. Army infantry soldiers of the 80th Division, 3rd U.S. Army, at the time the unconditional surrender was signed. The weather is warm and many are lightly dressed. Some men are lined up behind a truck carrying a tank of fresh water. A section of the camp has been cleared as a football (Soccer) pitch and men appear to be trying to organize a game. Scene shifts to a far end of the encampment, bounded by many trees. Everyone at the camp seems occupied in adjusting their tents and other matters related to their shelters. More views of men at the football pitch. Closeup of a man with stove and cooking gear under an unusual shelter. Closeup of a man eating soup as a group of young soldiers stand behind him. Closeup of three very young German soldiers, two of who are wearing German uniform caps. Closeup of an older man smoking a pipe. Another young man wearing a German soldier's cap.
A Nazi concentration and death camp in Mauthausen, Austria after liberation during World War II. Some German guards of the Mauthausen concentration camp on their knees as several inmates watch. Survivor women prisoners at the female section of the concentration camps. Emaciated and starved women at the camp, sitting on ground. A young liberated inmate helps another with a knitting project. One of them still wears their striped prisoner uniform. A girl smiles after liberation.
A Nazi concentration and death camp in Mauthausen, Austria after liberation during World War II. Dead bodies of victims by Nazi German guards loaded on horse carts. A man examines a prisoner's dead body. Ovens used for cremation of dead prisoners. Men load corpses on the horse carts. Survivor inmates talk in a group. Elevated view of camp barracks buildings and of mass graves dug, with lines of dead bodies being readied for burial. A young woman liberated from the camp. A nurse examines a female inmate lying on the ground.
End of World War II in Europe. American Army troops make camp in hills overlooking Austrian town of Gramastetten. Several U.S. tanks are parked along a ridge. Soldiers clean out the tanks. Several U.S. soldiers pose as they look out at the town. Gramastetten Church (Pfarrkirche Gramastetten, Marktstraße 1, 4201 Gramastetten, Austria) is seen with smoke and buildings on fire in foreground, in market area near the church. The church view is obscured by smoke from the market area fire that drifts in front of the church.
End of World War II in Europe. German prisoners of war are held under guard at the base of the Trinity Column in the Town Square of Linz, Austria. American M4 Sherman tanks loaded with U.S. Army soldiers cross the "Niebelungen" Bridge as they enter the town.
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