Leisure Time for the G.I. in 1945 (in color and HD)

Here you see footage of the American forces in their leisure time. The footage dates from 1945 after the German surrender and the invasion of the Allied forces in Germany. GIs when taking a bath in a lake, fishing, getting Christmas presents from their families, writing letters, spending free time together in the camps, attending an improvised performance of German Woman dancing for the GIs, etc. Do you know what exactly we see in this video? Do you recognize persons or locations? Write us your knowledge in the comments, describe the pictures by adding the timecode. Find more impressive videos in our playlist “Spirit of Liberation“: Subscribe to chronoshistory: Footage in original color and HD before restoring for the documentary “Spirit of Liberation“ (Kronos Media, 2016) Watch here the new restored pictures in our film trailer:
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