Deportation of German POW's (SFP 186)

Sep 30, 2026

Footage shot in Upper-Austria, Linz and Ebelsberg.

0:30 Military Caserne of Ebelsberg
1:02 Danube through Linz

Text Wikipedia:
"Following the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht, which went into effect on 8 May 1945, some Wehrmacht units remained active, either independently (e.g. in Norway), or under Allied command as police forces. By the end of August 1945, these units were dissolved.

On September 20, 1945, with proclamation 2 of the Allied Control Council, 'all German armed forces on land, on sea and in the air, the SS, SA, SD and Gestapo, with all their organizations, staffs and institution, including the general staff, the officer corps, the reserve corps, the military schools, veterans organizations, ... are to be fully and finally disbanded in accordance with the methods and procedures as defined by the Allied representatives.' After September 20 the allies began officially dismantling the various commands.

By the time the war in Europe ended in May 1945, the Wehrmacht had lost approximately 11,300,000 men."