William A. Jacobsen was a War Crimes Judge with the Department of State in Germany from 1946 to 1952.
Bombed and vacant buildings. Lots of rubble with barely any civilians on the streets. Train station platform with mother and daughter. Views from moving train of train depot and countryside. City square with trolley and crowds, possibly in Spring. Men with pushcarts and bicycle carts, horse carriages. People are well dressed. (3:08) Field with derelict planes with swastika insignia. Young boy and girl walk around the ruined aircraft. Ruined bridges. Views from a moving car of the countryside and mountains. Mother with young boy and girl waving and walking towards the camera, they go in a building. (5:38) Boy and girl on a different day in a yard with an empty and overgrown pool. Trolley car filled with passengers. (6:45) Large clock tower and building. (7:53) City square with crowds and streetcar. Military jeep. Several people carry luggage. Some rubble. (10:04) Building façade held up with scaffolding. Other buildings are partially damaged. (11:09) Film ends.
Postwar Munich