Universal Newsreel, 11 October 1945
A Universal Newsreel release of 11 October 1945, held by the US National Archives.
Newsreels were how most people saw the news before television, screened between features in cinemas. The autumn 1945 releases document the first postwar months: occupation, demobilisation, shortages and the political arguments that would shape the reconstruction of western Europe over the following decade. Read the full story in our article on Rebuilding Europe: The Economic Impact of the Marshall Plan After World War II.
Public domain — source (US National Archives (via YouTube)). Free to reuse under the stated licence.
