The appointment of Prince Charles, Count of Flanders as the Regent of Belgium after the liberation of Belgium from German occupation. View of the House of Representatives in Brussels (Place de la Nation 1, 1008 Bruxelles, Belgium). Representatives take their seats inside. Prince Charles, Count of Flanders takes an oath as he is named the Regent of Belgium during the imprisonment of his brother, King Leopold III, in Germany. Prince Charles emerges from the building and is congratulated by officials.
Animated sequence shows flags of Allied forces advancing through France against German forces during World War 2. U.S. and Free French flags shown in South of France and British and Canadian to the North. Beyond the Seine River, German soldiers are seen watching the launch of V-1 buzz bombs against London. Aerial views of British armored units racing towards Brussels, Belgium. Local people wave and applaud them as they move through villages towards Brussels. Crowds greet them joyfully as they enter Brussels. American soldiers crossing fields and entering the boundaries of Germany. British soldiers (Tommies) being given drinks by Belgian man in Brussels. American soldier walking with another who is clowning around, wearing a top hat and carrying an umbrella. Line of surrendering German soldiers on bicycles. A German Army Division, of about 20 thousand soldiers marching along a road to surrender. Canadian troops advancing in the North, happen upon a deserted German "flying bomb" site. American P-51 fighters operating on a German airfield. African American U.S. Army troops setting up communications systems on poles. Allied troops being entertained by USO performer. British and American troops moving through Germany.
Scenes from German occupied Brussels, Belgium during World War II. Trams on the street in area of Place de Brouckère (Pl. De Brouckère, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium). German occupation troops and civilians at a sidewalk café. Various buildings in downtown Brussels. German soldiers and civilians in a busy marketplace. German soldiers admire the birds in birdcages on display. German soldiers and Belgian civilians survey and buy goods at stalls of a food market. Various food items for sale. German soldiers eat samples of Belgian cheese.
U.S. Army General Dwight David Eisenhower meets dignitaries in Brussels, Belgium during World War II. He meets Prince Charles and the Prime Minister of Belgium and other officials. The officials standing on the steps of a building. Eisenhower shaking hands with them.
The life and career of U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower up to the time of his appointment as the Supreme Commander of the NATO. The Foreign Ministers and Defense Secretaries of many countries seated at a desk in Brussels, Belgium. They arrive for the Brussels North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Conference. Officials from different countries including French Statesman Robert Schuman and British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ernest Bevin arrive at the conference. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson addresses the officials and talks about the election of General Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander of NATO. He also states about the formation of new defense production board.
Nurses attend to babies at the Ecole Edith Cavell (now known as the Medical Centre Edith Cavell) in Brussels. A memorial to Edith Cavell outside the Medical Centre Edith Cavell Hospital building, located between rue de Bruxelles (now rue Edith Cavell) and rue de l'Ecole (now rue Marie Depage) in Uccle, a municipality in Brussels. An inscription on the memorial in French. Nurses carry small children out of the hospital building. A nurse attends to children at a hospital. A nurse tries to comfort a crying baby while holding two small children. American sailors hold babies. A close view of an upset child. Nurse holding a child. A toddler boy tries to walk on his own.