The German occupation of Austria (Anschluss) prior to World War II. Heldengedenktag or Heroes' Memorial Day in Berlin, Germany on March 13,1938. View of the Neue Wache (Unter den Linden 4 10117 Berlin) along Unter den Linden. A cross, flowers, and a flame burns next to it. A guard stands outside. View of the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great. Camera pans back across the front of the Neue Wache or New Guard building showing soldiers in formation on either side. Accompanied by two officers, Hermann Goering in uniform, including steel helmet, walks behind soldiers as they carry a large floral wreath across the square and into the New Guard building. View from inside as they enter and place the wreath. Closeup of the wreath shows a ribbon with words: "Adolf Hitler." Officers salute. War song, "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden," is softly played in the background. Scene shifts to Vienna, Austria, as Goering gives a speech. View of St. Stephen's Cathedral (Stephansdom, Stephansplatz 3, 1010 Wien, Austria) and scenes from several days prior, as crowds cheer in Heldenplatz square (Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna) about the Anschluss. Animated map showing the annexation territory. Slate displaying the slogan: "Ein Volk; Ein Reich; Ein Fuhrer" (One people; one nation; one leader.)
People at a railway station wait for a train in Vienna, Austria. Little girls standing with flowers in their hands. Train arrives and Premier Nikita Khrushchev greeted by people including Austrian president Adolf Scharf. President John F Kennedy at Schwechat airport (Vienna International Airport 1300 Schwechat, Austria) in Vienna and people welcome him with banners. President Kennedy meets with dignitaries present there. President Kennedy meets Premier Khrushchev and has important discussions on critical issues. President with an army personnel. A United States plane standing in the background. President meets people. People standing in line includes Jacqueline Kennedy, French President Charles De Gaulle. Prime Minister Harold McMillan of England addresses gathering on ground.
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler returns to Berlin, Germany. A train leaving Vienna, Austria. Nazi Germany flags in Vienna. Chancellor Hitler on a train from Vienna, Austria to Prague, Czechoslovakia. He waves from a window. Hitler gets off the train in Berlin and is greeted by a crowd giving Nazi salute. Fireworks at night in Berlin to celebrate the conquest of Czechoslovakia.
Men prepare a Junkers F-13 passenger aircraft at Oberwiesenfeld airfield, Munich before a flight. Multiple Junkers F-13 passenger airplanes are parked on the airfield. Airfield crew fill the gas tank of a Junkers F-13. Passengers climb onboard the aircraft. The gate of the Munich Oberwiesenfeld Airfield in the background with sign reading, "Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG." Junkers F-13 takes off from Munich. Aerial view of the Bavarian or Austrian countryside. An Austrian town as seen from a flying aircraft. Junkers F-13 lands in Vienna, Austria. The Hofburg imperial palace in Vienna. Pedestrians crossing Opernring Kärntner Ring, in front of the Vienna Opera House (Opernring 2, 1010 Wien, Austria). The Stephansdom Cathedral tower is seen from afar. People standing with seaplane parked at pontoon dock on the Danube River.
View from inside moving railroad train, looking out through train passenger window, as it arrives in Vienna, Austria. As the train is slowing down and nearing the station, the Colonnade Gloriette at Schoenbrunn Palace is seen in the far distance. People board the Orient Express passenger train in Vienna, Austria. Steam locomotive starts up with a roar in smoke and steam, at railroad station, and then proceeds to depart, gradually gaining speed.
A young Hungarian refugee girl leans on her father’s shoulder. Refugee girl in deep though, chin on hand. A Hungarian grandmother looks on. A woman strokes the head of a tired refugee girl on her lap. Vienna Town Hall in morning mist ( Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 1, 1010 Wien, Austria ) The Caritas Haus (presently at Albrechtskreithgasse 19-21, 1160 Wien, Austria) in Vienna. Hungarian family seeking help in the Roman Catholic-run Caritas Haus. Hungarian refugees speaking to a man at Catholic Relief Services. Poster behind man reads “Cath. Relief Services National Catholic Welfare Conference” with the United States and Austrian flags. Woman Hungarian refugee and her daughters speak with a female official to facilitate immigration to the United States. Men shake hands with a Caritas Haus official. A woman gives out free bags labeled “United States Escapee Program” to Hungarian refugees. Smiling Hungarian refugee girls opening their “United States Escapee Program” bags, inspecting the items included in the package. Welfare agency officials facilitate identification of refugees. Hungarian refugee family holding their passports. Official examining passports and recording information with typewriter. Hungarian refugee man introducing each family member to the official.