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.
Men bring the casket of Emperor Franz Joseph I (Franz Josef) of Austria down the steps during his funeral. Casket placed in the carriage. Horses pull casket carriage of Franz Joseph out of the Hofburg Palace (1010 Vienna, Austria). Funeral cortege moves ahead through the streets of Vienna to St. Stephen’s Cathedral for the funeral. Crowds lined up to watch the funeral procession.
A Hungarian refugee family enters the United States consulate in Vienna, Austria at The Amerika Haus ( Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 2, 1010 Wien, Vienna, Austria ) to apply for immigration papers. Refugee family enters office at consulate for interview appointment with the United States immigration officer. Each family member holds a “United States Escapee Program” bag. A woman Hungarian interpreter assists the family during the interview. The immigration officer signs documents. Interpreter speaks to Hungarian family. Sign reads “ICEM Zwischenstaatliches Komitee für Europäische Auswanderung Intergovernmental Committee for European Immigration”. Young Hungarian refugees waiting inside the ICEM office. Woman ICEM employees working at their desks. An ICEM employee speaking on the phone while another writing. A document detailing a list of countries willing to accept Hungarian refugees and their quotas. Employee writing a note on country quotas for refugees. An Austrian police officer ushers refugees into an office one at a time.