Civilians walk on a street in Berlin, Germany soon after the end of World War 2 in Europe. American, British and Russian flags flutter on poles in Germany. Civilian men, women and children walk on the streets. German women dressed in hats and formal clothing walk on a street. A woman sits with a dachshund dog beside her. A bomb damaged building with rubble and debris in background from the war bombing.
Defeated German soldiers and German citizens prepare to cross damaged Tangermünde bridge over River Elbe in Germany at end of World War II. They are fleeing westward away from the advancing Soviet forces (fearing Soviet retribution more than being in American or British controlled areas of Germany). A board reads 'American 102th Division greets the fighters of Russia'. It is signed by the 405th Infantry regiment and stands ready to greet the Soviet forces who have not yet arrived. Surrendered and defeated German soldiers and civilians prepare to cross the damaged Tangermunde Bridge.
Dignitaries meet for Potsdam Conference in Cecilienhof, Germany. United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower greets President Harry S. Truman at Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. President Truman salutes the marching troops. Troops march with flags. President and general review troops. Palace of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern in Potsdam. United Kingdom Prime Minister Clement Attlee arrives. President Truman meets Attlee and British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. Russian leader Joseph Stalin arrives. Stalin shake hands with Attlee. Truman meets Stalin. Truman, Attlee and Stalin pose. They all sit at a round table. (World War II period)
U.S. Navy Department certificate and affidavit of E.R. Kellogg in Washington D.C. Commander U.S. Naval Reserve E.R. Kellogg reads out about the German war films captured during World War II which were under his command. Part I: The rise of NDSAP (National Socialist German Workers Party), 1921-33 in Germany. Member of Nazi Party Alfred Rosenberg seated in a chair and describes early Nazi struggles for power. A flag of Germany. German leader Adolf Hitler. A sign reads 'NDSAP'.
Russian troops attack German positions in Germany during World War 2. A Soviet plane in flight. A plane taxis on an airfield. Marshal Georgy Zhukov and other Russian army officers emerge from the plane. They study maps and models. An animated map depicts Russian plan against Nazi Germany. Russian officers and troops study the maps on a field. Russian bombers parked on a flight line. Soldiers load shells in their guns. At sunset, artillery opens fire which continues through the night.
U.S. 365th Group 387th Squadron plane strafing ground targets in Germany. Fighter plane strafing trucks on road, train and buildings in Germany. Tracers are being fired on ground targets. Smoke rising from exploding targets. (World War II period).