U.S. Ambassador to France, Jefferson Caffery occupies the U.S. Embassy in Paris, following its liberation from German occupation in World War 2. A sign on the entrance gate to a building reads 'Rue De La Paix' and another sign reads 'Londres - New York'. The U.S. flag on the American Embassy building. Two guards with the U.S. flag in one of the balconies of the building. Two men look at the guards from another balcony of the building. Two American Military Police open the gates of the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery with other officials enters through the gates of the building and stands on a path. The officials hold their hats in their hands. American Military Police lined up on the sides of the path. 'MP' written on the helmets of the guards. The U.S. flag on a pole in a courtyard. The officials walk past the guards.
Men and women in bathing suits on the shore of the River Vltava in Prague, Czechoslovakia. A few women sunbathing on the shore of River Vltava. Boats in the river. Czech and Russian flags on poles. Men and women on a bridge across the river. Men, women and children swimming in the river. Two men and a woman playing cards seated at a table on the shore. Close up view of a prisoner number tattoo on a woman's arm who is a Jewish survivor from Auschwitz Concentration camp in World War 2. The woman and the men playing cards. Several men and women behind them. A few men watch them play.
Wrecked buildings in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The Church of Our Lady before Týn (Staroměstské nám., 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia). Wrecked buildings beside the church. Several men and women in front of the church. The Jan Hus Monument (Staroměstské nám., 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia) at Old Town Square. The Church of Týn and a scaffolding for rebuilding in the foreground. The ruins of the Town Hall building following bombing in World War 2. Germans cleaning the ruins and rubble of the building. German prisoners walk past the damaged building. A signboard among the ruins indicating the direction of Dresden. Germans cleaning the ruins of damaged houses. German men and women cleaning up the remains of the railway station of Cheb at the border. A group of German women cleaning the ruins. German workers on top of a heap of bricks.
Russian officers and soldiers at Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary in Czechoslovakia, a year after the end of World War II. The buildings in the city. A huge building in the city. The building of Grand Hotel Pupp (Mírové nám. 2, 360 01 Karlovy Vary, Czechia) in Karlovy Vary. The Soviet officers and soldiers, and customers in the front of the hotel. A man accompanies a few children. The officers and soldiers with their water ration. Several men and women with the officers. The customers, the officers and soldiers of the Red Army moving in a queue and taking their water ration. A girl distributing ration is sitting inside an enclosure. The officers taking the water ration from the girl. The customers, Russian officers and soldiers drinking water and walking along the front part of the hotel.
American soldiers at the French-Belgian border in World War 2. Belgian countryside on the French border. Several trees in view. An American tank burning on the side of a road Other tanks move past . Trees on the side of the path. Several tanks move past a building. Houses on the side of a road. American soldiers patrol on the roads. Belgian women coming out of a house.
German soldiers being encouraged to surrender during World War 2. A German commanding Officer riding on the hood of an American jeep moving along a road among the trees. Several American soldiers among the trees. The German officer at the window of a house, telliing his troops they should surrender. A few American officers beside the German officer. The German officer and some U.S. soldiers move up a small hill. Gradually German soldiers come out of hiding and surrender to the Americans. A German prisoner removes his weapon belt. Large numbers of German soldiers assembled in an open field.
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