Cloudburst hits Reichenhall,the famous spa town. Muddy water flow. Men move a huge stone lying amidst a road. Fallen and mud flooded houses are seen. Streets are rock washed
Funeral of Konrad Adenauer at Cologne's Cathedral. Film opens panning over front of the Cathedral. Flowers on coffin. Crowd gathers with family of Konrad Adenauer. A woman in black dress stands in the crowd. The President of United States Lyndon B Johnson and French President Charles de Gaulle sit with West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger. Candles in the foreground. Soldiers bring coffin covered draped with the German flag. Leader of the Social Democratic Party, Willy Brandt, is seen among the mourners. Pallbearers proceed with the coffin, down the front steps of the Cathedral. Soldiers stand in line on sides of the steps. Next, the coffin is seen being towed along the road by a military vehicle to the Rhine (Rein) River for transport to his burial site at Rhöndorfer. Spectators watch respectfully from the roadsides
A U.S. Army jeep drives past a road sign reading "Nordhausen, Harz." American GIs are seen mingling with German town folk in front of the Hasselee Hof. Two American soldiers talk with German girls. One soldier points to a tag with letter "P" on one girl's coat. A U.S. soldier drinks a small glass of spirits poured by a German workman, from a large wicker-covered container. U.S. soldiers wash and shave by a tank in front of a destroyed building. U.S. soldiers with army vehicles parked in the town. U.S. troops walk along sidewalk in Nordhausen. Views of many destroyed buildings. (World War II period).
President Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Clement Attlee emerge from Cecelienhof Palace and are seated in wicker chairs. Members of their staffs stand behind and to the sides. Photographers take pictures of the "Big Three" leaders at the Potsdam Conference.
Aerial views of Peenemunde Rocket test site buildings and railways during World War 2. Views on ground of railways and various storage buildings and hangars. Views of German men working on railroads, trucks move around the construction site, completed buildings.
V-2 rocket 725, 1000, and 1500kg engines are displayed. V-2 controls disassembled. Rocket engine being tested showing the exhaust section. Fire from the rear part of the jet burners during the test. Unique views of A-2 rocket are seen at end of clip. (World War II period).
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