The Germans sign unconditional surrender in Berlin, Germany on May 8, 1945 during World War II, signing a document similar to the one signed at Reims the day before. People gathered outside a German Army Engineering School. Soviet General Georgi Zhukov and British Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder at a desk as they represent the Allies. Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel and other officers representing Germany arrive. Keitel puts his signature on the document of unconditional surrender. Zhukov and Tedder also put their signatures as they take over Germany. The two officers shake hands. Allied officers tour the city of Berlin. Damaged buildings in the city due to Allied bombings. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The heavilly damaged Hotel Adlon. Aerial views of the damage caused due to Allied bombings in Hamburg. Damaged buildings and shipyards in Hamburg.
Hitler youth rally in Berlin, during World War II. It appears to be in the courtyard of the Berliner Stadtschloss (Berliner Schloss, Unter den Linden, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Occasional views of the pre-destruction Berliner Dom in the background. Views from a high building overlooking the courtyard. Many Hitler Youth contingents perform a Nazi salute. Hitler Youth Leader Baldur von Schirach accompanies a German Army officer reviewing an honor guard of regular German soldiers. Baldur von Schirach is seen conducting a ceremony in which he calls youth leaders of the various contingents forward and announces the numbers of youth enrolled in each. A Hitler youth plays a drum. The building is draped with multiple Nazi flags.
German fire fighters in Berlin, Germany on Museum Island. On the Lustgarten parade area of Museum Island (Museumsinsel) the firemen demonstrate fire fighting techniques and equipment outside the Old Museum building (Altes Museum) and the Berlin Cathedral (Berliner Dom). Fire brigade trucks move out from positions outside the Old Museum, toward the Berlin Cathedral. They stop in front of the Cathedral and in synchronized fashion they raise the ladders high into the air. A fireman operates a crank to turn on water, while standing in a small boat. Fire fighters standing in a line with hoses direct a flood of water from combine hoses southward from the Old Museum, high into the air, raining down into the Lustgarten in front of the Berlin Cathedral. Includes German narration and ambient background sound from the scene.
The Friedrichstrasse checkpoint also known as "Check Point Charlie" along the Berlin Wall in Berlin, Germany. A sign board reads: 'Checkpoint Charlie'. Men stands near the sign board and discuss amongst themselves. Buildings along the sides of the street. Two girls being checked by the West Berlin policemen. Girls cross the border into East Berlin. Tourists look into East Berlin. Other sign board reads: 'You are leaving the American sector'.
Women work in a garments factory in West Berlin. A man supervises production process in a factory. Berlin Airlift Memorial and the Congress Hall are seen. People enjoy coffee in a roadside restaurant at Kurfurstendum. Film stars gather for film festival in Berlin, including Dan Duryea and French comic Fernandel (Fernand Joseph Desire Contandin). Berliners relax by the lake side during summers. People enjoy dance and dinner in a restaurant at Kurfurstendum.
The Russians capture the city of Berlin at the end of World War 2 in Europe. Russian troops and tanks advance during Battle of Berlin. Ruins in Berlin after facing the Soviet attacks. An animated map shows how the city is captured street by street. Smoking city of Berlin and Russian soldiers advance through rubble on streets. Troops street fight. Wounded soldiers are carried away on stretchers. Soviet woman soldier cleans the face of a male comrade. Nazi Army parades under the Brandenburg Gate in the past. Flame throwers set buildings on fire. Russian soldiers rush towards ruined Reichstag and plant the Soviet flag (or a Victory Banner) on the top amid salutes and cheers.
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