Famous tourist destinations and architecture in Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany, before World War 2. View of the Orangery Palace. The Belvedere on the Klausberg. A garden with the Schloss Sanssouci in the background. View of the statues in the Sanssouci Palace terrace (Maulbeerallee, 14469 Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany).
Civilians watch in West berlin, Germany. Sergeant in tank turret looking through binoculars into the Eastern side during Berlin Crisis. East German police stand at the crossing point at Friedrichstrasse.
President Kennedy's first day started with aerobatic demonstration by planes. Airplanes are ready to take President to the visits most important stop, West Berlin. President's plane takes off from Wiesbaden Air Base. At Military Airport, West Berlin U.S. President Kennedy arrives. The welcome ceremony begins by Allied Troops as the President steps down. He came here to discuss the political problem of divided Berlin.President Kennedy addresses gathering. 26 June 1963.
Crowds in Berlin, Germany, celebrate their new chancellor and Government, on January 30, 1933. Crowd of German people surround a car carrying Adolf Hitler in front of the Hotel Kaiserhof in Berlin. Citizens gather around the statue of General Leopold I, in Wilhelm Platz. Scene shifts to newly appointed Chancellor Hitler with his cabinet. He is seen conversing with former Chancellor, Franz von Papen, at his left and Hermann Göring, at his right. Standing behind Papen is Alfred Hugenberg, head of the German National People's Party (DNVP). Next, a slate appears stating that In the evening, the National Youth honor the aged German president (Hindenburg) and their new chancellor by a torchlight parade. View of Hitler watching from a window in the Chancellery. (Note: The torchlight parade was made up mostly of Nazi storm troopers, aka Sturmabteilung -SA, and SS troopers, with some organized youth participating.)
Reconstruction of Berlin, Germany following World War 2. A shop and bombed buildings in the background. Civilians walk on the streets. Amusement advertisements on circular billboards. A partially reconstructed building. A sign reads 'Berliner Construct Program'. A man walks past the building. A poster on a wall. The Russian War Memorial. Old Reichstag building. Flags in front of the building. Traffic on the streets.
Animated map shows the four different zones of Germany after World War II.: British, Soviet, French and American Zone. Animated map focuses on the Soviet zone and shows the Iron Curtain rising along the Soviet Border. Russian troops march through streets in Berlin. Civilians board trains on streets. Russian woman directs traffic. Damaged buildings in the background. Russian officers enter and leave Headquarter in Berlin. East German men and women workers on farms. Russian soldiers and East German civilians pull heavy machinery for shipment to Russia. Interior of the Dresden China Works. Civilians mold and paint china articles.
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