President Harry S. Truman of the United States visits Berlin after World War II. Signboards on a tree near the highway to Berlin. Babelsberg, a suburb of Berlin. Trees along the road. Lake Gribnitz at Babelsberg seen from among the trees. A house near the lake with its name written in German language. A bridge built on a river and another house near the lake.
Russian officers in Berlin after its capture during World War II. Soviet flags flying on various monuments and buildings in Berlin. Soviet Marshal Georgi Zhukov and other officials inspect the ruins in the captured German city. The damaged interior of the new Reich Chancellery building with a bust of Hitler in debris. Ruined German armored cars on the streets. Marshal Zhukov looks at Victory Lady atop Victory Column in Berlin at the end of World War 2 in Europe.
Circus acts with animals in Berlin and Moscow. A pair of chimpanzees in human clothes perform in front of an audience. A chimpanzee wearing a dress swing in monkey bar. Chimpanzee band play musical instruments in Deutschlandhalle (Messedamm 26; 14055 Westend, Berlin) in Westend, Berlin. Chimpanzees dancing to music. A man brings a dog on stage. A little girl watches the circus show. A dog runs on a spinning table. Dog performing stunts. Tigers perform an aqua ballet with acrobats in Moscow, Russia. A tiger licks the head of an acrobat in the middle of a pool. A troupe of tigers happily splash and wading about in a fantastic aqua ballet.
A parade of Policemen on the streets of Berlin. Slate early in clip reads, "Die Polizei - unfer Schutzer und helfer." Policemen on horseback carrying German eagle flag lead the march along with several policemen playing trumpets. The policemen wear a variety of ornate uniforms across varying ranks and functions. Following the leadership, a police band marches carrying a variety of instruments, in turn followed by policemen on foot. Large crowd of civilians gather to witness the march. The citizens are reserved; not boisterous. A policeman on horseback carries a cup close to parade watchers so they can contribute money to the police force. He crosses from one side to the other of the parade route. Police with dogs (K-9 or canine unit) parade on roads. The troops march past the Brandenburg Gate; the Quadriga visible atop. Ambient sound of the parade in the background.
The German Swastika flag. Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and Commander of the Luftwaffe Hermann Goring inspect air raid damage in Berlin. Soldiers prepare to fire an antiaircraft gun. A gathering in Berlin. Hitler takes the stage. Military officers, dignitaries and soldiers at the gathering. Soldiers with flags. Hitler and other officers stand at attention. (World War II period).
Before the eyes of 3000 invited guests, the Opel RAK 2, Fritz von Opel's rocket car, set a speed record in 1928 at Berlin's AVUS race track. The Opel RAK 2 managed a top speed of 238 km/h with the help of 24 solid-fuel rockets packed with 120 kilograms of fuel. Fritz von Opel chose the high-speed AVUS track in Berlin because the company's racetrack was not engineered for speeds over 140 km/h. Men fix rocket boosters on the car. The car moves at a high speed. It releases large amount of smoke as it moves. Crowd watches the car. Photographers take pictures.
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