Group of U.S. soldiers wave American flag to stop a U.S. Military Police jeep. A Sergeant gets out of the jeep and greets the GIs. He then gives each of them a carton of cigarettes. Remainder of the scenes show Soviet occupation forces and Berliners subject to Soviet authority. A Soviet woman soldier directing traffic. Russian soldiers pose for pictures in front of the Victory Column in Berlin. View of the golden winged victory statue on top of the column. Three pillars displaying pictures of Stalin and two other Soviet leaders. Soviet soldiers walking near the Brandenburg Gate. Several quiet streets. Elderly German citizens sitting on a bench in front of a granite memorial to Kaiser Wilhelm I. A street filled with destroyed cars, broken buildings and rubble everywhere. Several German citizens struggle to move a laden wooden wagon. A Russian woman soldier directs traffic. Local citizens queue up for water. They read a paper posted with a message from the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union. A line of citizens passing bricks to help with rebuilding.
Germans demonstrate in Berlin, at the Reichtag and in the Lustgarten, against the Treaty of Versailles, after World War 1. A crowd of Germans demonstrating in front of the Reichstag in Berlin, The Bismark memorial and the Monument of Victory are clearly visible. As the camera pans, men raise their hats in unison (presumably prompted by the cameramen). One person holds a poster reading "98.Abt." (referring to 98th Abteilung, the German Army 98th Division). Others hold banners that are pointed away from the camera. Demonstrators also fill the Lustgarten. Men sit on a lamp post above street sign reading "Lustgarten."
Young boys perform for school children in an arena in Berlin. The boys perform gymnastics on a single bar. Other boys sit and stand around waiting for their turn. Two instructors help the boys. The boys perform a routine with boxing gloves on. They perform standing in lines and then in a huddle. School children in the audience laugh and clap.
A lion and a tiger roar during a circus performance in Berlin. Two bears drink milk from bottles. A lion walks on a tightrope (two tight ropes parallel). An instructor with a whip. German soldiers watch the performance. A woman performs acrobatic stunts with the help of three men. The crowd applauds. (World War II period).
Lectures and laboratory activities at a Berlin institute for tropical diseases. An officer takes a theory class for soldiers. He points to diagrams. Soldier use microscopes in the laboratory. A woman conducts an experiment with mosquito larvae and places them in growth chambers. A soldier examines organisms in a growth chamber and permits the mosquitos to bite him. A scientist and student prepare to experiment on a bird. Soldiers fumigate a field and stream area with insecticide sprayed from backpack tanks.
A track meet underway in Berlin. Flags outside the stadium. An athlete ties his shoe laces. A large crowd in the stadium. The race begins. Athletes running on the track. Another race begins with a gunshot. Athletes running, winner crosses the finish line. Crowd applauds and cheers.
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