German Navy officers and sailors (including Walter Gerhold, who won the Knight's Cross for his one man mini-submarine [Neger] attack on the Polish Cruiser Dragon in July 1944) arrive by train and are greeted by affiliated Hitler youth in Berlin, during World War 2. Accompanied by a contingent of Navy-related Hitler youth boys, they board a bus and are waved at by a group of Hitler youth girls, as they depart. View inside the bus of a young Kriegsmarine (Navy) officer sitting with admiring Hitler youth in Navy-style uniforms. Next they are seen meeting the National German Youth Leader (Reichsjugendleiter) Artur Axmann, in uniform. One of the boys is then fitted out in flotation gear,helmet, and breathing apparatus of a Marder human torpedo operator. The boys gather around a Marder, one-man submarine. Closeup of some boys shows "11/184 Kiel,"on their hats, indicating the Youth unit to which they belong. The boy dressed in operators gear, now sits in the cockpit of the Marder submarine. A sailor shows him how to aim it. Those gathered around, tap on the plexiglass cockpit of the submarine. An experienced sailor tells the boys about using such a weapon against English ships and amuses them with personal stories.
The body of a Hitler doppelganger (body double) in ruins near a bunker in Berlin. Soviet officers and cameramen take photos of the doppelganger body. The body of a Nazi officer is exposed from beneath a sheet and examined (body appears to be German General Hans Krebs).
Blasting of heavily damaged Bahnhof in West Berlin. The damaged railroad station (Bahnhof) crumbles to rubble due to dynamite blasting. Wreckage of the great structure is seen.
Corporal Fox of Los Angeles stationed in West Berlin balances odd assortment of things as part of a stunt. He balances a pencil on the tip of his nose. Another officer arrives on a bicycle. Corporal Fox balances the bicycle with his mouth. He balances chair-on-stick in a swimming pool. Another officer helps him.
A scientific exhibition at the United States' pavilion at West Berlin's central exhibition site. People lined up at the entrance to USA exhibit. Exterior view of the U.S. Pavilion. U.S. flag flies at the building and signs reading: "United States" and "ERF" are displayed above the building. Signs in the pavilion read: 'ATOM' and 'George C. Marshall - Haus'. People assembled to watch the exhibition. People lined up on stairs. U.S. representatives demonstrate how a nuclear fission assembly works, with simulated fuel and control rods and an instrument for reading radiation levels. A technician demonstrates how radioactive materials can be handled remotely, in a laboratory, using a robotic machine to manipulate delicate glass funnels and bottles. An inflatable laboratory suit is demonstrated, that one could crawl out to and work in while in a toxic environment.
Prime Minister of UK, Clement R Attlee leaves Berlin. American flag between the Russian and British flag at Gatow Airport in Berlin. Military Police Guards around Attlee. He shakes hands with officials and boards C-54 plane. Plane warms engine, taxis along field and takes off.
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