Streets of Berlin crowded during U.S. President Kennedy's visit. President Kennedy's motorcade passing along the streets accompanied by many officials and motorcycles. People of Berlin packed on the side of the streets and in the buildings waving, cheering, and throwing ticker tape. Scene of Airlift Monument which is located in front of Tempelhof Airport. It is reminder of Airlift during the Berlin Blockade. Front-on view of motorcade with President in his convertible, surrounded by Secret Service personnel.
During Berlin Crisis, Russian staff car drives across border. West Berliners run after it. United States Army tour buses arriving into the Western sector. M-48 tank leaving the area.
General Semenoff stands out of a building. General Stresemann comes out of the building. Men stand at stairs in Germany.
Flag of the Nazi Party (1920–45) and National flag of Germany (1933–45). It is seen from both sides as it blows almost straight out under a very stiff breeze.
Scenes during the Kapp Putsch involving some Freikorps elements in Germany, in March 1920. Kapp troops seen outside the occupied Palace from which President Friedrich Ebert had fled. Anti-communist Freikorps troops erect barricades in the area and let only some people pass. Stores, shops and subway are seen closed during General Strike and unrest. The barricaded entrance of the Underground Bahn station is shown, with sign: "Bahnhoff, Friedrichstrasse". Freikorps in armed motorcars drive through a public square filled with pedestrians, and throw Kapp Putsch propaganda leaflets into the crowd. Pedestrians seen on sidewalks as a truck filled with Freikorps troops passes by. Close-up view of German President Friedrich Ebert, wearing a hat, seen at the end of the clip.
American Friends Service Committee (Quakers) relief efforts in Germany following World War 1 during a time of food shortages and economic devastation. Virchow hospital building seen. Children form a ring and sing in garden. Lyrics to the song they sing are shown on a printed page. It is a song of thanks to the Quaker people who provide them assistance. Two children seen sitting on a bed. Nursing and expectant mothers are seen sewing to earn income. Children sit on a table to eat, in a Kindergarten school.
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