Silhouette of the Quadriga statue atop the Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor, Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany) and the Victory Column (Siegessäule, Großer Stern, 10557 Berlin, Germany) in Berlin, Germany. Then pedestrians and vehicles are seen around the Statue of Frederick the Great along Unter den Linden boulevard. Also seen is statue in Siegesallee created by sculptor Reinhold Begas (and likely August Krauss) in 1900, commemorating German Emperor William I. Bust on the left of the William I statue commemorates Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, and the bust on the right is of Otto von Bismarck. Next, is shown the National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmal) an equestrian statue of the first German Emperor Wilhelm I, on the west side of the Berlin City Palace (Schloßpl., 10178 Berlin, Germany). View from a camera moving away from the Victory Column on the Königsplatz across from the Reichstag. Final image is an iron Statue of Paul von Hindenburg in front of the Victory Column.
Foreign ministers of western nations arrive in Berlin, Germany for peace talks with Russian Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles is interviewed by newsmen upon his arrival in Berlin. President of SFR (Socialist Federal Republic) of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito arrives by a train. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden deplanes followed by his staff. Flags of the United Nations fly. Exteriors of Allied Control Council building in Western Berlin. Interiors of the building.
Huge buildings and skyscrapers seen in restored postwar West Berlin, Germany. A street sign reads 'John-Foster-Dulles-Allee'. Pedestrians and traffic on busy streets. Preserved bombed-out Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin, Germany), Berlin. A car entering a parking multistorey car park. US Army Soldiers seen shopping. People shopping at Kaufhaus des Westens (KaDeWe, Tauentzienstraße 21-24, 10789 Berlin, Germany). Some shops names read 'Peek & Coppenberg', 'Kaffee Hag' and 'Odol'.
New government formed in East Germany after the defeat of Nazis in World War II. Early GDR (DDR) Communist Party meeting underway in East Germany in 1949. Attendees applaud as GDR President Wilhelm Pieck, leader of the party, is congratulated. Joseph Stalin reviews parade at Kremlin in Moscow. East German refugees fleeing to the West with their belongings in hand. East German military erecting fence posts for new wire fences to deter escape (which evolved soon after into the Berlin Wall). Watch tower overlooking a border zone between East Germany and West Germany. Socialist meetings in small towns in East Germany. Townspeople marching through towns with party flags. Industry under communist rule, with men and women working at metal and coal factories and at railroads. Citizen soldiers, both men and women being trained and armed with rifles as local militia. They march in a parade with their arms. Children with Bows and arrows follow them. An archery contest for the children with Communist party leaders looking on in approval. A young East German girl shoots an arrow and hits the bulls eye on a target of Konrad Adenauer, leader of West Germany. Soviet military and tanks parade on streets of East Germany.
United States President Ronald Reagan addressing people at the Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany) in Berlin, Germany. Large crowds gather. People stand with the United States flags. Dignitaries on a platform. Flags on the platform. President at the podium giving speech in front of the crowd. The crowd applauds. He discusses the free state of prosperity and well-being. He says that the Eastern and Western part of the city should work together for its overall development. He also talks about the courage of the citizens of Berlin, the greatness of the city and about the development of the city. He speaks about the demonstrators who opposed his visit. Buildings in the background. Graffiti on the Berlin Wall in the background. The crowd applauds. President Reagan leaves the podium and waves his hands towards the crowd.
The annual West Berlin police show in Berlin, Germany. People gathered at the stadium. The spectators at the stadium. The West Berlin police march at the Olympic Stadium (Olympischer Platz 3, 14053 Berlin, Germany). Men ride trick motorcycle. A band plays. Gymnastic performances. Men walk with flame torches at night in the stadium.
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