The first preliminary trial of Nazi war criminals following end of World War II in Europe. Norwegian leader Vidkun Quisling is tried for high treason in Oslo, Norway. Men are seated during the trial. Vidkun Quisling sits during the hearing. View of the Norwegian ship "Patria" which is now Allied headquarters, in Flensburg, Northern Germany. On May 9, 1945, the Allies arrest all elements of the German shadow government at Flensburg. German prisoners march near the harbor. Ships in the background. High German officials are arrested. Two German Navy officers and a non-uniformed official (who has the appearance of a Hitler doppelganger) stand with their hands behind their heads. Exterior view of Castle at Flensburg. Inside lies the body of General-Admiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg, after he committed suicide. Picture of Admiral Doenitz, on wall above the body. Colonel General Alfred Jodl, leaving the Germany Army Headquarters at Flensburg, as he is taken into custody. Exterior view of German shadow government headquarters at Flensburg. Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, successor to Hitler, is taken into custody. Doenitz and Jodl, are escorted by Allied armed guards, through a tunnel in the Flensburg compound. View of house in Luneberg, Germany, where Nazi SS leader, Heinrich Himmler, commits suicide after his arrest by British soldiers. View of cyanide poison pills taken from Himmler, before he succeeded in taking one he had hidden in his mouth. Body of Himmler.
King George VI ascends to the throne following the abdication of King Edward VIII in the United Kingdom. His wife becomes Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon with daughter Princess Elizabeth becoming the heir presumptive. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon meets with doctors and nurses during a visit to a hospital. A huge crowd gathered to cheer the royal family. Queen Elizabeth walks with her two daughters and sits in an open car. Queen Elizabeth in a garden. A parade of the British Army. King George VI shake hands with men. Trophies and awards are seen near King George VI.
British Admiral, John Cronyn Tovey, arrives in a closed launch,manned by sailors, and is piped aboard a battleship off the coast of England. He is greeted, on board, by Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Charles Forbes. After shaking hands with the ship's officers, Admiral Forbes descends the ship's ladder and enters his launch, which is seen heading back to shore. Admiral Tovey and officers of the ship's company pose for pictures. The Union Jack is replaced by a White Ensign on ship's mast, in preparation for getting underway.
Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew Republican election campaign for the Presidency in United States. United States citizens. A huge crowd gathered on streets. Soviet leader Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev. Chinese leader Mao Zedong and North Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh. French leader Charles de Gaulle. Cuban leader Fidel Castro. British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Hot-line telephones. Men seated with notepads in a press conference. Presidential Seal. Buildings and monuments in view. Washington Monument seen behind the White House. Nixon-Agnew Presidential election campaign states that Nixon will speak for United States and its citizens in the world.
Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew election campaign for the Presidency in United States. United States citizens. A huge crowd gathered on the streets. Westminster skyline of London. Several boats in the Thames River. Champ Elysees, with Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France), at night. The Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany) in Berlin, behind barbed wire. Lines of Russians on Red Square, in the snow. St. Basil's Cathedral in background. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev and Soviet leaders. Chinese leader Mao Zedong and North Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. Egyptian leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser. British Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Cuban President Fidel Castro. French leader, Charles de Gaulle. Hotline telephones on a table. Men seated with notepads in a press conference. Several microphones in view. Presidential Seal. Buildings and monuments in view. Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) behind the White House. Nixon-Agnew Presidential election campaign states that Nixon will speak for United States and its citizens in the world.
International Peace Campaign Meeting at Trafalgar Square in London, England. People stand near a huge banner. The banner reads 'Stand By Czechoslovakia, No Plebiscite.' The British and Russian flags in view. Huge crowd of spectators. Sea of faces. A procession moves on the street. Spectator on sidewalk holds an American flag. Another holds Communist Red flag. Several double deck buses are seen. Several banners are seen. One reads: Britain-France, Russia Can Stop War". Another reads: "UNITY OF ARTISTS, Artists International Organization for Peace and Democracy; for Cultural Development."
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