A choir of Jewish men and women at Kottbuser Ufer synagogue accompany classically trained Oberkantor (Cantor) Leo Gollanin in singing "Aus Dem Tuefe" (a reference to the most sober prayers) on Yom Kippur Eve (likely a rehearsal). A man conducts the choir. Interior of the synagogue.
People and children walking on a snow-clad road. Area around the Berlin Tiergarten with jeeps and car parked on the road. Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor) seen in background. Black market crowd seen in front of the Reichstag- the seat of the German Government in Berlin. Policeman directing the traffic. Soldier trying to click the picture of Russian War Memorial. Russian soldier bartering with a German civilian in post World War 2 Berlin.
Automobiles carrying Emperor Franz Josef and family members arrive at Opernplatz, where all step from cars to enter Chapel of St. Hedwig's Cathedral on the occasion of the Emperor's 84th birthday (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Nazi War Ensign flying above the Zeughaus (old armory) museum building in Berlin on Heldengedenktag (Day of Commemoration of Heroes) in World War 2. Open car arrives carrying Adolf Hitler. Marshal Hermann Goering salutes with his baton as other German officers render Nazi salute. Hitler and Goering shake hands. Hitler then shakes hands with Marshal Wilhelm Keitel; Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz; SS leader Heinrich Himmler; Marshal Fedor von Bock; Marshal Erhard Milch and a local official. Hitler and Goering lead the group into the museum, past displays of war materiel and a large standing crowd of participants. Hitler and his military entourage are seated as the courtyard is filled by the music of Bruckner's Symphony No.7 in E major. Hitler seems enthralled. Other participants also listen quietly. While music continues, Hitler quietly steps to a podium decorated with the Naval ensign. A mass of flag bearers from units of all armed services stand behind him. He speaks softly about the struggle to defend Europe against the Bolsheviks. He mentions the Wehrmacht and those who have fallen in defense of homeland and people, who will be remembered always, by the nation.
Nazi officials and their guests visit the former Berlin Academy of Art and view Albert Speer's models for Welthauptstadt Germania, the "world capital" architectural plans that Hitler asked Speer to prepare, detailing the renewal of Berlin. Officials enter the former Academy of Art on Pariser Platz, draped with Nazi banners. They ascend the stairs and enter an exhibit room filled with Nazi officials. Teenage Hitler Youth in uniform stand at attention along one of the galleries, with a bust sculpture of Hitler in the background. Various paintings and artwork on the walls reflecting the Romantic Realism style approved by the Nazi government. Albert Speer stands at the front of a large model of parts of Germania and explains the plans to the guests. Views of various buildings and streets in the models.
Animated drawings of German V-2 rocket during World War 2. Drawing describes various parts of the rocket. German drawing focuses on warhead, fuel section and motor part of the missile. Animated graph shows various frequencies and height during missile launch.
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