The Soviet Army suppresses uprisings in East Germany during worker strike and civilian protest of 1953. Demonstrators haul down a red flag atop the Brandenburg Gate in East Berlin. Crowds at Potsdamer Platz disperse as gunfire breaks out. A wounded demonstrator is assisted by comrades during the protest. Soviet tanks rumble through the streets. Martial law is declared and orders of the Military High Command are posted in East Berlin. Demonstrators throw rocks at Soviet tanks on the street. Soviet tanks and troops block demonstrators. A map shows East German cities with uprisings: Dresden, Magdeburg, Frankfurt, Schwerin, Leipzig, Rostock, Erfurt, Chemnitz, and others. A poster dated 18 June, 1953 announces the execution of Willy Goettling as a leader of the uprising. A newspaper announcement reports the condemnation of Alfred Diener, of the city of Jena, as a provocateur. Konrad Adenauer, Chancellor of West Germany, presides over a public funeral for Germans who lost their lives in the Soviet suppression of East Berlin. Leaders of East Germany are seen and East German proceedings against alleged ringleaders of the uprisings. East German refugees fill a large open building. They carry belongings and sleep on the floor.
The Royal Sussex Regiment at Fayid Camp, Canal Zone, Egypt. General Weir, commander of British troops in Egypt, arrives. The Regiment ready to leave for Wady Soft in the desert for their maneuvers. Shots on the way. At Wady Soft, soldiers dig trenches. General Weir watches the men dig trenches. Machine guns and gas mask drill.
Scottish soldiers arrive at St Andrews Church (St. Andrew’s United Church of Cairo, 38, 26 July Street Cairo, Egypt) in Cairo, Egypt. Cairo General Weir and Sir Miles Lampson, British Ambassador at Church. Sir Miles Lampson and soldiers come out of Church.
American sailor stands with Egyptian soldiers guarding the Tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt. (Also sometime spelled Tutenkhamun, Tutankhamen, Tutankamen, Tutankamon, or King Tut). British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter shows the Tomb of Tutankhamun (Kings Valley Rd. New Valley Governorate, Egypt) to the sailor. U.S. sailor stands on the stairs of the tomb.
Activities at an airfield in Egypt. Men stand near a parked Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft on the airfield. The President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and other dignitaries walk towards the aircraft. The President shakes hands with the aircrew. The President and officials board the aircraft and admire its luxurious appointments. View of the interior of the aircraft. The President descends steps from the aircraft. Steps are painted with name: "MISRAIR."Honor guard of Egyptian soldiers marches past the President and his party.
Egyptian dignitaries wait for the arrival of King Farouk I of Egypt. King Farouk's car arrives, and various officials and dignitaries greet the king. Dignitaries salute and shake hands with King Farouk. Minarets in Egypt.