Nazi atrocities on display: A shrunken human head, shrunken by experiments and tortures of the Nazi Germans, on display in Nuremberg, Germany after World War II. The shrunken head from Buchenwald Concentration Camp is introduced as evidence for war trials. An Allied military officer examines the head closely.
Soldiers of Allied Armed forces inspect the war damaged birth home of Ludwig Von Beethoven in Bonn, Germany. The house was damaged during World War II. Soldiers with weapons stand outside the houses and read the name plates. Other houses near Beethoven's house. Soldiers enter the destroyed house and walk on rubble. Bust of Beethoven in the damaged house.
Military Government Court tries the convicts of World War II and invites all people to attend the court trails in Cologne, Germany after World War II. Civilians enter and exit the court building where the hearings of the newly formed Military Government are underway. A notice board at the entrance of the court building reads that the court is open for general public.
Headquarters of the Military Government in Cologne, Germany after World War II. Portion of the building demolished by Allied bombing during World War II. Another damaged building very close to the headquarters building. A soldier of Allied Military Government forces walks in the compound of the building.
U.S. Army Air Forces operations in Germany near the end of World War II. Fire guard stands watch as a USAAF B-26 aircraft of the 323rd Bombardment Group, starts engines at Denain-Prouvy Airdrome (A-83) in France, during World War 2. More than 50 bombs are painted on fuselage of the aircraft, representing completed bombing missions. The aircraft is equipped with 4-bladed propellers. Airman stands fire guard with extinguisher as Left engine is started. He then goes to the other side of the airplane to stand fire guard as the right engine is started. Change of scene: Allied C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft are seen flying overhead in extremely loose formations.
Major events around the world in the year 1961, causing international tensions and crisis after crisis. A large crowd runs on roads during riots in Cairo caused by death of African anti-colonial leader Patrice Lumumba. Fidel Castro strengthens his regime in Cuba. Castro addresses a large crowd of his supporters. Warfare splits newly formed nation of Congo. Katanga President Moïse Tshombe waves hands towards crowd of his supporters. Soldiers fire rifles and advance cautiously in grasslands of Laos and South Vietnam during Vietnam War. War between brothers in Algeria. Soldiers fight on streets of a town.
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