On the German Western Front in World War II a group of German troops bury the two-person crew of a French airplane that was shot down on September 11, 1939. The funeral, which takes place in Saarbrücken, is conducted with full military honors. The two French pilots were Lieutenant Jean Sueur and Captain Jacques Rosignol of 2 Escadrille de Reconnaissance 551. Each headstone is shown with the airman's hat on top. German soldiers place wreathes on the caskets and lower them into the ground. A large group of German soldiers, including a German military chaplain, are shown saluting the dead Frenchmen.
Supreme Allied Commander, U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower sits for group portrait with other U.S.military leaders and a British General, following the end of World War Two, in Europe. Among others seen, in the front row of the portrait, are General George Patton, General Omar Bradley, General Courtney Hodges, and the British General. A soldier stands with a horse sent as a gift, to General Bradley, from Soviet Marshal Ivan Stepanovich Konev. The horse blanket under the saddle bears a white star. Generals Hodges and Patton examine the horse. General Patton looks in its mouth. General Bradley and General Eisenhower walk around the horse and discuss it.
Adolf Hitler, dressed in white tie and tails tuxedo, together with other dignitaries, also dressed in high formal fashion. They are coming out on the balcony of the Bayreuth Opera House, perhaps during an intermission. Crowds outside recognize and acknowledge Hitler, with calls of "Heil" and some an anglicized "hail." Hitler acknowledges them, first with a short upheld right arm. and later with a fully extended Nazi salute.
Streets of Berlin crowded during U.S. President Kennedy's visit. President Kennedy's motorcade passing along the streets accompanied by many officials and motorcycles. People of Berlin packed on the side of the streets and in the buildings waving, cheering, and throwing ticker tape. Scene of Airlift Monument which is located in front of Tempelhof Airport. It is reminder of Airlift during the Berlin Blockade. Front-on view of motorcade with President in his convertible, surrounded by Secret Service personnel.
Crowd and President Kennedy on the stage during his West Berlin visit. A cannon salute to President John F Kennedy and scene of man wearing space suit. President review photos of his current visit. President Kennedy, West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt in front of microphone. President boards flight and the plane takes off. Aerial view of West Berlin, showing the Siegessäule (Victory Column) and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, and the voice of John F Kennedy repeats. 26 June 1963.
Military trucks move on streets of West Berlin. Soldiers on the streets. Soldiers stand under Friedrichstraße sign. Soldiers on United States and British army tanks. Construction of Berlin Wall in process as East German workers lay fresh cinder blocks with mortar. Military tanks escort 12-year-old British boy to school through narrow area after threats from East Berlin police. View of the famous St Hedwig Cathedral (Hinter der Katholischen Kirche 3 10117 Berlin) walled off by the new Berlin Wall. Soldiers on the East side. A newly wed bride on the East side. Her mother watches from the West.
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