U.S. 95th Infantry Division troops in Saarlautern Germany during World War 2. A sign reads 'you are now entering Germany through the courtesy of 95th Div'. Two U.S. troops stand beside the sign. The soldier on the right is Technician Fourth Grade (T/4) Julian Koentz, of Trenton, Illinois, a member of the 378th Infantry Regiment, 95th Division. A road sign identifies the town of 'Saarlautern'. The troops in vehicles enter the town. A sign posted on a a tree reads 'Danger Beware of Mines and Booby Traps'. The soldier on the left is Sgt Andrew Rauch of Chicago,Illinois, also of the 378th Infantry. (Note: Rauch was identified by Julian Koentz, while looking over still photos of this event with his son Robert L Koentz, who provided this information.)
Question marks on screen. Reconstruction of the buildings and denazification in Berlin, Germany after World War II. A factory in Germany. A farmer leads a horse to plow a field. Men at a farm cultivate crops. The wreckage of the IG Farben plant. Men speaking to Hermann Göring. The trial of Norwegian leader and Nazi collaborator Vidkun Quisling. The rail goes on for the criminal. People burn Nazi books and pamphlets in a bonfire. A man burns a pamphlet with a photo of Adolf Hitler. The people stand around the burning books. German civilians read a poster on a wall. General Dwight D. Eisenhower of the United States, Marshal Georgy Zhukov of the Soviet Union, and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery of the United Kingdom sign a joint agreement. The three of them stand together. The United States Capitol building. Chongqing National Government building in No. 232 Renmin Road, Chongqing (Chungking), China. The Big Ben in London, United Kingdom. Aerial view of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. General Francisco Franco saluting to marching soldiers in Spain. The delegates including United States President Harry S. Truman, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin, and UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated around a table during the Potsdam Conference in 1945. They discuss the problems. A close up view of Truman looking into some documents. Stalin smokes a cigarette. The delegates discuss problems. The funeral ceremony of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The soldiers fire guns. President Harry S. Truman attends the ceremony. Churchill salutes from a moving vehicle. Women voting in the United States. Truman gets off an aircraft. Delegates in the Potsdam conference. Newspaper headlines read Russian declares war on the Empire of Japan in 1945. The first atomic bomb explosion over Hiroshima, Japan. The newspaper headlines about the war. Truman, Stalin and delegates at the Potsdam Conference. Soldiers advancing in the battlefield. A flag of the United States and people celebrate the victory. Newspaper headlines feature the surrender of Japan.
Training film for U.S. soldiers during occupation of Germany after World War 2, guiding them on their role of "reeducation" and restoring normal life to civilians in Germany after World War II. U.S. soldiers seated and Germans standing around them talking to the solders. A German MG Police officer outside a building. A German police officer monitors citizens in a line. Germans talk to U.S. soldiers outside the Office of Military Government for Bavaria, in Munich. The U.S. soldier reviews their identification papers and questions them. German children at play. A smiling American soldier seated with a group of young German children around him. A group of German boys plays baseball on the lawn in front of the largely destroyed Altes Armeemuseum in Munich (later home to the Bayerische Staatskanzlei or Bavarian State Chancellery) in Greek architectural style with six prominent ionic columns. A U.S. soldier talks to German civilians. Soldiers talking with German men , women and children. A soldier frisks men and women entering a secure area. German police grab and restrain a German citizen for some offense and escort him away. Young children seated and learning at an outdoor class. The children standing and smiling.
The first American newspaper in Aachen, Germany is printed during World War II. Crowds in the streets of Allied-occupied Aachen. A U.S. General speaks as the first American newspaper to be printed in Germany is dedicated. Presses roll and the first copies are produced which are then purchased and read by German civilians.
German civilians welcome Adolf Hitler in Nuremberg, Germany. Swastika signs. Adolf Hitler, ruler of Germany, in a car, travels through streets of Nuremberg as civilians lean from windows to cheer him. Banners and decorations float from the buildings of the city. A band plays musical instruments. German Sturmabteilung (SA) troops marching on the street passing before Hitler who stands in his car.
Scene from the eleventh Olympiad in 1936, at the German Arena on the western outskirts of Berlin, Germany. Flags of participating nations and Olympic games fly. Crowds in stands at the German Arena cheer participants. Participants in stadium. Chancellor and head of state of Germany, Adolf Hitler, and Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels are seen among spectators. Relay race is held. The race starts. Participants of relay race running on the race track and exchanging baton.
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