View from a ground level entrance of the partially wrecked Cathedral of Cologne in Cologne, Germany during World War 2. Scene shifts to a town or village with U.S. Army trucks passing by and German civilians in a queue, a few doors down from the Konditorei (patisserie or bakery). Directional sign pointing toward 67th Medical Evacuation Hospital implies the location is in or near Bonn, as the 67th was located there until March 31, 1945. Scene changes to an elevated view of the Rhine River from the Northwest looking toward the Victor Bridge pontoon bridge, one other pontoon bridge, and the wrecked Ludendorff Bridge (also known as the Remagen Bridge), in the distance, at Remagen, Germany.
Changes in Germany's western border from 800 A.D to 1936 A.D. An animated map of Germany shows the course of major river systems in Europe including the Rhine, Or, the Po, the Elbe, the Seine, Schelde, Maas, the Garonne, Onau and the Loire. Charlemagne's empire and its division. German empires of Weftfrankifches, Mettel and Oft and the areas covered by these empires.
Changes in Germany's western border from 800 A.D to 1936 A.D. An animated map of Germany shows the Mittel reich in 925 A.D and the course of major rivers around the borders of the empire. Rivers may include the Rhine and the Saone. Area under Frank empire in 1200 A.D and 1273A.D . The borders of the empire extend. Freid empire and the area under it from 1446-1493 A.D . Major rivers in the region like the Rhine, the Elbe and the Saone. Hein Empire in 1547 A.D and the territory under its control.
Allied Military Government ( AGM ) activities in Germany after World War II. Training film for U.S. Army soldiers occupying Germany after the war. A flashback shows a Hitler Youth parade. People gathered in large numbers as they salute in Nazi style. Contrast with a peaceful German people is shown: German men gathered at a bar or pub drinking as they sit around a table. A man and woman in traditional German dress dance. Men work in a farm. Two girl children eat cherries from a basket. Contrasting again: Scenes show young German boys during World War 2 climbing atop an artillery piece and raising its barrel as German soldiers look on. A teacher in a school classroom stands beside the Nazi flag and demonstrates Nazi salute. Boys in the Hitler Youth beat drums and march in a parade. An Allied military police officer questions a German man at a door. The man shuts the door. A sign on the door reads ' Off limits. Occupied by civilians '.
'A defeated people' shows the life of people in a British occupied zone of Germany after World War II. A map of Germany depicts regions occupied by different Allied governments. A damaged ship at a coast as a result of Allied bombings. A damaged bridge. Displaced German civilians milling about in a street. The displaced persons read messages and notices on a board as they look for their family members. Children and women along a street. Officials and a military officer discuss the plan to provide relief to the people and give direction to their lives. Electric poles are erected. Workers at the construction sites of various buildings. Buildings damaged during the war in Hamburg and other towns. Rubble spread on the ground. People live in poor conditions. Women cook, knit and fetch water.
President Harry Truman in Germany. President Truman drives away in a staff car from the Gatow Airport in Germany. A truck loaded with United States soldiers drives past. A band and men of the 2nd Armored Division stand in formation as the President reviews them. Soldiers salute. A long line of cars as President Truman drives off to the airport. (World War II period).
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