60,000 attendees, including many veterans of World War I, march to the Tannenberg battlefield for the dedication of the Tannenberg Monument. Tannenberg Monument dedication ceremony commemorates the German victory over Russian forces in August, 1914, and fallen German soldiers during World War I. German Field Marshal Paul Von Hindenburg, who officiates at the ceremony, also celebrates his 80th birthday.
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.
Prime Minister of UK, Clement R Attlee leaves Berlin. American flag between the Russian and British flag at Gatow Airport in Berlin. Military Police Guards around Attlee. He shakes hands with officials and boards C-54 plane. Plane warms engine, taxis along field and takes off.
President Harry S Truman arrives at Gatow Airport in Berlin. Various British officials at airport. Truman shakes hands and speaks to Military Police Honor Guard and boards C-54 plane. Truman waves goodbye from entrance platform of plane. MPs raise American flag from pole. American, British and Russian flags. President Truman and Prime Minister of UK, Clement R Attlee at Gatow airport bids officials farewell and boards planes. Cameramen take pictures.
Winston Churchill arrives in Berlin. He emerges from a plane in a military uniform. He walks down the steps of aircraft and shakes hands with Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. Other military officials at the airport. Churchill and Montgomery walk away followed by other officials. They inspect British Honor Guard.
German military officers mingle with civilian opera patrons entering the Opera House in Bayreuth, Bavaria, for a performance of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, by Richard Wagner. A program for the performance is shown. The final scenes of the Act are shown and the curtain closes.
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