A view of a large building destroyed in Berlin. Soviet War Memorial (Str. des 17. Juni 4, 10557 Berlin, Germany) seen with a soldier flanked by Russian tanks. Brandenburg Gate or Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, Germany.
Checkpoint Charlie (Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin, Germany) separating Western and Eastern Berlin. A large Soviet flag at the entrance to the eastern side, and a Checkpoint Charlie sign reads "You are leaving the American sector." A watchtower with military personnel inside watching all movement. Historical footage of the Berlin Wall being built circa 1961, with Soviet troops stringing barbed wire when the wall was first constructed. Views of a wreath, flowers, and makeshift memorial, presumably for someone killed while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall. A watch tower high above the Berlin Wall, and views of the Berlin Wall separating West Berlin from East Germany, constructed of large flat, grey bricks and blocks of varying sizes.
Adolf Hitler reviews a parade in Nuremberg. Many Nazi Stormtroopers (Sturmabteilung) and SS (Schutzstaffel) gathered for the parade on Zeppelin Field (Zeppelinstraße, 90471 Nürnberg, Germany) at the Nazi Party Rally Grounds. Troopers march and give the Nazi salute. Hitler reviews the parade and assembly. He walks up a path towards a monument. Troops on either side. He gives the Nazi salute before the monument. SS (Schutzstaffel) soldiers march with 'Germany Awake' flags.
Police gather outside the Karl-Liebknecht-Haus (Kleine Alexanderstraße 28, 10178 Berlin), the headquarters of the Communist Party of Germany, in Berlin. Members of the Communist Party of Germany flee from policemen along Weydingerstrasse, near the Karl-Liebknecht-Haus. Berlin’s Babylon cinema can be seen nearby. Berlin police wield clubs and run after Communists along present-day Weydingerstrasse and Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse. Berlin policeman wields his baton at a communist, who narrowly escapes getting hit. German communists run from police.
A military parade displaying symbols of the former German Empire and the Nazi party in Berlin, Germany after the First World War. A marching band playing. Soldiers raise the German Empire (Second Reich) flags and symbols such as the Imperial Eagle. Military officials salute past spectators from their open car. Former German Empire Crown Prince Wilhelm, the son of the former Emperor Wilhelm II, speaks to a military official at a roof deck, likely near the Berlin Zoologischergarten (Berlin Zoo), the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft logo can be seen from the background. Soldiers holding the war flags of the German Empire. A woman uses binoculars to watch the parade. Crown Prince Wilhelm salutes the parade. Marching band parades from the Charlottenburger Chaussee (now known as the Straße des 17. Juni), passing through the Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Soldiers holding Nazi flags and marching band parades through Under den Linden boulevard. Some spectators perform the Nazi salute at the parade. Some spectators carry umbrellas while watching the Nazi parade.
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany on his annual Nordlandfahrt cruise sailing the North Sea in 1914. Kaiser Wilhelm II shakes hands with dignitaries before boarding a car. The Imperial yacht, SMY Hohenzollern II, departs from port, heading back to Germany. German crowds line shore to watch the arrival of the SMY Hohenzollern II. Kaiser Wilhelm II descends gangplank from ship and enters waiting car. Cavalry marshals control crowds in Berlin waiting for Kaiser Wilhelm II arrival. Kaiser Wilhelm II rides an open topped royal carriage to travel back to the New Palace (Neues Palais), in Potsdam. Crowds wave with their hats to Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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