VH-3A Helicopter lands on flight line at U.S. Army Fliegerhorst Kaserne Post. Shows U.S. President John F Kennedy alighting and walking with General Landon and General Freeman. President reviews troops. Scenes of U.S. Air Force officers, civilian spectators and the press. President Kennedy and General Freeman drive to 54th Transportation Battalion Mess Hall. President Kennedy with officers and secret service personnel entering mess hall. President Kennedy meets VIPs including General Landon and General Lemnitzer.
Scenes of Army gathered at USA Fliegerhorst Kaserne Post in Hanau. President Kennedy arrives in car at post and addresses the gathering. President completes his speech and have introduction with Army officers, and leaves by car with Gen Landon and others.
Freed Allied prisoners of war at OFLAG XIII-B, known as Camp Hammelburg, outside of Gemünden, Germany during World War II. A group of United States, Czech, Russian, Yugoslav prisoners of war standing together along with the liberating 14th U.S. Armored Division soldiers. Two prisoners talk to each other. The prisoners cheering, waving and laughing. Two prisoners walk down the road smiling; one waving a copy of Yank Magazine, the other a chunk of bread. U.S. Amry M-4 tank crashes through barbed wire fence of Camp Hammelburg. A group of freed prisoners gathers. Several prisoners stand and pose. Mass gathering of elated former prisoners. Freed prisoners of war dash toward U.S. soldiers and embrace them. (Note: This was the conclusion of the originally failed "Operation Hammelburg", initially attempted by "Task Force Baum," under Captain Abraham Baum, ten days prior. Inmates at the camp included the recently injured and captured Captain Baum, and Lieutenant Colonel John K. Waters, son in law of U.S. Army General George Patton. LTC John Waters was injured during the initial rescue attempt 10 days prior and was hospitalized and not seen in this film.)
United States soldiers capture Koblenz, Germany during World War II . Aerial view of the city of Coblenz. A bridge over a stream. A soldier talks on the radio. Soldiers load shells for firing. A destroyed bridge. Soldiers cross the stream and enter the city. German soldiers surrender. United States soldiers and tanks move down the streets. Dead German soldier lay on the ground. Soldiers move through ruins and take cover. A soldier fires from within a destroyed building. A sniper in prone position aims from amongst the rubble.
Robert G Storey addresses the Nuremberg Trials in Germany. He talks about the vast quantity of art objects, paintings, scuplutres, and stolen artwork confiscated by the German Nazis and presents the 39 volumes list of the seized art. Judges examine catalogues. Justice Robert Falco. Storey says that if all stolen art objects seized by the Nazis were catalogued they would fill 350 to 400 volumes.
Bomb damaged buildings in Berlin, Germany. Camera takes a slow tour down Under den Linden boulevard from the Brandenburg Gate eastward. Pedestrians walk and cars go under Brandenburg Gate. Many heavily bomb-damaged buildings along the boulevard. Large portrait of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin at square with red flags besides it, just east of the Brandenburg Gate. Damaged buildings of Unter den Linden. Buses, cars, and horse drawn carriages on the boulevard. Damaged car lays beside the road. (World War II period).
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