Avalanche occurs in Austria. Rescuers search for group of students and teachers trapped in avalanche in Dachstein Peak area. Snow covered Alps in Austria. Snow covered bodies of German teenage students and their teachers being recovered by the rescuers. Bodies being pulled on sleds. A still photograph recovered from film in a camera found with the dead shows the group of students in a huddle for prayer hours before their death. Snow covered bodies being carried on sleds. Austrian flag at half mast to mourn the loss.
A busy avenue in Vienna at night. Vienna tram 59 moving towards Lainz. Christmas lights decorate the streets of Vienna. Store signs displaying brands such as Bally, Julius Meinl and Regent Schuhe (Light only reads “Regent Schu”). People passing by a Viennese women’s fashion store “Lady Moden”. A bus passes by. Men and women window shopping in one of the shopping arcades near Stephansplatz. Mannequins and bags on display in storefronts. A Christmas tree light design decorates a building. A group of Hungarian refugees flee Hungary at nighttime. A young man crosses a stream over a fallen tree at night while holding his bag with his teeth. Another man helps the young man stand up after crossing. Hungarians running towards the Austrian border during day. Refugees reach the Austrian border by dawn. Two men supporting a tired old man to the Austrian border. Man removing his shoes after his arrival to Austria. A Hungarian family from Budapest arrives in Austria. Austrian immigration policeman greets the family at gate. Policeman directs the family to the refugee camp. Hungarian family joins other refugees inside camp. Man, woman, and their daughter kiss the cheeks of a young child held by father as refugees families reunite. Hungarian refugees are interviewed inside their room in the camp.
Civilians read news on billboard in Austria, right after end of World War 2. German civilians read newspapers on billboards. "Presse Dienst" written on the billboard in large letters. "OWB" in smaller letters in the middle of the billboard. People walk past billboard. Man reads newspaper.
End of World War II in Europe. American tanks and military vehicles move past a burning house in Austria. House burns as smoke rises. American troops move across a lush green field.
End of World War II in Europe. A Church on fire in Austria. German soldiers spray water from a hose to extinguish fire. Soldiers fight fire. Men handle hose. Soldiers push a machine and carry hose. Men fill buckets of water from a tank. They throw water from buckets on the building to fight fire.
End of World War II in Europe. Countryside in Austria with American tanks lined up. Supplies loaded onto tanks. A soldier cooks food in an open area.
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