Ruins of Hitler's Berghof residence in Berchtesgaden after bombing by Allied forces near the end of World War 2 in Europe. Goering's stolen collection of paintings and art pieces taken from all over Europe. The stolen collection was hidden in air raid shelters and loaded on battle trains. View of U.S. soldiers retrieving the stolen works of art. Book 'Mein Kampf' written by Adolf Hitler in Landsberg prison. Portrait of Adolf Hitler with a Nazi symbol. German military officials including General Herman Gred Von Runstedt, Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, and Hermann Goering surrender to the American Army. Views of Hermann Göring after having been flown from Austria to U.S. Army headquarters in Augsburg, Germany on May 9, 1945, where he is seen handing over his handgun. Göring talking to U.S. 7th Army officials.
A United States Army Lieutenant General stands outside a tent with foreign military officers to observe an American amphibious assault training exercise. An officer looks through binoculars. Soldiers hold a large diagram that illustrates the deployment of naval and amphibious forces in the exercise and the naval tactics employed. Landing craft approach the beach. U.S. naval warships in the background. Soldiers run from the boats and occupy the beach. Tanks drive onto the beach from landing craft.
An Aer Lingus DC-3 aircraft taxis in after landing at Collinston Airport, Dublin Ireland. Archbishop Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York descends steps from aircraft and is greeted by Irish Government Ministers and church dignitaries. Cardinal Spellman, who will be staying four days as guest of Irish President O'Kelly, departs in a car. Elsewhere, Irish Cardinal John D'Alton and Papal Nuncio, Dr. O'Hara, arrive at construction site to lay foundation stone for a new General Training Hospital conducted by Medical Missionaries of Mary. The Cardinal applies mortar to the stone, and sprinkles holy water on the site. Numerous Catholic church clergy attend the event.
Students undergo parachute jumping training in Prospertown, New Jersey. Amelia Earhart demonstrates a new parachute-jumping technique that teaches students how to step into space. Guy wires guide the parachute gently to the ground without any danger to the Novice.
The Washington Monument in Washington DC, United States. A frame scaffold structure around the Washington Monument to give access for workers cleaning the historical building. Trained professional workers clean the monument and regrout between stones. Workers examine and measure the aluminum cap at the top of the Washington Monument. Views of the surrounding National Mall area from the scaffold around the Washington Monument, including views toward the Capitol, the White House, and the Navy Buildings, munitions buildings, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. View from a moving elevator descending the scaffolding.
Scenes following the Battle of Tangermünde in Germany during World War II. An aerial view of Tangermunde and its surrounding areas. Derailed railroad trains and railway tracks. Crowds of German civilians and surrendered German soldiers moving westward. German prisoners of war walk on a road.
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