'A defeated people' shows the life of people in a British occupied zone of Germany after World War II. A map of Germany depicts regions occupied by different Allied governments. A damaged ship at a coast as a result of Allied bombings. A damaged bridge. Displaced German civilians milling about in a street. The displaced persons read messages and notices on a board as they look for their family members. Children and women along a street. Officials and a military officer discuss the plan to provide relief to the people and give direction to their lives. Electric poles are erected. Workers at the construction sites of various buildings. Buildings damaged during the war in Hamburg and other towns. Rubble spread on the ground. People live in poor conditions. Women cook, knit and fetch water.
An ordinary street scene at Bismarckplatz (Bismarckpl. 69115 Heidelberg-Altstadt, Germany) in Heidelberg, Germany, right after World War II. Vehicles on streets. Buildings seen on either sides of the streets in the background. People cross the busy streets. A tram moves on a track.
World War II war crime trials in Ludwigsburg, Germany. Judges preside over the proceedings in a courtroom at Ludwigsburg Palace (Schlossstraße 30, 71634 Ludwigsburg, Germany). Chandeliers hanging from the ceiling in the palace. Vehicles drive past outside the palace. Prisoners aboard a truck. They climb the stairs of a building. Trucks move on the streets. Trees on either side of the streets. The trucks arrive at the palace. A sign board outside the palace reads " Ludwigsburg 59th QM Depot". The palace gate. Military police on duty.
Congressional inspection of Displaced Prisoners' Camp in Eschwege, Germany in the year after World War 2 ended in Germany. Congressman Frank L Chelf, Kentucky; consultant to congress man Walter M Basterdman and others along with press photographers visit the camps. A herd of pigs inside one of the camps. The visiting party walks out of one of the camp and observe others. A crowd of people watch them. Dignitaries visit various houses and camps and talk to each other. A burnt Quonset hut in the camp.
Scenes from the Nuremberg Trials being held at the Palace of Justice (Fürther Str. 110, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany) in Nuremberg, Germany. Chief Justice Robert Jackson sums up the ideas of the tribunals. One by one the defendants come into the dock and are being questioned about their testimony. Defendants are found guilty of all the acquisitions made on them. All the attendees disperse.
Pedestrians on the street in Frankfurt Germany, outside the Frankfurt Central Station railroad station. Trolleys or streetcars on the street in recent post-war Germany. A building seen with a sign reading 'US Army RTO'. Interior of the Frankfurt Central Station. Views of platform area in the train station, arched roof and glass. Trains seen leaving the station. Women and men sit and stand in the open large door of boxcars as the train slowly departs the station. Pedestrians exiting a train and filling the platform as they exit the station. View outside as people queue to ride streetcar trams or trolleys. A nun in a habit runs to catch a streetcar as it is pulling away.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.