Visitors strolling at the Hagenbeck zoo (Tierpark Hagenbeck) in Stellingen, near Hamburg, Germany. A herd of ponies coming out of a large zoo building, into an open yard. Ostriches mixing in a yard with zebras. Young people enjoying the antics of brown bears and zebras. A man and woman smiling as they watch the animals. A male lion, in his pen, walks toward the camera, as does a rhinoceros (missing a horn) in his pen. A father holds his young daughter up so she can see better. A number of mountain goats are climbing down rocks in their enclosure. A British soldier is amongst the visitors watching the animals. View from behind spectators watching elepants in their large outdoor area. Closeup of elephant's eye. Two elephants in harnesses are seen at work, lifting large iron radiators from rubble at the side of a road in town. They place the radiators on a flat bed trailer. Next, they tow a large steel framework from the rubble. A large group of spectators watches these goings on, and some feed one of the elephants, putting a piece of fruit in its trunk. The keeper directs the elephants to other heavy objects in the rubble, which they pick up and carry with their trunks, placing them on the flat bed trailer. With crowds still watching, the zoo keeper leads leads the elephants as they pull the loaded trailer along the street, while pedestrians watch. (World War II period).
Bombed buildings in Berlin, Germany at end of World War II, in Europe. A damaged building. Civilians walking past destroyed buildings. Damaged brick walls of the Anhalter Bahnhof Station. Twisted rails and steel girders in a severely damaged railroad station. Twisted steel girders on a railway track. Bricks cascaded from destroyed Anhalter Bahnhof in the background. A damaged sign board. Ruins of a damaged building.
Early post-World War 2 views of damage to the German Air Ministry building (Detlev-Rohwedder Haus), Located on Wilhelmstrasse at the intersection with Leipziger Strasse, in Berlin, Germany. Opening scene shows large statue of eagle surmounting an enwreathed swastika. Scene shifts to Wilhelmstrasse, near gate to courtyard at center of the building. Gate is flanked by two eagle statues on pillars. There are pedestrians on the street and some cyclists, but no motor vehicles. Rubble lines the street, and one gaping hole is shown in the side of the building. All the windows have been blown out, and one wing is missing from an eagle statue. Closer view of the courtyard and eagle-flanked gate. Another heavily damaged area of the building showing section of exterior walls collaped revealing structural damage inside. Building entrance with "Heil Hitler" in an embossed relief stone decoration over the door.
Bombed buildings in Berlin, Germany due to Allied air raid during World War II. Aerial view of buildings on the Kurfürstendamm, including the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church belfry. Various views of bomb-damaged buildings. Debris and ruins in the streets.
Bombed buildings in Berlin, Germany due to Allied air raids during World War II. Bombed Propaganda Ministry Building. Debris and remains of the building. A man walks past the building. He uses shovel to clear the dirt. Twisted steel girders of the building in the foreground.
A bombed railway station in Berlin, Germany due to Allied air raids during World War II. Bombed Anhalter Bahnhof station. Railway tracks in the foreground. Wrecked trains cars. A view of the damaged and bombed station. Twisted steel girders at the station. A damaged wall of the station. People walk on the platform. A wrecked train car.
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