Men and women in bathing suits on the shore of the River Vltava in Prague, Czechoslovakia. A few women sunbathing on the shore of River Vltava. Boats in the river. Czech and Russian flags on poles. Men and women on a bridge across the river. Men, women and children swimming in the river. Two men and a woman playing cards seated at a table on the shore. Close up view of a prisoner number tattoo on a woman's arm who is a Jewish survivor from Auschwitz Concentration camp in World War 2. The woman and the men playing cards. Several men and women behind them. A few men watch them play.
Wrecked buildings in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The Church of Our Lady before Týn (Staroměstské nám., 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia). Wrecked buildings beside the church. Several men and women in front of the church. The Jan Hus Monument (Staroměstské nám., 110 00 Staré Město, Czechia) at Old Town Square. The Church of Týn and a scaffolding for rebuilding in the foreground. The ruins of the Town Hall building following bombing in World War 2. Germans cleaning the ruins and rubble of the building. German prisoners walk past the damaged building. A signboard among the ruins indicating the direction of Dresden. Germans cleaning the ruins of damaged houses. German men and women cleaning up the remains of the railway station of Cheb at the border. A group of German women cleaning the ruins. German workers on top of a heap of bricks.
A Hitler Youth torchlight parade in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia during World War II. Costumed children (children in traditional German and Czech outfits) parade in Jihlava during a Czechoslovakian festival. Nazi flags and banners set up in the area. A group of boys is seen holding torches as the narrator indicates that the Nazis established the Adolf Hitler School there, where future Nazi Party leaders are to be trained (formerly located at Sonthofen, Moravia). German soldiers and Hitler Youth gathered at a bonfire. Scene changes to dog training, performed by German soldiers. Strong dog breeds are shown in training to pull carts and carry loads for supplementary transport in the case of wounded soldiers. Teams of German Shepherd dogs are rigged together with each team pulling a cart driven by a German soldier.
A Hitler Youth conference in Prague, Czechoslovakia during World War II. A German leader addresses the Hitler Youth conference. Members of the Hitler Youth and a crowd applaud as the leader speaks.
The Third International Winter Motocross motorcycle race in Vimperk, Czechoslovakia. Riders on motorcycles race along a hilly and rough terrain and dirt roads. Spectators watch the race. The motorbikes pass through mud and over bumps. The face of the winner after the race.
Population celebrates independence of Czechoslovakia, October 28, 1918, with the fall of the Hapsburg Empire, near the end of World War 1. Streets of Prague are seen filled with marching throngs and cheering spectators. View of new national flag flying from tall building overlooking Wenceslas Square.Statue of St. Wenceslas visible below. Animated map outlines general area to encompass the new Czecho-Slovak Republic. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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