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Allied leaders meet at Yalta conference and Potsdam conference

President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Yalta conference in Ukraine. American and Russian troops meet at Elbe River in Aerial views of destroyed buildings in Berlin, Germany. German officers sign surrender documents in Rheims. President Harry S. Truman, Stalin and Churchill meet at Potsdam conference in Germany. American troops fight in Iwo Jima, Japan. American flag raised. Aerial views of ruins in Tokyo. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, February
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058351
Allied National Leaders hold numerous conferences to plan and coordinate their efforts during World War II

First scene shows President Harry Truman shaking hands with Joseph Stalin on a porch of the Cecilienhof ( home of Crown Prince Wilhelm) in Potsdam, Germany. The two leaders are accompanied by their respective foreign ministers, James F. Byrnes, U.S. Secretary of State, and Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vyacheslav Molotov. Stalin descends steps from the building followed by Truman. View of the back lawn at Cecilienhof. View of its front entrance. Various views of the house and grounds. American, Soviet, and British flags flying from the building. Cars carrying the leaders on road to the Cecilienhof. President Truman and James Byrnes entering outside gate, followed by other attendees. Then Stalin is seen entering followed by Soviet officers and officials. U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force (SCAEF) in Europea and U.S. Army Chief of Staff. George Marshall are seen walking together in a wooded glade on the meeting grounds. British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, entering the grounds for the meeting. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, President Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin stand on a step before an entrance to Cecilienhof. Truman places their hands together in a mutual handshake, at which Churchill and Stalin laugh. Views of the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia where foreign minsters of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union are seen meeting meeting in conference at the Spiridonovka Palace in October, 1943. Closeup of Soviet Prime Minister Vyacheslav Molotov, British Prime Minister, Anthony Eden, and U.S. Secretary of State, Warren Hull, successively signing a document. Scene shifts, to a C-47 transport aircraft flying over great pyramid of Giza in Cairo, Egypt. Next, the front of the Soviet Embassy in Teheran, Iran, is shown. The "Big Three" (Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill) sit on the porch of the building. Military officers from their countries stand behind them. Narrator (Franklin D. Roosevelt) says they agreed to launch a gigantic attack on Germany. Scene shifts to Germany, where German military is paraded on public display, showing artillery, Panzer I tanks carried aboard army trucks, Heinkel He 111 bombers in formation overhead, and marching troops giving Nazi salute silhouetted against bright pavement. View shifts to the Livadia Palace, in Yalta, Crimea, Russia. Brief view of the "Big Three" and their staffs sitting around a conference table. Change of location to San Francisco, California, where flags of many nations are displayed along with a United Nations Logo. Representatives of the many nations sign the Charter of the United Nations, founding the U.N. organization on 26 June 1945. Film shifts to Germany where victorious American, British and Soviet troops shake hands and celebrate victory. They share drinks and toast victory.

Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069647
V-J Day: New Yorkers celebrate as President Harry Truman announces Japanese surrender during World War II.

Events surrounding the surrender of Japan during World War II. Scene from the Potsdam Conference meeting. Group of dignitaries together including Clement Attlee, Harry Truman, and Joseph Stalin. U.S. President Harry S. Truman and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, in discussion. A parade in Moscow showing Soviet military might (these scenes are from the May 1, 1945 May Day parade just before Germany's surrender). Scene changes to Japanese Emperor Hirohito riding on a white horse in a procession. Next scene shows dignitaries arriving for meeting at the White House in Washington D.C. U.S. Secretary of War Henry Stimson, Secretary of State James Byrnes and Secretary of Navy James Forrestal meet at the White House. Close up view of Secretary Forrestal. View of President Truman with his cabinet in a meeting. Scenes from prior months showing dignitaries involved in the war: Close up of the late President Franklin Roosevelt. A scene of President Roosevelt shaking hands with several Soviet military officers. General Douglas MacArthur seated and talking to President Roosevelt. Close up view of Chairman of Nationalist Government of China, Chiang Kai Shek. View of U.S. Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz shaking hands with a sailor. Views of President Truman meeting in emergency session with his cabinet, and his announcement of the Japanese surrender. View of former Secretary Hull at that meeting. President Truman standing as he reads from a bulletin confirming the Japanese acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Agreement and their agreement to unconditional surrender. View of media, press, and newsmen running from the White House to file the happy news story. New Yorkers rejoice at the end of war. Daytime scenes of happy, jubilant celebrations on Victory over Japan day, or V-J Day, in the Times Square area of New York City. Crowds cheering, people dancing, soldiers, sailors, and citizens waving hands and American flags. A neon sign with message "Japs Surrender". View of night time celebrations at Times Square as the crowd continues to celebrate VJ Day.

Date: 1945, August 15
Duration: 4 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051627
Einstein tower in Potsdam, Germany.

Man climbs down the stairs of Einstein Tower astrophysical observatory, built by Erich Mendelsohn, in Potsdam, Germany. Man carries bag in his hand. Tree in the foreground.

Date: 1925
Duration: 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025841
U.S. Representative Major General Floyd L Parks arrives at Potsdam Conference in Germany.

Delegates arrive at Potsdam Conference in Germany. Russian officials outside Veterinarian College of Berlin where meeting takes place. Representative for US, Major General Floyd L Parks exits from car and walks to the building accompanied by Russian officials. Allied leaders at conference table include Major General Floyd L Parks, Major General L O Lynne of England, Colonel General Gorbotow of USSR and Brigadier General De Beauchesne of France. (World War II period).

Date: 1945, July 11
Duration: 1 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675052661
Red Cross women give food to new German Army recruits on a railroad train in Potsdam, Germany, during World War I

Red Cross women present food to engineer and firemen of a steam locomotive parked at a station in Potsdam, Germany, during World War 1. Next, they are seen giving food to new soldier recruits in the box cars of a train behind the locomotive. The train is then seen moving with the men inside the box cars waving as they proceed to begin military service for World War I.

Date: 1914
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Swedish
Clip: 65675027380