People walk on Wenceslas Square (called Václavské náměstí) in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Traffic passes nearby the shops. Shops include a gift shop and a jewelry store. Store of the Bata Shoe Company on the street. Neon signs of illuminated map showing London, Paris, New York, and Prague marked on it.
The historic center of Prague, Czechoslovakia. Two priests open doors of Saint Vitus Cathedral (III. nádvoří 48/2, 119 01 Praha 1-Hradčany, Czechia). Bishops enter and pray in the cathedral. Statutes of bishops on the cathedral. Traffic at the Wenceslas Square (110 00 Prague 1, Czechia). Tram moving on Wenceslas Square, as seen from the National Museum (Národní museum, Václavské nám. 68, 110 00 Nové Město, Czechia). A statue in the foreground. Aerial view of the traffic on street.
Showing background of Prague, Czechoslovakia. A view of the city of Prague. People come out of a building. A guard stands on duty at the gate. Traffic on road. Tram car tracks on road seen. A sign on a building reads : 'Za Socialismus A Mir'. The interiors of the building. Women do typing work in the office. A new car rolls out of the factory. Chemical apparatus manufactured. Chemicals prepared in the chemical factory.
Liberation of Prague, Czechoslovakia from Nazi occupation during World War II. British and American flags hoisted in Prague. People smash down German signs from shops and buildings. German Schutzstaffel soldiers fight against civilians on streets. A truck loaded with supplies moves into the city. Snipers fire from buildings. Dead bodies lying on a street. German artillery being fired. Smoke rises from the buildings. Soviet soldiers loaded on tanks enter the city after its liberation from German occupation. Czechoslovakian President Edvard Benes returns to the city as he gets down from a railroad train. People cheer and celebrate their liberation. President Benes waves from a window as a large crowd cheers in the streets.
The Charles Bridge in Prague, Czechoslovakia, over the Vltava River. People cross the Charles Bridge (Karlův most, 110 00 Praha 1, Czechia). Czech soldiers march across the bridge and its various statues. Prague Castle in the background. Three Czech girls on the bridge. Civilians and soldiers cross the bridge with luggage on their shoulders. (World War II period).
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler stands in a parade car driving in Prague, Czechoslovakia after the establishment of the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, prior to World War II. Chancellor Hitler's motorcade drives past a cheering crowd in Mala Strana, Prague. He stands in a Mercedes-Benz 770K parade car. Petřín Lookout Tower is seen in the background. The motorcade comes to a halt, to allow aides to present two baby girls to Hitler, who greets them. Then the motorcade continues. Many German language signs are seen. (One third of Bohemians are Sudeten Germans)