Scenes of Venice at end of World War 2, in Europe. Closeup of Gondolier propelling boat with his pole. View of two men and a wo man, passengers in a gondola, propelled by two gondoliers, one in front and one in the rear. It passes by walled gardens in background. A group of passengers in a large gondola, with two gondoliers, passing by striped poles along edge of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. A steel bridge spanning across the canal. A motorboat passes, filled with armed Italian Partisans, flying an Italian flag. Gondola containing several British 8th Army men looking up at sights. View of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Basilica of Saint Mary of Health).British soldiers standing on pavement in front of the Basilica with two Italian children beside them. A hotel displaying British and American flags. (The stars on the American flag are not configured correctly. It was probably locally made.) British soldiers at another hotel, next door, called "Grande Albergo." They relax on patio in the sun. One distributes mail to the others.
A huge crowd in Piccadilly Circus, London assembled at night to celebrate the V-E Day. People celebrate the victory of Allied Forces over Germany in World War II. American soldiers and British civilians drink from bottle and dance on streets. signs on a building read: "Buy Savings Stamps"and "Support yir Savings Group." Allied servicemen and British civilian women dance in a circle. After dark near end of film, some celebrants set a bonfire.
A destroyed railroad station in Munich, Germany during World War II. Railway tracks sprung and bend, signal poles damaged due to bombing from Allied bombers. Roof of the station shattered by explosion. Wrecked tracks and cars at the station. Rubble all over the station.
Destroyed Munich Railroad Station in Germany by Allied bombers, during World War II. Wrecked cars and railway tracks sprung and bend. Roof of the station shattered by explosion. Signal poles damaged due to bombing from Allied bombers. Other damaged buildings of Munich with the Railroad Station in foreground.
United States Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery arrives in Augsburg, Germany during World War II. A C-47 plane of the United States Army Air Force lands on a runway strip. Jefferson Caffery descends from the plane. He is greeted by Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch at the airfield. They sit in their cars.
Military Police question two young boys wearing German army uniforms in Imst Austria, during World War II. The boys smile during interrogation and answer them. One of the boys was a KP and other a telephone operator in German Army.
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