Red Cross women with Allied soldiers in Wiesbaden, Germany. Exteriors of Wiesbaden Kurhaus (Kurhauspl. 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany) in World War II. A fountain in a lake. A band plays music. Soldiers and Red Cross workers are seated. A crowded dance floor. A member of 3rd Infantry Regiment Band sings into a microphone. People dance to the music.
United States soldiers in Wiesbaden, Germany during World War II. Two soldiers play ping pong in a lobby of Wiesbaden Kurhaus (Kurhauspl. 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany). Side view of servicemen playing. A fountain in foreground.
Reconstruction of Cologne, Germany. Aerial views of Cologne, Germany in 1930, before its destruction in World War II. Shows pre-war Cologne Cathedral and Hohenzollerm Bridge on the Rhine river. Various buildings in Cologne including train station. Scene change to Fuhrer Adolf Hitler speaking. Aerial and street views of damaged bridges and buildings in Cologne after World War II. Destroyed sewer pipes, piles of rubble in Cologne. American Military Government men, also known as "MG" lined up in streets, in uniform, wearing soldier helmets. They salute. The U.S. flag is raised. Signs behind men read, ""Militarregierungsamt" and "military government" Close up faces of MG soldiers. Large groups of civilians crossing the newly named McNair bridge. Sign reads, "Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair Bridge Designed by 1067 Eng. Const. Gp". A U.S. military government officer wearing a lip microphone addresses a crowd of civilians. Close-up views of German civilians as they listen. Truck equipped with horn-loaded PA speakers amplifies speech. German men, women, and children are deloused using DDT, which is sprayed in power form into their clothing. A German man with a SS blood type tattoo under his left arms is examined. The tattoo identifies him as a former Nazi German SS soldier. Germans in line to be interviewed for new military government positions. A man stopping and examining papers of a German citizen. Germans civilians at interview table being questioned. They sign the interview papers using a fingerprint. The first German police force of Cologne, Germany following World War II. They are given arm bands reading, "MG-Police." The former head of the Prussian Senate on camera, identified as one who fought the Nazis.
Reconstruction of Cologne, Germany. American Military Government officials and civilians burn Nazi flags, emblems and pictures. Ruins on the streets is cleared. Men work in rubble. AMG men and civilian workers on a street clearing rubble. Food is rationed to German civilians by AMG. Women work in fields. Interior of offices show AMG workers and civilians.
United States soldiers in Copenhagen, Denmark. United States soldiers and civilians in City Hall Square of recently liberated Copenhagen in World War II. Hotel Bristol is seen in the background. Soldiers eat in a sidewalk café, buy groceries, and stroll down the streets. A soldier looks at a shop window.
United States Army soldiers in Copenhagen, Denmark. U.S. soldiers and civilians in the streets of recently liberated Copenhagen in World War II. A soldier visits a jewelry shop. Soldiers and civilians attend Tivoli's Pantomime Theater. A soldier and a woman stroll in Tivoli Gardens.
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