Three motorcars are parked behind one another at a curb, in Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Platz, Berlin, Germany. Two are completely enclosed sedans. But one is a Saloon-landoulet, with open seat in the rear. Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and his wife, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, walk from that car, toward the entrance of the Königliche Bibliothek (Bebelpl. 2, 10117 Berlin, Germany) accompanied by two civilian officials. Later, Empress Augusta Victoria and Kaiser Wilhelm II emerge from its doorway. They proceed toward their motorcar. The Humboldt University building (Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin, Germany) along Unter den Linden is visible in the background, with a statue of Wilhelm von Humboldt in front of it.
The signing of the Military-Economic Alliance or Tripartite Pact by Germany, Italy and Japan in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on September 27, 1940, during World War II. Hitler welcomes delegates at the signing of the Germany-Italy-Japan alliance. A group of diplomats led by Foreign Minister of Germany Joachim von Ribbentrop, Italian Minster of Foreign Affairs Count Galeazzo Ciano and Japanese delegates strides down a long, wide corridor. Same men come into a conference room. Ciano stands at a conference table. The others file in. A close of German officers. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler comes into the room, salutes and is saluted. Hitler approaches Ciano, shakes hand, then approaches Japanese delegates. Hitler, Ciano and Japanese career diplomat Saburo Kurusu at the table with their aides standing behind the envoys. Ribbentrop signs the document followed by Ciano and Kurusu. Hitler and the delegates leave the table. Hitler at the Reich Chancellery window receives cheers of a crowd. Hitler salutes at the window and leaves the balcony.
Springboard diving event for women at 1936 Berlin Olympics, Germany. Participants from various nations including Japan, United States, and Germany dive from a springboard into the pool as crowd cheers them on. Divers shown include Olga Jensch-Jordan from Germany, Dorothy Poynton-Hill from the United States, Gerda Daumerlang of Germany, Marjorie Gestring of the United States, Masayo Osawa of Japan. United States athletes win Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Winners Marjorie Gestring, Peggy Rawls, and Dorothy Poynton-Hill are shown celebrating and signing autographs.
Nazi crimes against the nations of the world during World War II. View of the Peace Treaty between Germany and Yugoslavia which was signed on 1st June, 1939. The treaty breached on 6th April 1941, Germany launched a massive attack on Yugoslavia. German troops attack and advance. A map shows that most of the Europe was in the hands of Germany by 1941. View of September 27, 1940 signing ceremonies in Berlin of the Tripartite (Axis) Pact between Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan. Hitler and axis leaders shake hands and pose at pact signing table. Joachim von Ribbentrop signing the Axis Pact. Scene of German tank treads close-up rolling over battlefield and wider view of German armor and troops during Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, invading Russia, in violation of their non-aggression pact. German forces enter Russian territory. German Army forces setup and fire artillery at Russia. German rocket launchers fire rockets at Russian targets. Ground and aerial views of formations of German Luftwaffe aircraft on bombing runs. Between August-September 1941, Luftwaffe conducts blitzkrieg raids (blitz) on Great Britain. View of British landmarks like St Paul's Cathedral dome and Tower Bridge. Aerial views as Luftwaffe fighter aircraft roll and dive toward targets. British spotlights and search lights on the ground sweeping and catching German aircraft in their light beams. British anti aircraft batteries open fire on German planes over England. Alternating views of German plane point of view bombing England with bright flashes of light and explosions on the ground, and British anti-aircraft fire filling the air. Ground views in England, United Kingdom of buildings on fire from London blitz bombing, and British fire fighters moving to deploy fire hoses and extinguish fires. Flaming buildings collapse from bombs and fire. Whole blocks of buildings on fire. Scene change to December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. U.S. Navy ships bombed and on fire in Pearl Harbor.
United States President John F. Kennedy visits West Germany. Men rolling out the red carpet in Cologne Bonn Airport (Kennedystraße, 51147 Köln, Germany). President Kennedy disembarks from the Air Force One aircraft (VC-137C SAM 26000, Boeing 707-353B). German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer welcomes President Kennedy. Kennedy and Adenauer review the honor guard. Vice Chancellor Ludwig Erhard greets Kennedy. They board in a car. People on the sides of streets in Cologne as the President's motorcade passes. A large crowd cheers and waves U.S. flags. President Kennedy attends a Catholic mass at Cologne Cathedral (Domkloster 4, 50667 Köln, Germany). Police try to control the people. German men and women running to meet President Kennedy. A banner read ' Welcome President Kennedy'. Another one reads 'common struggle for peace and freedom'. President Kennedy addresses people in front of Bonn City Hall (Markt 2, 53111 Bonn, Germany). People wave small United States flags.
Famous tourist destinations and architecture in Heidelberg, Germany, before World War 2. Views of Heidelberg and the Old Bridge (Am Hackteufel, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany). Trees in the background. A statue of Pallas Athena on the Old Bridge. Trees around the Heidelberg Castle (Schlosshof 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany). A ruined building in the castle seen. A view of the Church of the Holy Spirit or Heiliggeistkirche (Marktpl., 69117 Heidelberg, Germany) from the castle.
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