U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Germany. President Eisenhower and his wife arrive in Bonn, Germany on a visit. The Palais Schaumburg (Adenauerallee 139, 53113 Bonn, Germany) in Bonn. A car carrying the President arrives at a building and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer gives a warm welcome to the American President. Photographers take pictures. President Eisenhower and his wife along with Chancellor Adenauer and Mrs. Adenauer.
French diplomats arrive in several American cadillac automobiles at the office of President Konrad Adenauer, in Bonn, Germany. They are greeted by German officials as they leave their cars and enter the building. A German sentry with rifle, outside the entrance, poses for the camera. Views of the German Government Building with flags of Germany and France flying side-by-side on flag poles. The Palais Schaumburg (Adenauerallee 139, 53113 Bonn, Germany) in Bonn. German President Konrad Adenauer and French Foreign Minister, Antoine Pinay, emerge from building and mingle with officials and reporters, before returning to the building.
Victims of the cold war own and live on canal boats in Berlin, Germany. The boats are anchored. A woman hangs clothes on a string. One woman peels potatoes. One man smokes and another plays cards on the boat, as they cannot conduct trade as they used to between West Germany and East Germany.
The Neues Palais (Am Neuen Palais, 14469 Potsdam, Germany) in Potsdam, Germany. Exterior of the palace. Trees in the foreground of Sanssouci royal park. Exterior of Sanssouci Palace (Maulbeerallee, 14469 Potsdam, Germany) also located in the royal park.
Show jumping event at Berlin Olympics, Germany in 1936. Horse riders make their horses jump over obstacles to win the Equestrianism event. Shooters from various nations participate in pistol shooting events and pentathlon. Van Oven of Germany wins the rapid fire pistol shooting event and Ullman of Sweden wins the precision pistol shooting event. Captain Ludwig Stubbendorf of Germany wins the Combination Cross Country Equestrian event. He gives a Nazi salute. Garland of victory placed at the brow of Ludwig. Silver medal for modern pentathlon goes to Charles Leonard who steps forward to receive recognition and garland of victory. Leonard had taken first place in the shooting portion with a perfect score. Audio commentary is in Italian.
Exercise Cirrus, an air exercise for the Allied air forces in Central Europe, that ran concurrently , part of the time, with Exercise Jupiter, a three-day, French-directed war game involving Allied forces in Europe (principally Germany). A band and honor guard are seen prepared for the arrival of senior air commanders at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, involved in Exercise Cirrus. Glimpse of C-47 aircraft lined up on the field. A United States Air Force C-54 transport aircraft taxis into the airfield ramp with engines one and four shut down. A North American T-6 Texan training aircraft is seen in the background. The C-54 circles to where a greeting committee of Allied Air Force officers is standing. Closeup of the aircraft door being opened and a rolling stairs being placed at the doorway. Inside of door displays insignia of States Air Forces Europe (USAFE). Exiting the aircraft is Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad, commander in chief, of USAFE, with headquarters at Wiesbaden, Germany. (On April 2, 1951 he assumed additional duty as commanding general of the Allied Air Forces in Central Europe under the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe.) He is accompanied by General Bjarne Øen, Chief of the Norwegian Air Force. As they descend the stairs, they are greeted by a group of officers including: Major General Truman H Landan, Deputy Commanding Officer, USAFE ( United states Air force in Europe ), Lieutenant General Robert W Harper, Commander, U.S. Air Force Air Training Command, Colonel Rich, chief of Staff 12th Air Force and Colonel Roberts, Commanding Officer Wiesbaden Air Force Base. After mingling and conversing, Generals Norstad and Oen and their escorts exchange salutes with the color guard. A car arrives and Norstad and Oen step into it and and drive away.
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