Forced visit of the German civilians to Buchenwald concentration camp by the Allied forces after World War II. Pile of emaciated and starved dead bodies placed one over other. Large numbers of leaned naked dead bodies of Jewish inmates. German civilians walk directed by American soldiers and officers. German women weep at the sight. Men turn their faces around and walk away quickly.
Group of U.S. soldiers wave American flag to stop a U.S. Military Police jeep. A Sergeant gets out of the jeep and greets the GIs. He then gives each of them a carton of cigarettes. Remainder of the scenes show Soviet occupation forces and Berliners subject to Soviet authority. A Soviet woman soldier directing traffic. Russian soldiers pose for pictures in front of the Victory Column in Berlin. View of the golden winged victory statue on top of the column. Three pillars displaying pictures of Stalin and two other Soviet leaders. Soviet soldiers walking near the Brandenburg Gate. Several quiet streets. Elderly German citizens sitting on a bench in front of a granite memorial to Kaiser Wilhelm I. A street filled with destroyed cars, broken buildings and rubble everywhere. Several German citizens struggle to move a laden wooden wagon. A Russian woman soldier directs traffic. Local citizens queue up for water. They read a paper posted with a message from the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union. A line of citizens passing bricks to help with rebuilding.
Potsdam conference in Cecilienhof Palace. Marshal Georgi Zhukov and other Russian officers enter the Palace. Prime Minister Churchill and Anthony Eden arrive. Entrance of the Palace flanked by two Russian guards. Flags of US, UK and Russia on the Palace. Interiors of room show Joseph Stalin shaking hands with dignitaries as they enter room and take their places at table. Stalin, Truman and Churchill pose.
Bomb damaged Berlin after World War II. The German Reich insignia with the words 'Reichs Kanzlei' at the Reich Chancellory. Shell holes around the insignia. Damaged columns and steps. The Nazi eagle symbol above the steps. Damaged windows in a wall. A car passes a destroyed building. Rubble on the street. A damaged building with an intact gate. Traffic passes under the Brandenburg Gate. The damaged gate. People pass through underneath. The damaged Quadriga driven by Victoria. A sculpture nearby.
Bomb damaged Berlin after World War 2. The bomb damaged Victory Column. Destroyed structures nearby. The statue of Victoria atop the column. The British flag before the Column. Soldiers on the steps. Interior of a destroyed building. Wrecked German helmets on the ground. Wreckage and damage around. Bomb damage and wreckage on the Unter Den Linden leading to the Brandenburg gate. Traffic and pedestrians on the road. Damaged cars and vehicles. Rubble all around.
Bomb damaged Berlin after World War II. A bomb damaged hangar on an air field. German refugees wave as they move along on a street. Men carry their belongings. Damaged buildings and rubble on the streets. A damaged ridge with a board reading 'Frankfurt (Main) Hbf'. Steel skeletons of damaged buildings.
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