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.
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.
Reconstruction of Berlin, Germany after World War 2. Quonset hut type barracks buildings in an area of Berlin. Buildings on Meringdam street. Buildings on Kurfürstendamm street in the British Zone including the heavily damaged Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Breitscheidplatz, 10789 Berlin, Germany) in the center of the Breitscheidplatz. Civilians walk in the streets and shop. Traffic on the streets. Cars parked in the background. A sidewalk displays a box. A building under construction. A hotel. Civilians ride bicycles on the road. The Rathaus Schöneberg (John-F.-Kennedy-Platz, 10825 Berlin, Germany) and civilians on the street.
Film begins showing view from a motor vehicle (unseen) as it drives toward a gateway lightly covered by snow, in places. A car and a motorcycle with sidecar pass in the opposite direction. The camera vehicle continues through the gateway , past an an ancient structure and courtyard leading to a tunnel that opens onto a street in the city of Bitburg, Germany. Several parked cars are seen along with several pedestrians. Classic old houses line the street, with narrow sidewalks between them and the roadway. A team of horses slowly pulls a covered wagon along an otherwise deserted section of the street. A few pedestrians walk along the sidewalks. A tall structure, topped by a decorative tower, looms in the background. Scene changes to a U.S. soldier standing next to a TM-61 Matador tactical missile on a launch rail. View from vehicle driving past former German Luftwaffe (Air Force) Headquarters, now the U.S. 12th Air Force headquarters. It comprises several numbered entrances bunkered deep into the side of a hillside. An Air Force truck is parked outside of entrance number 3, and several U.S. Air Force airmen are also seen. One walks into the entrance, showing his identification to an Air Policeman at the door. Inside the complex, several U.S. Air Force officers discuss deployment of guided missiles in West Germany as part of West German defenses. One refers to a wall map as they converse. Lt. General William H. Tunner, Jr. speaks about the Tactical Missile Squadrons (Matador Squadrons) based in West Germany to counter aggression.
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