Destroyed infrastructure in Berlin after World War II. The street sign reads Unter Den Linden in Berlin. German civilians walks on the streets. Bomb damage at the subway entrance. Damaged buildings in the background.
The Allied Control Council meets in Berlin. The Allied Council Authority Building. Council members seated around a meeting table in a hall talk to each other. Colonel Marcel Rotivel, Colonel C. Vialet, Louis Koeltz, Pierre Koenig, Ambassador J de St-Hardouin, Cousel Jeasn Baudier Mr. Calvy and Captain Henry Joos represent the French delegation in the meeting. The members talk to each other and smile. (World War II period).
The first freight train bringing merchandise arrives in Cologne after the end of World War II. Smoke rises from the smokestack of moving train. Train passes destroyed buildings in Cologne. Flag of the United States seen at rear of train.
Fuhrer Adolf Hitler in Berlin, Germany during World War II. Hitler returns to Germany after conquering France. In a Wehrmacht victory parade, crowds cheer as Hitler is driven through the streets of Berlin. Hitler in a convertible. He waves to the crowd gathered on either side of the streets. Nazi German soldiers salute Hitler while civilians cheer for the dictator. Other Nazi officers follow in several cars. Hitler waves, salutes and acknowledges the crowd. A huge crowd gathered outside a building. The Fuhrer arrives and greets the troops. Men, women and children wave to Hitler. The Swastika flag is raised on the building roof. SS troops control the unmanageable crowds. Hitler, Luftwaffe commander Genral Hermann Goring and other Nazi officers survey the huge crowds from the building balcony. Hitler and Goring salute the crowds. Shouting and cheering women and children greet Hitler.
"The Roaring 20s" or "the Jazz Age" with most scenes being from Berlin Germany (but this is not obvious in some of the shots, which could be in the USA or elsewhere). Couples dance the "Charleston" at night club in Berlin, Germany. Views of jazz bands playing. African American man dancing with Thompson's Band. Newspapers chronicle the political events of the era, including Hitler's struggle for political power.
United States President Ronald Reagan addressing people at the Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany) in Berlin, Germany. Large crowds gather. People stand with the United States flags. Dignitaries on the platform. The flags on the platform. President comes at the podium to give a speech in front of the crowd. The crowd applauds. He discusses about the Marshall plan and the United States help and recreation in Western Europe. He says that everyone realized the importance of liberty in the country after the war. He also talks about the Industrial output and the developments in Europe.
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