United States soldiers in Wiesbaden, Germany during World War II. Two soldiers play ping pong in a lobby of Wiesbaden Kurhaus (Kurhauspl. 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany). Side view of servicemen playing. A fountain in foreground.
Opening slate reads April 17, 1945, Wiesbaden, Germany. A brick building in Wiesbaden with large arrow pointing downstairs, labeled "LSR"meaning Luftschutzraum (Air-raid room). Signpost in front of a building with damaged roof, reads,"Radfahr-weg" (bicycle path). Below it an American army sign reads "WP-Water Point." U.S. soldier directs military vehicles, carrying surrendered German soldiers, as they cross the Rhein (Rhine) river, from Wiesbaden to Mainz on a pontoon bridge. The dome of Christuskirche (Christ Church) across the river, dominates the skyline
A victory celebration in Wiesbaden Germany near the end of World War 2 in Europe. Mostly Russian Displaced Persons (DPs) carrying Russian flags gather in a street in Wiesbaden, Germany to celebrate the Allied victory over Germany. A band plays at the center of the people as men stand around. Russian women march. (See also prior clip clarifying April date, despite slate in this clip stating February.)
Germany ten years after World War II. A steam locomotive moving along track near Dyckerhoff cement company plant in Wiesbaden, Germany. The locomotive emits black smoke. The cement factory is seen in the left rear background.
President John Kennedy touring the streets of West Germany. Cameramen and policemen surround President Kennedy and other dignitaries. President Kennedy and other dignitaries reach Berlin Wall in cars. President Kennedy walks up to the viewing stand erected in front of the Berlin Wall. Red banners on Brandenburg Gate are in place, placed there by East Germany to block President's view of East Germans on the other side of the Berlin Wall. View of huge crowd of 150,000 people gathered in the square while President Kennedy passes in car. President Kennedy at a podium to make a speech. Crowd of many thousands cheering in front of City Hall. President Kennedy at Dublin Airport and honor guard welcomes him on tarmac. Air Force One aircraft parked on runway behind. During the President's drive from airport, millions cheer for him as his motorcade winds through the city streets of Dublin. View of cheering Irish people gathered on streets of Dublin in front of shops and offices.
Schoolboys outdoors in Wiesbaden, Germany, as World War 2 comes to an end. Opening scene shows two German schoolboys digging earth with shovels on the lawn at Reisinger Fountain Park (Reisinger-anlagen, 65185 Wiesbaden, Hesse Germany), as they prepare to plant new shrubs and trees, that are seen on a truck bed in the background. Closeup of one boy shoveling. Scene shifts to a pond in the park, where boys are punting with poles as they balance on wooden floats. Change of scene shows several boys in closeup on a park lawn, followed by views back at the pond where one boy is punting on a raft. Another, who is wading, stops to pose for the camera. Meanwhile, back on the lawn a group of boys huddles together to pose for the camera.
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