Images from late in World War II in Europe. Nighttime views of aerial bombardment of Germany late in World War II. Aerial view of many fires and explosions on ground in Germany at night as seen from Allied aircraft. Hermann Goering touring ruins in a German city. A lineup of new German Army recruits late in the war, including a very young boy soldier in full Army uniform, talking to an official who, from the back, appears to be Joseph Goebbels. Allies advancing into Berlin. Artillery and rockets being fired during Battle of Berlin. A German civilian woman walking among rubble and ruins in a German city. Victory celebrations in Paris during he liberation of Paris. Crowds in Paris cheering happily, view of Arc de Triomphe with band marching. View of Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle walking side-by-side down a Paris boulevard as crowds cheer them. Soviet (?) military personnel wearing large improvised warm shoes walk in a snowy climate, exhausted. View of explosion as Nazi Swastika atop grandstand at Zeppelin field (Zeppelinfeld) in Nuremberg, Germany, is blown up by the U.S. Army after the defeat of Germany.
Luxembourgers returns from Germany after forced labor at the end of World War II. A crowd greets the Luxembourgers returning from Germany. A mother greets a daughter amidst the crowd. A Luxembourg girl, a resistance fighter hugs people in the crowd.. The girl shakes hands with the members of the crowd. An elderly man looks for her daughter. Three Dutch boys on the way home after two and a half years of forced labor in Germany. The crowd waits for the people who returns from Germany.
Crowded streets of West Berlin during U.S. President John F Kennedy's visit. Music played by the band as song lyrics contain name of President Kennedy (his Presidential campaign song). Presidential motorcade on the outskirts of West Berlin. Enthusiasm shown by West Berlin people is more than that shown by the people of Frankfurt, Cologne and Berne. Robert Kennedy and Vice President Johnson were prior visitors to West Berlin after the Wall was built in 1961. Views of large crowds along streets cheering for Kennedy. Boys and girls ride scooters and bicycles trying to keep pace with the entourage. A day before President's arrival, scene of East Berlin Police placing red flags on the Brandenburg Gate blocking views through it, and communists display a large board with east German propaganda messages before his arrival . Scenes of the Berlin Wall viewing both the Communist East German side and the West German side, as seen from the West German side. A woman walks her dog along the Berlin Wall. Two women stop to reflect at a memorial for a victim killed by East German police while trying to cross over "no man's land" between the two sides. Views of the Berlin Wall and barbed wire ad razor wire in "no man's land" between East Germany and West Germany. Presidential motorcade turns to onto 17th June Street. President Kennedy takes a look at East Berlin side. President Kennedy stands before the Wall accompanied by Chancellor of Germany Konrad Adenauer. Motorcade leaves Brandenburg Gate and crosses 17th June Street. President's car is preceded by a truck with American and German photographers. The entourage stops at the Allied Checkpoint Charlie.
Views from a moving vehicle driving on streets of Berlin, Germany, right after end of hostilities, in World War 2. Extreme damage and destruction of buildings from Allied bombing is evident. Scene is dominated by hollow shells of buildings without roofs. A modern apartment house with no windows and only its facade partially intact. A damaged, but still standing, government building. German civilians engaged in cleanup and rebuilding.
War destroyed buildings of Koblenz, Germany during World War 2 (sometimes spelled Coblenz). A lone soldier walks through deserted streets. Destroyed buildings and rubble everywhere. A dead soldier lies on the street. Aerial view of city showing damaged buildings and statues. Desolate and deserted streets. A equestrian statue of the Emperor Wilhelm I is shown toppled over, with the entire equestrian statue on its side.
The trial of a Nazi Commandant in Dachau, Germany soon after the close of World War 2 in Europe. A sign on a post reads 'PWE 29 Dachau' and another reads War Crimes'. A car outside the building with sign, "War Crimes Branch, Judge Advocate Section, H.Q. Third United States Army." U.S. officials, Nazi German defendant Franz Strasser, and civilians enter the court room and get seated. All in court rise as the officers of the Military Commission enter and take their seats at the front of the room. U.S. flag on stage. Judges are seated. The commission hearing comes to order.
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