Industrial factories along the river valley of the Rhine River. Shots of idle steel and munitions plants along the riverbank. Views of steel mills with no activity. Views of the British Occupation Zone in Western Germany.
War damage of an industrial district in the British Occupied Zone, Germany after World War 2. British flag waving in front of smokestacks and damaged factory buildings. Smoke coming out of a damaged factory. View of damaged steel and metal works at Buer, a suburb of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia (British Occupied Zone). A coal mine in the background. Interior of a factory show its wreckage and debris from an aerial bombing attack. Some bombed factories show heavy damage that only the building framing and piles of debris remain.
The curtain raiser of the European Championships in Germany. A kayak racing competition. The participants on their kayaks in water. The participants propel the boat with a double bladed paddle. One of the kayaks somersaults throwing its paddler into the water. He tries to get on the boat again. Paddlers try to row their boats in the strong currents.
European Gymnastic Championship in Germany. People seated in an indoor stadium. Participants from 19 nations including Russia and Curtain countries participate in the championship. They display their muscular control and precession. People in the stadium applaud after the performance.
West German and American diplomats and their families at airport to say goodbye to President Kennedy. Someone holds up a banner that reads, "Hello Jack, over here!" Children in the crowd as boys and girls wave flags of America and West Germany. Light rain is falling and several women are seen in raincoats under umbrellas. A boy with a crewcut stands with his brownie camera and takes photos of the event. Honor guard and military personnel standby. Motion picture camera men with cameras record the event. General Landon escorts President John F. Kennedy between USAF guard. Lt General Richard M Montgomery, Vice Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Air Force in Europe in line with other officers saluting. President boards Air Force One aircraft VC-137C with tail number 26000.
Signs of U.S. Army in Europe and U.S. Air Force in Europe at Fliegerhorst barracks near Hanau. United States soldiers and their families going to welcome their President in Germany. VH-3A helicopter lands on the ground and President Kennedy comes out of it accompanied by Vice Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and Foreign Minister Gerhard Schroeder. Scenes of cannons salute to President and French, Canadian and German soldiers with NATO affiliated American troops. President Kennedy addresses gathering. 40000 people waiting for President and police tries to control people whereas some faints due to overcrowding.
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