Opening slate says, "Hindenburg's former troops vow loyalty." German President Paul Von Hindenburg in Berlin, Germany. Civilians gather to watch a parade. German soldiers being lined up. President Hindenburg reviews the Reichswehr troops. Troops march as Hindenburg and other officers salute. Troops march past the reviewing officers. Timeframe is near end of Weimar Republic, as the Nazi Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) were gaining prominence.
An underground tunnel in Berlin, Germany. An apartment in East Berlin near the Berlin Wall. “Heidelberger Str.” Street sign behind the Berlin Wall. A sign reads 'You are leaving the American sector' at Checkpoint Charlie. An underground tunnel leading to West Berlin where Heinz Jercha was shot dead for helping East Berliners escape. Underground tunnel at Heidelberger Strasse 75 at the sector border between Berlin-Treptow and Berlin-Neukölln. The East Berlin police find a stairway leading to the tunnel. A woman walks out of a door. Berlin Wall separating East and West Berlin.
A wild sow with her piglets graze in the Doberitzer Heide forest to the west of Berlin, Germany. Close view of wild piglets in forest. A wild boar spooks the wild sow and piglets. Wild sow nurses piglets in forest.
German villagers’ recruitment as laborers to work on Siegfried Line defense fortification. German villagers from the Rhineland-Palatinate area march out of town, most likely Saarlouis, Germany, given sign on street noting distances to Trier and Saarbrücken. German men board buses bearing signs in German that read, "Baugesellschaft C. Hallenbach, Berlin" (C. Hallenbach Construction Company, Berlin) Two young men smile and peer from their bus window. Men from all over German work on the Siegfried Line, march in the countryside. German men, holding spades, march past dragon's teeth tank barriers on their way to work on the Siegfried Line. Laborers march with spades in countryside amid mounds of soil.
View of Munich-Riem Airport building (now former Munich-Riem Airport 81829 Munich, Germany 81829 ) Building sign reads “München”. Four United States Army Douglas C–118 Liftmaster airplanes on the tarmac of Munich-Riem Airport. Hungarian refugees exit buses on the tarmac, including excited girls carrying dolls. Hungarian refugees wave at United States soldiers and journalists greeting them as they climb the airstair. A boy holding two “United States Escapee Program” bags. Airstair reads “München”. Airplane engine propeller starts up. A pilot waves from cockpit of aircraft (USAF BUAER- C 118A). A United States Army Douglas C–118 Liftmaster takes off from Munich-Riem airport. Hungarian refugees inside the flight to the United States. The Douglas C–118 Liftmaster interior refitted as a passenger plane. A woman and her daughter looking out a plane window. A United States Air Force flight stewardess kisses the cheeks of a sleeping child. A man talking to his granddaughter while in flight. A male United States Air Force flight attendant serves coffee. A man eating a meal served during flight. A girl dressing her doll. A sleeping elderly woman leans on adult son. A young boy asleep.
United States troops rescue wounded German soldiers in Weisweiler, Germany during World War II. Soldiers bring a blanket and poles on an abandoned factory field. The soldiers assemble an improvised stretcher from the blanket and poles and carry wounded German soldier and place him in the stretcher. Soldiers carry the wounded German. Medics lower down a German prisoner on stretcher. Captured German prisoners stand in front of a wall. Soldiers evacuate wounded from destroyed house.
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