German officials surrender at the end of World War II. American and Russian troops meet near the river Elbe in Torgau Germany. United States General Reinhardt meets Soviet Army General Rusakov. Representatives of the German Army, wearing civilian clothing, sign a surrender document at Allied Mediterranean Headquarters in Italy, yielding Italy and Austria. W.D. Morgan signs for the Allies, on behalf of Supreme Mediterranean Commander Alexander. Massive American Flag raised to cover the giant swastika symbol at outdoor stadium in Nuremberg. Then in a later shot, explosion is seen as the Nazi Swastika symbol is destroyed (blown-up) by American troops at the Zeppelinfeld stadium in Nuremberg, Germany.
United States troops in Germany during World War 2. Group of repatriated United States soldiers pose for a photograph. They are sitting on a fuselage of a German Me-262 jet airplane, at the "REIMAHG-A" underground aircraft factory on the Walpersberg sandstone mesa, near Kahla, in Thuringia, Germany. Some repatriated soldiers pose seated on a tank. In change of scene, a long line of German civilians is seen evacuating the area. The refugees carry household and personal belongings in wagons pulled by oxen. Closeup of one wagon with children riding atop it. German women walk beside the wagons. More views of the evacuating civilians. Some use bicycles to carry their goods. An old woman tries to budge a sitting goat to take him along with her. She succeeds and leads him away on a tether. More views of evacuating families with their wagons and animals.
During mounting Berlin Crisis, view of map of Germany with separated East and West Germany. East Berlin refugees gathered and on streets with their luggage at Marienfeld Refugee Reception Center in West Berlin. They are among the last to escape East Berlin before the Soviets close the border. Refugees in queue to be processed entering West Berlin. Old woman refugee smiles as she helps a young boy drink from a cup. Refugees at airport with their children to be flown to other cities in West Germany. They board plane and it takes off. People at railway station to see off their relatives as they flee East Germany. East German soldiers digging emplacements in roadway near Brandenburg Gate to erect blockade (the beginning of what became the Berlin Wall). They unload a truck filled with poles. Soldiers wire the border. People watch soldiers running barbed wire enclosing East Berlin territory; the beginning of the Berlin Wall. Willy Brandt, mayor of West Berlin, with others on street. Communist soldiers on the closed border. A Russian soldier on the East side of the road divided with barbed wire fence. Tanks and people on road.
Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini visits Munich, Germany. Flags of Nazi Germany and the Kingdom of Italy hang in the streets of Munich. Nazi flags hung from buildings. A Bundesadler eagle metal plate adorns a wall. Cars move along the roads. Italian leader Benito Mussolini arrives at Munich Central Station (München Hauptbahnhof, Bayerstraße 10A, 80335 München, Germany). He shakes hands with Adolf Hitler. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler walk on the railway platform, the officers follow them. Military troops in formation on the platform. The two Axis leaders review formations of soldiers and sailors as military brass band plays the German and Italian national anthems (“Marcia Reale Italiana” and “Deutschlandlied”). Spectators line the streets. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler enter open cars. Nazi banners and decorations adorn the Munich New Torn Hall and Marienplatz (Marienplatz 8, 80331 München, Germany). Hitler and Mussolini in Marienplatz. Crowds cheer and wave, as their cars drive down the streets of Munich, which are festooned with Nazi and Italian banners.
Nuremberg Trials in Germany. Russian Chief Prosecutor Roman A Redenko presents count 3 and 4 charging Nazi leaders with commitment of war crimes in Germany and in other countries occupied by Germany. Prisoners of war searched for weapons, starved, made to march and abused by Nazis. A General and Kenaris testify before the tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany
Trial of Nazi German leaders for war crimes in Nuremberg, Germany soon after the end of World War 2. British Chief Prosecutor Hartly W Shawcross presents count no 2, crimes against peace involving wars of aggression in violation of international treaties and agreements. A document reveals Adolf Hitler's plans to occupy Poland. Older footage from 1935 shows Nazi Party (NSDAP) election propaganda in the Free City of Danzig, Poland, with signage mentioning "Wählt...Liste 1" (List 1, which was the Nazi party's position on the Volkstag ballot for the April 1935 election.) Footage showing Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin and Germany's Joachim Von Ribbentrop as they sign non-aggression pact between Russia and Germany on August 23, 1939 (also called the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact). Close-up view of Stalin smiling. Long line of German tanks and armor moving out on a dirt road in the countryside as Germany prepares to occupy Poland. Pope Pius XII delivering a speech appealing for peace. President Franklin D Roosevelt making a speech also appealing for peace just before start of World War II.
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