Bomb damage in Wiesbaden, Germany still evident 10 years after World War 2. View of the Destroyed Lyzeum (Lyceum) next to the Marktkirche (Market Church) at the Schlossplatz. (Its destruction was particularly tragic, because its basement had served as a bomb shelter during the war. It was never rebuilt.)
Victory in Europe Day celebrations in Wiesbaden, Germany after the end of World War II. Damaged buildings . Displaced person's camp buildings. Men decorate platform for a speech on the VE Day (Victory in Europe Day) celebration. Picture of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin,Premiere of the Soviet Union and Russian banner on the platform. Portrait of Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov,Soviet Military Commander and Russian banner. Group of DPs (displaced persons) as they hold a portrait of Stalin and Red flag. Parade begins. Men and girls stand in formation with Red banners and pictures of Stalin. Buildings in the background.
Victory in Europe Day celebration in Wiesbaden, Germany to mark th end of World War II. Speaker addresses a group of people. Another speaker addresses. UNNRA (United Nations Relief And Rehabilitation Administration) representative speaks to a group as Russian interpreter translates for him. Russian girl talks to a group people. Russian Major addresses group. Group of assembled DPs listen to speaker. They hold banners ,portrait of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin,Premierof the Soviet Union and Red flags DPs applaud speech. Buildings in the background. Speaker addresses group. Band plays Russian Anthem.
Victory in Europe Day celebration in Wiesbaden, Germany at the end of World War II in Europe. Group of DPs (Displaced Persons) march away from the parade area. They hold Red flags,banners and portraits. Group of girls march. Buildings in the background. Girl carries a large Portrait of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin,Premier of the Soviet Union. Red star over a building. The parade progresses. United States Army Air Forces B-17s Flying Fortress bomber aircraft fly overhead.
Activities of German military prisoners in Wiesbaden, Germany under U.S. forces, in the last days of World War II in Europe. German soldier prisoners aboard German armored vehicles (including a SdKfz 234 with a Luchs turret) parked along road side. German soldier holds loaves of bread. Charcoal burning automobile on street. Young German soldier (a young boy soldier) behind steering wheel of a truck is seen smiling. Nun talks to a German soldier. German convoy parked on the street. Prisoners lay down on field. United States Army Colonel is talking to a group of liberated prisoners freed from German prison camp. The Army Colonel talks to a young man of African descent who is wearing a prisoner hat and prisoner uniform with an inverted red triangle prison camp badge indicating a political prisoner. Liberated concentration camp prisoners show identification number tattoos on their arms. They are seen smiling.
Aerial view of a concentration camp area in Wiesbaden, Germany during World War 2. German convoy move on streets. Grasslands seen on either side of the street. Buildings seen. Prisoners Concentration camp. German surrender convoy. German soldier group surrenders. Prisoners and equipment lined up on a field for surrender.
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