Arrival of French General Charles De Gualle and other officials for celebrations of Liberation of Paris. De Gaulle reviews a parade in his honor. Photographers take pictures. A French man with a flag and General De Gaulle march towards Arc De Triomphe. Officers hold a banner 'Mouvement National deo Prisonnier ec Deportes'. General De Gualle places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A large crowd welcomes and greets the troops as they arrive at Champs Elysees. Soldiers on tank. People sit and policemen keep a watch. People hold banners in praise of De Gaulle and the Allied forces. Civilians and troops celebrate and greet De Gaulle at Place De La Concorde. The General gets into a car and heads to the Hotel De Ville for an official welcome ceremony. German snipers interrupt ceremony by firing civilians at the venue. French troops fight back. Civilians take cover. Smoke arises due to artillery and tank fire. People carry a wounded woman and wounded man on stretchers. People crouch and huddle together to save themselves. Policemen take a prisoner. Civilians cheer. A large French Flag draped from the top of the Arc De Triomphe. (World War II period).
Nazi Kreisleiter Franz Strasser on trial in Dachau, Germany, before a U.S. Army military commission, for the shooting of unarmed United States Army Air Force flyer prisoners on December 9, 1945. Other officers and soldiers in the courtroom. Defendant Franz Strasser is questioned about landing of an American plane, call to the police, the American flyers in custody of Police Chief Lindemeyer, and Strasser's knowledge of whether the flyers were unarmed. Frans Strasser answers the questions through an interpreter. Commission officers and United States flag seen on stage. U.S. Army commission judge delivers the commission verdict of guilty, and states that Strasser is sentenced to death by hanging. The interpreter reads aloud in German the verdict and sentence to Strasser. (World War II period).
A crowd of unemployed Americans demonstrate asking the City Council for work and relief during the Great Depression. The crowd, many who are CWA workers (Communications Workers of America) and others, including Communists, fill the street in front of the Minneapolis City Hall (350 S 5th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415, United States) and Courthouse area. Police move the crowd back from the buildings. The crowd is seen beating a man dressed in a black overcoat. The beaten man is then escorted away to safety by a policeman and another man.
Policemen and lawyers viewing papers. Marshall Henri Petain arrives in the court. The court is completely packed with people. Marshall Henri Petain sits on a chair. The judge arises and gives his verdict. Hideki Tojo, Pearl Harbor Premier arrives at a place in Japan. He sits with others. Dead body of Heinrich Himmler, Head of Hitler's secret police lay on ground in Germany. Packed court room during the famous Nuremberg trials where 21 Nazis face their accusers. Hearing of the court proceeds. A lawyer stands and speaks. Court officials writing to keep record. Vidkun Quisling is hanged in Norway.
A large crowd assembled in a square. White banner with image of Berlin Bear on it, hangs from one side of building entrance and German tricolor hangs from the other. Crowd listens to speaker. Demonstrators unfurl a traditional civil flag of Berlin and move through the crowd. Police surround and arrest the demonstrators, placing them in police vans and taking them away.
Outdoor views of Johannes Winkler's beginning work to test liquid rocket fuels. A camp with a tent, and various apparatus set up in a deserted area outdoors. Views in warm weather and also in snow. Winkler working with assistants. A policeman standing nearby. A rocket fuel test device is fired and travels a short distance close to the ground. Winkler and team walk to the landing place, accompanied by a policeman with an Alsatian dog. Winkler holds up the test device.
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