General Charles de Gaulle presents the French Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to the city of Paris after liberation from Nazi Germany in World War 2. At the entrance of the Paris City Hall (Paris Hôtel de Ville Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France), soldiers, Republican Guards, and civilians gather to witness the ceremony. Representatives from the United States Army stands beside the United States flag. A Military Policeman salutes. As the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Liberation, General Charles de Gaulle delivers a speech beside the Paris coat of arms. French politician André le Troquer holds the Paris coat of arms as General de Gaulle talks. Allied generals watch the ceremony. A giant Cross of Liberation, illuminated by spotlights, is unveiled on the pediment of the Hôtel de Ville. Troops salute and sing “la marseillaise”. Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc smiling during the ceremony. General Charles de Gaulle, with the Paris City Committee, important French politicians such as André le Troquer and Admiral Georges Thierry d’Argenlieu (also known as Father Louis of the Trinity, O.C.D.), the chancellor of the Ordre de la Libération, pose in front of the Hôtel de Ville.
A German and French collaborator sniper attack along Rue de Rivoli in front of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris,( 107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 ) during the Allied liberation of Paris in World War 2. Crowds scatter to take cover from a sniper fire. United States soldiers with pistols hide behind pillars. French civilians crouching low to hide from sniper. A man stands on stone grille gate near sidewalk. Soldiers hold their rifle in a prone position. A Red Cross truck with a French and British flag parked in the middle of Rue de Rivoli. A wounded French policeman in the crowd. Civilians running across the Rue de Rivoli street. People hide behind carts. Men, women, and cars cross the road to safety. Sniper firing from an upper window of the Louvre. Soldiers and tanks fire at snipers on the Louvre. Crowds dispersing to hide from snipers.
United Klans of America protesters marching in Mobile, Alabama. Young white men holding the United States and Confederate flags. Chanting African American men and women disrupting the protest. A chanting black woman claps in front of white marchers. Two white men subdue a young African American man. A black man grabs one of the white men to the ground. A fight breaks out between two white men and a group of black men. A portly white man wields a large wooden stick. A black man attempts to grab the stick away, only for a policeman to subdue him. White man with stick walk menacingly back to the march. White protesters continue to march with placards.
United States President Harry S. Truman visits Berlin for the Potsdam Conference at the end of World War 2 in Europe. President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, sit in open car to view Berlin in ruins. Berlin buildings and façade are destroyed from heavy bombing. Ruins of the Reich Chancellery (Wilhelmstraße 77 10117 Berlin Germany) is seen. President Truman’s car passes by the Berlin Victory Column or Siegessäule (Großer Stern, 10557 Berlin, Germany). Closer view of the Berlin Victory Column, featuring the Victoria statue on top. Large portraits of President Truman, Russian Premier Joseph Stalin and Prime Minister Winston Churchill on a Russian reviewing stand on Berlin’s Unter den Linden Avenue. President Truman’s convoy approaches the Brandenburg Gate (Brandenburger Tor Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany), damaged by heavy bombing. Cars driving on the Unter den Linden Avenue. The Berliner Schloss (Schloßpl. 1, 10178 Berlin, Germany) with significant damage. The Secret Service stand on running boards of President Truman's car. President Truman greets a man from his car. President Truman, Admiral Leahy and Secretary of State Byrnes talking. A huge pile of rubble stands in front of a damaged building. Crowds of men and soldiers surround President Truman and his car. Soldiers with cameras take photographs. Secret Service men running alongside President Truman’s car. President Truman’s car passes by a Nazi-style building, driving into the Autobahn. A Military Police vehicle, which acts as guard, follows behind President Truman's car heading to Potsdam.
Refugees from the 1956 Hungarian Revolution waiting to process immigration papers in Vienna, Austria. A crowd of Hungarian refugees waiting outside The Amerika Haus in Vienna. ( Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 2, 1010 Wien, Vienna, Austria) Refugees with their children. A Hungarian woman carries her grandchild. A Hungarian toddler with pacifier. A Hungarian infant wearing an ushanka hat crying with tears. A family waits together in line to enter the building. Austrian immigration police officer leads the refugees inside the building. A woman doctor working for the United States Public Health Service speaks to patients and guides them to an office for vaccinations. A woman and her children lift their sleeves to allow for vaccination via the multiple puncture technique, using a bifurcated needle.
A Hungarian refugee family enters the United States consulate in Vienna, Austria at The Amerika Haus ( Friedrich-Schmidt-Platz 2, 1010 Wien, Vienna, Austria ) to apply for immigration papers. Refugee family enters office at consulate for interview appointment with the United States immigration officer. Each family member holds a “United States Escapee Program” bag. A woman Hungarian interpreter assists the family during the interview. The immigration officer signs documents. Interpreter speaks to Hungarian family. Sign reads “ICEM Zwischenstaatliches Komitee für Europäische Auswanderung Intergovernmental Committee for European Immigration”. Young Hungarian refugees waiting inside the ICEM office. Woman ICEM employees working at their desks. An ICEM employee speaking on the phone while another writing. A document detailing a list of countries willing to accept Hungarian refugees and their quotas. Employee writing a note on country quotas for refugees. An Austrian police officer ushers refugees into an office one at a time.
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