Footage Divided Germany. (1947-1955)
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0:00:49Divided Germany (1947-1955)
Reel №1
A demonstration in East Germany.
A meeting of the Communist Party.
Voting.
Congratulations to one of the founders of the Communist Party of Germany, W. Pieck, who has been elected President of the GDR. W. Pieck speaks.
Keywords
zones of influence, split, Cold War
Persons:
Friedrich Wilhelm Pieck was a German politician and statesman, a communist.
Calendar:
1949
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Reel №2
The ceremony of transferring governing functions to the GDR government.
Marshal of the Soviet Union V.I. Chuikov reads the document.
Keywords
split, zones of influence, Cold War
Persons:
Vasily Chuikov - Soviet military leader, Commander-in-Chief of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany
Calendar:
1953
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Reel №3
People pass by with flags and torches, smiling and waving.
Wilhelm Pieck greets the demonstrators.
Keywords
split, zone of influence, Cold War
Persons:
Friedrich Wilhelm Pieck was a German politician and statesman, a communist.
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Reel №4
A man at the Brandenburg Gate tries to pull down the GDR flag.
The flag falls.
People watch.
People run toward the Brandenburg Gate.
Keywords
protest, onlookers, Cold War
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Reel №5
A large political rally.
Social Democrat K. Schumacher speaks, and the crowd listens.
Keywords
zone of influence, Cold War
Persons:
Kurt Schumacher was a German Social Democratic politician and a member of the anti-Nazi Resistance.
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Reel №6
American jets in West Germany.
Keywords
allies, help, Cold War
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Reel №7
The transport of tractors and agricultural machinery from the USSR to the GDR. A rally.
A tractor driver pulls a machine gun from under a plow in a field.
Farmers cut a tank into pieces.
Keywords
allies, help, zone of influence, Cold War