Germany after the capitulation (1945-1950)

Footage №194818,

Reel №1

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A view of the Brandenburg Gate.

Soldiers from the four Allied nations practice a joint changing of the guard ceremony.

Keywords

hourly, zone of influence, Cold War

Shooting locations:

Berlin

Reel №2

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Children play among the ruins.

Doing exercises.

Adults take children to school.

Students in the classroom.

Children eat soup from mugs.

Reel №3

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A view of the administrative building in Berlin.

Representatives of the American administration in Berlin are entering the building.

Keywords

occupation zone, West Berlin, Cold War

Reel №4

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A political meeting.

West German Communist leader M. Faymann attends.

Voting.

A view of the Ernst Thälmann Building.

Police enter the building.

Banners bearing Thälmann's image are removed from the building.

Keywords

meeting, performance, closing

Reel №5

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Police officers push people gathered in the park.

A group of people is pushed out of the park.

Keywords

protest, police, participants

Reel №6

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A functioning enterprise.

People at the West Berlin magistrate's office.

The magistrate's office hall.

A car carrying American soldiers passes by.

Keywords

separatism, Western Zone, citizens, Cold War

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