Liberated Vienna (1945)

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Reel №1 Monuments, destruction

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Vienna, cathedrals, historical and architectural monuments, Mozart's house.

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Reel №2 Destruction of fascist symbols

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Viennese residents tore down a Nazi flag from a building and burned it.

A swastika-emblazoned eagle fell from a pole.

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Reel №3 Civilian population, restoration work

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Austrians shake hands with Soviet soldiers and chat.

Refugees return to the city, clean the streets, men pull a tram with ropes, men carry logs.

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Reel №4 Construction of a bridge across the Danube

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Soviet soldiers are building a bridge across the Danube.

Women with strollers and small children are walking down the street.

People are distributing and reading newspapers on the streets.

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Reel №5 Marshal Tolbukhin

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Marshal Tolbukhin climbs the steps and enters the building.

Reel №6 Soviet military leaders and members of the Austrian government

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Viennese residents greet Soviet soldiers.

Soviet military leaders and members of the Austrian government attend.

The Austrian national flag is raised over the building.

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Reel №7 Parks

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A broken fountain in the park, monuments.

Adults and children, and Soviet soldiers, are sitting on benches.

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Reel №8 Soviet soldiers in the park

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Soviet soldiers are walking through the park, with a soldier with an accordion in front.

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Reel №9 Waltz on the Square

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An orchestra is playing in the square and people are dancing the waltz.

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