Description: I. USAAF personnel near Frankfurt organise a Rhine boat-excursion for local children.
II. British Zone: shooting starts on first 2 German feature films since the war; scenes on the set, and a scripted 'discussion over lunch' between the cast of the second film.
III. Tegernsee celebrates 1200th anniversary: religious processions and ceremonial at the Bavarian monastery.
IV. Eisenhower in Germany. Ike, with his son John, on tour; he is seen with Robert Murphy, and Generals Clay and Koenig, while commentary reports on his Berlin press conference.
V. Canoes shooting rapids in Germany.
VI. Berlin: memorial service for the victims of Fascism (speeches, wreathlaying etc; some in procession wear concentration camp clothing).
VII. Cuxhaven: POWs returning, part of a large number from English camps (some returnees are interviewed, but the sound is imperfect).
VIII. "Bilder aus aller Welt." a. World Students' Conference in Prague. b. Hindu festival, procession of the Juggernaut (Puri). c. Australia: fast model racing car demonstrated, also model train. d. South France: bloodless local "bullfight".
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Clay, Lucius Dubignon (person)
Eisenhower, Dwight David (person)
Eisenhower, John Sheldon Doud (person)
Koenig, Pierre (person)
Murphy, Robert D (person)
United States Army Air Forces (regiment/service)
Keywords: recreation, German civilian - general: boat trip (object name)
society, United States military - friendship (object name)
recreation, German civilian - cinema: film production (object name)
buildings, German - religious: Tegernsee Monastery (object name)
ceremonies, German - event-related: anniversary of Tegernsee, 1200th (object name)
religion, Christianity - ceremonial, British (object name)
delegations, United States international - goodwill: Eisenhower visits Germany (object name)
recreation, German civilian - sport: canoeing (object name)
ceremonies, German - event-related: memorial service (object name)
prisoners of war, German - repatriation (object name)
Germany & Frankfurt (geography)
Germany & Berlin, Berlin (geography)
Germany & Rhine (River) (geography)
Germany (geography)
Germany & Tegernsee <Monastery> (geography)
Germany & Berlin, Berlin (geography)
Germany & Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: German
Title language: German
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1303 ft; Running time: 14 mins