01. who becomes President? Candidate of the Democratic Party - Truman Congress of Democrats in Philadelphia. Several speakers. Truman goes to the lectern, half-close. The candidate for Vice President, Senator Barklay, in addition to Truman, half-close. People wave.
(22 m) 02 updates soon a. Ludwigshafen, Germany: memorial service for the victims of the explosion disaster at BASF mourners, among them the French Governor-General General King. Flowers and wreath loop. Weeping relatives. Catholic and Lutheran pastor at the blessing of the dead.
(25 m) b. Nürnberg: Krupp process courtroom. As a main defendant Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, half-close. Krupp is at sentencing (12 years in prison and confiscation of assets).
(16 m) c. return of German children from Poland Red Cross train from Poland arriving on platform. Children see off train. Waving on the platform. Reunion with loved ones. Children are investigated and go with Red Cross nurses. (22 m) 03. London: the Olympic Games flags. Crowds go to Wembley Stadium. Stadium with total audience. Invasion of the Nations. As 1 country Greece. King George, standing, greets each nation. Queen Elizabeth is sitting, half-close. Catchment of the Czechs, Indians, Americans and as the last nation, the Englishman. King George opened the games, o-ton: "I proclame opened the Olympic Games in London, the 14th Olympics of the modern area." The Olympic flag goes up on the mast. Pigeon launch. The last Torchbearer runs into the stadium. Inflammation of the fire in Olympia. Runners lit torch. Runners lit the Olympic flame in the stadium. Donald Finleigh speaks the Olympic Oath. Waving Olympic flag. Aerial view of the stadium. The first competitions. High jump men: it wins winter, Australia with 1.98 m discus women: different throwers. Winner Micheline Ostermeier, France, 41, 92 m 10,000 m run: start and run. Viewers cheer for Zatopek, original sound. Zátopek WINS in the new Olympic record time of 29 minutes 59.6 seconds. Congratulations to the victory.
(118 m) 04. Berlin: the crisis continues at aircraft over Berlin. Landing. Crashed plane in street. Removal of aircraft wreckage. Child lay down flowers. Newspaper clipping from the Tägliche Rundschau "It is high time to put an end with the flights." Sacks are unloaded with flour. Bakers bake bread. Bakers shop with pastries. The Brandenburg Gate. Queues in front of currency exchange offices in East Berlin. Traffic COP. Newspaper clipping Telegraph "Police President Margrave amtsenthoben". Dr. Friedensburg justified the measure, quote: "I have the special task to oversee the police of Berlin as the Deputy Lord Mayor of Berlin. In this capacity I thought it my duty, to relieve the previous Superintendent Paul Margrave, because he has deliberately continued against the Constitution and acted against the law three days ago from his Office. He supported in particular the activities of the Communists, the underground activities of the Communists, and impedes the activity of the legal democratic parties. Such a Chief of police is unbearable in normal times, in a crisis, as she's currently going through Berlin, it is completely impossible that we tolerate such a man at the top of the main branch of our Berlin City Council." City map of Berlin. Map of Germany with zones. Moving Russian goods trains, which are not handled. First American jet fighter at the Fürstenfeldbruck airfield. Newspaper clipping "Western activity". Secretary of State Marshall speaks, great.
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01. who becomes the U.S. President?

Candidate of the Democratic Party: the Democrats, the other big party of America, their meeting in Philadelphia held Truman America election fever - after the Republicans.
The current President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, was set up as a candidate for the presidential election in November.
Senator Barklay was nominated for the post of Vice President.
On November 2, voters in America decides who will be the new President of the United States: Truman or Dewey, the Republican nominee.

02. updates soon: a. Ludwigshafen in the presence of high Allied and German personalities in Ludwigshafen a funeral for 181 deaths in the explosion disaster in the Baden aniline and soda factories was Instead of.
The French military Governor, General King.
Meanwhile, Germany's relief efforts for Ludwigshafen are initiated in all parts. Already received donations amounting to one million mark. More than 10,000 people attended the funeral service. The joint tomb was blessed by the Catholic and Protestant clergy.

b. Krupp process in Nuremberg against a number of senior directors of the Krupp works was finished.
The main defendant Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach and two other industrialist in the armaments industry received per 12 years prison.
In the grounds of the judgment, in particular systematic plundering of foreign property and inhumane treatment of civilian workers and prisoners of war to the load was placed the accused.
Alfred Krupp's fortune, including the Krupp works expires the seizure.

c. return of German children from Poland in Hannover, a special train of the Polish of Red Cross arrived with 800 German children. In the chaos of the last months of the war, by her parents were separated and housed in Polish camps and hospitals. Well, there was a touching reunion with the home for them after long separation.
The German Red Cross and Church help associations took the children in reception. After thorough investigation, they were returned to their families or passed the care of Catholic sisters, if the parents were Not yet identified. Children from Poland are still about 2000 expected in the next few weeks.

03. London: The Olympic Games the world looks on London, where the 14th Olympiad eagerly awaited takes place.
Wembley Stadium in London is the center of the great battles on the cinder track and the green lawn. 58 Nations take part in the games with 6,000 athletes - the largest number of countries and participants who were ever at an Olympics.
The invasion of the participants.
At the top of Greece, the country of origin of the ancient Olympic Games.
King George VI. of England greets each delegation; before the Royal Loge descend the flags of the Nations to the greeting.
The entry of Nations takes an hour.
Each nation is welcomed with applause. The United States of America are the largest group. The English Olympic fighters form the conclusion of impressive turn as host. Solemn silence in the wide round of the stadium, when the English King opened the 14th Olympic Games.
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The Olympic flag goes up on the mast, while thousands of pigeons after antique custom bring news of the opening of the games in all countries.
The last torch runner carries the Olympic flame at the Wembley Stadium.
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04. the crisis continues Berlin is still at the Centre of world politics. Here the latest image report directly from Berlin.
"Air bridge", this expression today belongs to the vocabulary of the world. After the planes of the Western powers have brought its first month as a blockade runner behind him. A total of 10,000 flights together 70,000 tons food for Berlin. But unfortunately, the statistics has two serious accidents, which have claimed the lives of five Americans. In Berlin-Friedenau bounced a Dakota shortly before landing against a 4stöckiges House. The pilots, Lt. Charles King, and his companion, Lt. Dorvert Stever, were dead Right away. Berlin mourns these men who tirelessly brought help the city and there were killed. The Berlin pledge here not to forget them. The "Tägliche Rundschau" took a different stance. It noted: "It is high time to put an end with the flights." But it can be no speech at all. On the contrary! More and more food, including best wheat flour comes in the Western sectors and the bakers make overtime to handle everything. What was believed to be impossible, became a reality. Two and a half million people are catered for so to speak by air mail and the whole diet situation from day to day as well as the bread looks brighter. Dark, however, the situation on the other side of the Brandenburg Gate, while the Soviets offered generously in the last week, to feed all 4 sectors of Berlin. But this week, it seems difficult to drop them in their own sector. New technical difficulties soon joined as the Russians arranged its second currency reform. Thousands were 12 hours and longer in order to rid their wallpaper mark. Many pensioners and small savers gave up the hope to reach the switch before whistle and stayed on the old bank notes.
On Monday, the policy development of Berlin took a decisive turn. The magistrate announced that set up by the Soviets and trained in Moscow political Police Commissioner, Paul Margrave, an old Member of the National Committee "Free Germany", was removed from his Office. Dr. Friedensburg justified the measure: "I have the special task to oversee the police of Berlin as the Deputy Lord Mayor of Berlin. In this capacity I it thought my duty, the former Superintendent, 3 days ago by his Office to release Paul Marquis, because he has deliberately continued against the Constitution and acted against the laws. He supported in particular the activities of the Communists, the underground activities of the Communists, and impedes the activity of the legal democratic parties. Such a Chief of police is unbearable in normal times, in a crisis, as she's currently going through Berlin, it is completely impossible that we tolerate such a man at the top of the main branch of our Berlin City Council."
This all happened within the walls of the besieged city. Outside, it was not idle in the meantime. The Western powers took the initiative themselves and shared with their own technical difficulties it unfortunately required to set all rail traffic between the Russian zone and throughout Western Europe. All Soviet goods trains, also this one, will stand as a result of the energetic countermeasure with which the Western powers answer the Soviet blockade of Berlin now unabgefertigt on there.
At the same time, the American air force in Germany are reinforced by the arrival of the first jet fighter. For the first time flew fighter planes with jet propulsion of North America directly to Europe. You to stay now permanently stationed at the large Bavarian airfield Fürstenfeldbruck in London and the new diplomatic step of the Western powers in Moscow was prepared in the meantime, Washington. The Western powers will exploit as the American Secretary of State Marshall puts it, all the possibilities To find an acceptable solution through negotiations and diplomatic steps, so that the tragedy of war spared the world. But they will not give up their rightful place in the four power city of Berlin.

Date of Release:

06.08.1948

Year of Production:

1948

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German