DPA5346317: A pictured dated 08 Juli 1962 shows German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (L) and French president Charles de Gaulle during a mass at the Cathedrale of Reims, France. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande commemorated their countries' post-war conciliation on 08 July 2012, noting the importance of the Franco-German friendship to European integration. 'Europe is much more than just a currency,' said Merkel at the meeting in the French town of Rheims, 'and indispensable to it are Franco-German relations. They have significantly shaped and advanced European unity.' The two leaders attended a memorial service at Rheims Cathedral, marking the 50th anniversary of the July 8, 1962 meeting in the town of France's Charles de Gaulle and Germany's Konrad Adenauer - who signed a Franco-German friendship treaty (photo) / Bridgeman Images
LSE4324663: Berlin Olympic Games: Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Henri Graf Baillet Latour (Baillet-Latour) (1876-1942) Belgian President of the Olympic Committee, German Secretary of State for Sports Theodor Lewald (1860-1947), Julius Lippert (1895-1956), Carl Diem (1882-1962), Wilhelm Keitel (1882-1962) 2-1946), Hans Pfundtner (1881-1945), Ernest Busch (1885-1945), Joseph (Josef)” "Sepp" Dietrich (1892-1966) and Wolf Heinrich (Wolf-Heinrich) von Helldorf (1896-1944) descending the steps of the podium of the Olympic Stadium at the opening ceremony on August 1st, 1936 - Photography in "die Woche"” special number of summer 1936 - Selva Collection / Bridgeman Images
ETE4903282: Second World War (1939-1945) - World War II (WWII or WW2): Near Weismar (Germany) June 1945: This five-year-old orphan, survivor of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is one of 350 children and adolescents taken care of by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) for evacuation to Switzerland / Bridgeman Images