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Highlights

Archival treasures from over 100 years of (film) history, curated in lightboxes on world regions, key historical events, and topics of special interest. Discover the diversity of PROGRESS’ archival holdings and find inspiration for future projects. In total, PROGRESS has more than 20,000 assets (films and recordings).

Lightbox Lufthansa - Interflug. Clip-ID: DEFA08629 — Aviation - Lufthansa - Interflug
Plane, airport, Berlin Schönefeld, Frankfurt, pilot, stewardess
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Einnahme des Stasi-Gebäudes Normannenstraße (DEFA07498) — Stasi - East German Secret Service
Erich Mielke, Spy, Agent, Sabotage, Surveillance, Ministry for State Security
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Konrad Wolf (DEFA) — Konrad Wolf
DEFA, Ich war neunzehn, Goya, Sterne, Der geteilte Himmel, Sonnensucher, Solo Sunny
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Thomas Müntzer (DEFA15725) — Great Peasants' War and Reformation (1517-1555)
Peasant uprisings, Church, Revolution, Wartburg, Martin Luther, Thomas Müntzer, Werner Tübke
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Syrien auf den zweiten Blick (Q6UJ9A00550G) — Syria
Hafiz al-Assad, Damascus, Euphrat, Middle East conflict, Development aid
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Israel | Palestine / Israel | Palästina - Die Kinder Palästinas (DEFA06757) — Israel | Palestine
Gaza Strip, Jerusalem, Middle East conflict, Fatah, Yasser Arafat
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Ukraine - 120 Trassen-Tage (DEFA01121) — Ukraine
Druzhba, Natural gas, Pipeline, Kyiv, Folklore, Soviet Union
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Central and Eastern Europe | Central Asia / Mittel- und Osteuropa | Zentralasien - Es ist an der Zeit darüber zu sprechen (DEFA07721) — Central and Eastern Europe | Central Asia
Soviet Union, Siberia, Moscow, Caucasus, Nature, German-Soviet friendship
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East and Southeast Asia / Ost- und Südostasien - Eine Stadt am Grenzgebiet (VFI00138), Vietnam — East and Southeast Asia
Daily life, Culture, Olympic Games 1964, Vietnam War, Korean War
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1954 - Battle of Điện Biên Phủ / Schlacht um Điện Biên Phủ - Blick in die Welt 1954/43 (BIDW21885) — 1954 - Battle of Điện Biên Phủ
Indochina War, Independence, Việt Minh, Foreign Legion, Hồ Chí Minh, Nguyên Giáp, Christian Marie de Castries
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1949 - Foundation of the People's Republic of China / Gründung der Volksrepublik China -China - Land zwischen gestern und morgen (DEFA02979) — 1949 - Foundation of the People's Republic of China
Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek, civil war, Tian'anmen Square, Communist Party
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Rohmaterial Japan Olympische Spiele 1964 (DW00057) - Tokyo — Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo 1964
Olympic Games, Japan, Olympics, sport, Tokyo
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Arab World / Arabische Welt - Notiert im Sudan, Teil 4. (DEFA12205) — Arab World
Suez Canal, Algerian War, Archaeology, Culture, Colonialism, Oil
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Afrika / Africa - Grüße aus Maputo (DEFA08565) — Africa
Culture, Independence, Colonialism, Wildlife, Development aid
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Central and South America / Mittel- und Südamerika - Bienvenidos, Companeros! Willkommen, Genossen! (DEFA02382), Fidel Castro — Central and South America
Revolution, Culture, Socialism, Fidel Castro, Daily life
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Copihuito (DEFA03102), Chile — Chile Coup 1973
Unidad Popular, Augusto Pinochet, Salvador Allende, Bombing of La Moneda, Solidarity
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North America / Nordamerika - Big City (H00372) — North America
USA, New York, Culture, Skyscraper, Metropolis, Traffic, Military
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World War I / Erster Weltkrieg - US Forces in World War I (LA000162) — World War I
Soldier, Battlefield, Trench warfare, POW, Tank, Western front, Eastern front, Uniform, Battleship
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World War II / Zweiter Weltkrieg - D-Day in Germany (H00022) — World War II
Soldier, Bombing war, Flight and expulsion, Nazi Germany, Atomic bomb, D-Day
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Reconstruction after WWII / Wiederaufbau nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg - Berlin im Aufbau (DEFA02164), Reichstag in Berlin — Reconstruction after WWII
Postward period, Second World War, Rubble, Destruction, Bombing war
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75 Years of NATO / 75 Jahre NATO - Der Augenzeuge 1957/B 96 (DEFA04869) — 75 Years of NATO
Diplomacy, Cold War, Protest, Peace movement, Warsaw Pact
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1949 - Gründung von BRD und DDR / Foundation of the FRG and the GDR - Der Augenzeuge 1949/18 (DEFA04374) — 1949 - Foundation of the FRG and the GDR
Konrad Adenauer, Wilhelm Pieck, German division, national anthem, constitution
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Building the Berlin Wall / Mauerbau - Blick in die Welt 1962/33 (BIDW20460) — Building the Berlin Wall
Berlin, Border, German division, NVA, Cold War, Iron Curtain
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Fall of the Berlin Wall / Mauerfall - Die Mauer (DEFA06797) — Fall of the Berlin Wall
Border opening, Wende, Death strip, German Reunification
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Daily life in the GDR / Alltag in der DDR - Eine Berliner Arbeiterfamilie (DEFA07435) — Daily life in the GDR
Culture, Food, Housing, Family, Staatssicherheit, Vacation, Leisure
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Kindergarten - Sieben Kapitel aus dem Tagebuch einer Familie (DEFA14654) — Kindergarten
Children, Education, Childcare, Equal rights, Women
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Women | Equal rights / Frauen | Gleichberechtigung - Frauen am Ball (DEFA08056) — Women | Equal rights
Emancipation, Abortion, Sexism, Protest, Feminism, Motherhood, Gender equality, Gender roles
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Family Planning / Familienplanung - Blick in die Welt 1974/13 (BIDW24837) — Family Planning
§218, Abortion, Equal rights, Pregnancy termination, Pill, Protest
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Guest Workers | Contract Workers / Gastarbeiter*innen | Vertragsarbeiter*innen - Über eine in Deutschland gebliebene Vertragsarbeiterin aus Vietnam (DEFA16523_1) — Guest Workers | Contract Workers
Labour migration, Integration, Foreign labour, Racism, FRG, GDR
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Youth Culture / Jugenskultur - flüstern & SCHREIEN (DEFA07992), Silly mit Tamara Danz — Youth Culture
Music, Punk, Hippie, Subculture, Skinhead, Sex education, Violence
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Rock Music - Wir (DEFA17544) — Rock Music
East Rock, Disco, Music, Zeitgeist, Rock'n'Roll, Concert, Amiga
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Schlager - Zu Gast bei B. K. - Bisser Kirow (DEFA18105) — Schlager
Chanson, Amiga, Music, Entertainment, Caterina Valente, Karel Gott
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Technology / Technik - Impressionen aus Eisenhüttenstadt (DEFA09300) — Technology
Science, Future, Innovation, Work, Industry, Computer, Progress
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Astronaut Harrison Schmitt lies horizontal, strapped to a seat in a NASA test facility. He is wearing a blue space suit and helmet. — Outer Space | Space Race
Astronaut, Moon landing, Yuri Gagarin, NASA, Valentina Tereshkova, Sigmund Jähn
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Martin Luther King - Der Augenzeuge 1965/13 (DEFA05402) — Martin Luther King
Civil rights movement, March on Washington, Black Power, Racism
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Angela Merkel | Jürgen Trittin | Horst Seehofer - Angela Merkel, Pressekonferenz Post Ost (DEFA13509) — Angela Merkel | Jürgen Trittin | Horst Seehofer - Anniversaries 2024
Interview, CDU, CSU, Die Grünen, Chancellor, German politics
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Helmut Schmidt bei Sandra Maischberger - PROB0519 — Helmut Schmidt
Federal Chancellor, FRG, Social Democrat, SPD, Interview, German Bundestag
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Angela Davis - Der Augenzeuge 1972/39 (DEFA05793) — Angela Davis - 80th birthday
Civil rights, Women´s movement, GDR, Activism, Racism, World Youth Festival 1973
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