German soldiers work at a camp with Hitler Youth during World War II. They show how to hold a rifle (with dummy model). The boys engage in tug of war with each other and then against group of the German officers.
Konstantin Hierl, leader of the Reichs Arbeit Dienst (RAD), which is the German National Labor Service, is seen in RAD uniform, during World War 2. He watches as several young German women demonstrate how they operate an antiaircaft battery. Scene shifts to Konstantin Hierl decorating a member of the RAD. Snow is on the ground. Members of the Wehrmacht (Army) form an honor guard.
Views of destroyed German town. German soldiers view destruction and bodies of civilian casualties and interior of home looted by Soviet troops during World War II. German officers interview survivors about event. An official announcement about woman named Erna Hitseforn winning the Iron Cross. She poses with several German officers who hold the announcement. Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels arrives from Berlin to visit troops in defensive positions on the Oder River. He is briefed by German Infantry General and observes troops firing machine guns and artillery. A German supply train carrying troops and war materiel is seen. On board are German StuG III Assault Guns and armored half tracks of the Waffen-SS. German infantry get down from trucks in a town and take up defensive positions. Soviet tanks are seen approaching and German tanks and grenadiers respond quickly. Destroyed Russian tanks and artillery in the field. German StuG III's and Panther tanks firing. Smoke arises from the burning Russian tanks.
Male and female dancers dressed in traditional costumes perform on the dance floor during Filmball attended by German film industry actor, actresses and executives. People applaud their performance. Couples in formal attire dance in the ballroom. View of dance floor crowded with couples dancing.
Christening of Lufthansa Airlines Junkers G38b airplane , registry number D-2500, by German Reich Minister of Aviation, Hermann Goering. He gives a speech during the ceremony. The G38 aircraft in the background. People stand around the aircraft. Other German Cabinet Ministers stand in a group. Goering officially names the airplane: "Generalfeldmarshall von Hindenburg" which is already painted on the plane. He smashes a bottle of champagne across the nose of the airplane, .
On 18th March,1938, Adolf Hitler speaks about the Anschluss, to the Reichstag (meeting in the Kroll Opera House), Berlin. Views of various groups of German civilians listening to his speech on loudspeakers and on the radio. Some of the civilians are gathered in outdoor squares, others are seen in workplaces and restaurants or bars, sitting quietly and listening to the speech by Hitler.
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