Aerial view POV from window of a German Ju-52 aircraft of another one off its left wing in a formation carrying paratroopers to drop over Norway during German invasion on April 9, 1940. View from inside a Ju-52 as paratroopers jump from the aircraft. Aerial views of the German paratroopers leaving more Ju-52s with their chutes deployed and descending toward earth. Shots from below of paratroopers with open chutes filling the screen. Formation of German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter planes in flight. Bombs exploding on the ground. Norwegian citizens rushing to evacuate areas under attack, in vehicles and on foot. A woman running on the street past burning debris. Bombs pouring out of a German Heinkel He-111 bomber. Building being destroyed and on fire. Children running for cover. Men, women, and children filling an open truck to evacuate. German Army troops marching into Oslo, Norway, as citizens watch from sidewalks. (World War II period).
Olympic flag hoisted during the Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. German bobsled team wins. Ski jump competition during the events. Scene changes to Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. A car in front of the Soviet Russian athlete housing in the Olympic village. Soviet athletes near the car. Emil Zatopek running during a track event. People hold him after he wins the event. Lindy Remigino of New York wins the 100 meter dash. Sprint competition winners on podium. Flags of various countries. Olympic torch in background.
Akershus castle in Oslo, Norway. Snow covered cannons outside the building. A motorcade of German and Norwegian officials on the road. Civilians lined on either side. Vidkun Quisling is seen arriving inside Akershus castle, for the ceremony in which he will be appointed Minister-president. Walking ahead of him is German Reichskommisar Joseph Terboven.The gathering greets them with a Nazi salute. Quisling takes to the stage and gives a Nazi salute. The Third Reich flags on stage. The officials receive flowers from little girls. Soldiers at attention. Civilians watch the event. Quisling and officials on a balcony greet the crowd gathered below. (World War II period).
German invasion of Norway (Operation Weserubung) during the World War Two. German Junkers Ju-52 transport aircraft in flight over snow-covered rocky terrain. Navigator at his station in Ju-52. German soldiers and bicycles inside cabin of a Ju-52. Harbor and seaplanes seen below. Ju-52 lands at airfield. Many other Ju-52s parked. German troops offload personal gear and weapons, and then march across the field. A sentry posted at Oslo Air Base building. Explosions just outside the perimeter of airfield. A squadron of German Me-109 aircraft fly overhead. German antiaircraft batteries protecting the airfield. German Heinkel He-111s bombing a Norwegian island. Close view as bombs are released from bomb bay. German Luftwaffe Pilot in cockpit.
Minister-President of the Nazi puppet Government, in Oslo, Norway, visits Germany in February 1942, and presents a gift to Adolf Hitler. Soldiers stand in a squad to guard German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Quisling arrives by car past a military honor guard, in courtyard. He steps from the car and is greeted by Nazi officer as he climbs steps. An armed sentry stands by the door. Vidkun Quisling is escorted inside, by two cabinet members. Hitler enters the room and greets Quisling warmly. Quisling presents Hitler with a model of a Viking ship. (World War II period).
This film is a scattering montage of World War 2 scenes from 1939 through 1945. Part of an agreement between Nazi Germany and Yugoslavia is shown in English. It is dated June 1, 1939 and ostensibly signed by Adolf Hitler. Next, German Ju 87, Stuka dive bombers are shown peeling off from formation, on April 6, 1941, to attack Yugoslavia. Bombs bursting on the ground. Closeup of a Stuka airplane in a dive, making its characteristic whine, and dropping bombs. Bombs exploding just outside some concrete walls. German infantry running along railroad tracks and entering backyard of house in a village. German soldiers observing from overlooking hill; climbing over rubble; and marching along a road toward a village. Animated map showing German invasion areas early in World War II, extending through most of Europe and into Norway, by 1941. Animated map shows further invasions into France, Belgium, low countries, the Balkans, and Eastern front towards the Soviet Union. Map highlights Tokyo, Rome, and Berlin. Delegations walking in hall of building in Berlin, to sign Tripartite pact, on September 27, 1940. The group is led by by Count Galeazzo Ciano (Italian Foreign Minister, and Mussolini's son-in-law); Joachim von Ribbentrop, Germany's Foreign Minister and Japan’s Ambassador Saburō Kurusu. The diplomats are seen, next, standing near a table as Adolf Hitler enters rendering Nazi salute. He shakes hands with Count Ciano and Ambassador Kurusu. Hitler is seated to watch the proceedings. Von Ribbontrop is seen signing for Germany. Next scenes show German armored units heading East in Operation Barbarossa (June of 1941). A sign identifies the town of Eydtkau (Eydtkuhnen) on the German-Lithuanian border. German armor and artillery moving eastward. German troops destroying international crossing barriers. German troops firing siege guns. Montage with glimpses of German battle scenes showing tanks, guns, rockets in action with attendant explosions, fires, and destruction. Formations of German warplanes in flight, including Junkers Ju-52s that carry troops, including paratroops. View from above of Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers in formation. Battle of Britain scenes, with view of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England (which miraculously survived the Blitz). The Tower Bridge in London, seen through a haze following blitzkrieg. German Junkers 87 Stuka dive bombers peeling off from formation to attack. British anti-aircraft searchlights shining beams skyward. Diving bombers illuminated by the lights. Anti-aircraft guns firing. Nighttime scenes showing gunfire flashes, explosions, tracer bullets and fires in London. British fire brigades fighting fires in London buildings as some collapse from the German bombing during the so-called "Blitz." Scene shifts to Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, as a Japanese bomb explodes on a U.S. Navy warship. The USS Arizona billowing smoke and listing as it succumbs to Japanese bombing. Another view of the Arizona sinking. Smoke rising from Battleship Row, at Pearl Harbor. Glimpse of postwar Nuremberg trial.
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