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German Army Group Oberrhein undertakes Operation Nordwind, in Alsace, during World War II
German troops are seen in white winter uniforms, during World War 2, with some holding panzerfaust. Narrator mentions combat against Anglo-Canadian forces, and then speaks of preparation for the New Year's offensive. Heinrich Himmler, as commander of Army Group "Oberrhein" had ordered the launch of Operation Nordwind to recapture Strasbourg. Accordingly, On New Year's Eve, 1945,The Germans launch an offensive (Nordwind) into Alsace, attacking the Allied 6th Army Group at multiple points. On January 5, 1945, Army Group Oberrhein begins a support attack by General Otto von dem Bach's XIV SS Corps, the 553d Volksgrenadier Division, reinforced with armor and commando units. They are seen crossing the Rhine river in small boats at Gambsheim, just ten miles north of Strasbourg. Allied aircraft bomb German positions on the West bank of the Rhein (Rhine) River. The German troopers seize high ground West of the Rhein. German troops are seen firing recoilless anti-tank weapons in a field, Views of knocked out British and American tanks. Abandoned German Jagdpanzer IV faces a U.S. Tank Destroyer. German troops are seen advancing into town North of Strasbourg (Herrlisheim, Drusenheim, Offendorf ?). Scenes of destruction in town. Words: "Haus Bewohnt Civil" scrawled on homes to identify them as civilian occupied.
Various famous French flyers and flights
Pilot Roland Garros first man to cross the Mediterranean 1913. Pegoud taking off--first man to make successful loop in a bi-plane, shown making loops. Landing of bi-plane. View of flyer Clement Ader. Scenes of famous flyers superimposed atop take offs, landings, and aerials to show the progress from 1890 to 1945. View of Alberto Santos-Dumont. View of Bleriot. Views of aircraft flown in WW I. French aces Capt. Georges Guynemer, Lt. Charles Nungesser, Capt. Rene' Fonck. Views of practice bombing. Views of formation flying and two flights super-imposed over each other. World War 2 era bomber shown at end.
Allied officers accept surrender of a German unit in Cordemais France; scenes of relief work for citizens and elderly in France.
Scenes in France near the end of World War 2, a sign "Cordemais" on a damaged building (likely the train station at Cordemais, France). A white flag of German surrender flies in the breeze. American sldiers stand near the building as a German surrender delegation approaches, led by negotiator Hauptmann Reinhold Mueller, to arrange handover of the St Nazaire enclave. A US Army soldier translator is seen speaking to the German officers and taking notes. French negotiator representatives are also seen, including one in black beret with a paratrooper insignia on his uniform. Red Cross representatives are seen taking notes. German and Allied officers (American, British, French) at the surrender conference. French civilians repair railroad tracks damaged during the war. French refugees are assisted by Red Cross workers. Troops board a train and it departs. A sign "Chantenay" (presumably at the train station in Chantenay-Villedieu). Group of people including boy scouts waiting to greet relief train as it pulls in to station. Close up views of the faces of men and women waiting to greet the train with civilians on board. Red Cross nurses walk quickly on railway tracks after train to greet it as it pulls into station. Men and women on train wave. Women, infants, and children first are seen getting off the train at an evacuation center. Scene changes to a snowy woods area and a large dwelling in the woods. A elderly woman collects firewood. An elderly man collects burnable twigs from trash cans and puts them in a bag. Three different older men shown filing a metal item in a vice with a metal file. Man picks up a small frame with a photo depicting a French officer in uniform. Grave site of a French soldier with cross marker and combat helmet hung from the cross top. Ground level view of a line of graves of French soldiers killed in World War 2, each with a helmet hanging on the cross grave marker. An old French woman praying with a rosary. A old woman sitting by a window. Another old woman huddled beside a wood stove rubbing her cold hands and pulling her blanket shawl higher on her shoulders. An old man taking tea in bed. A man rings a doorbell (hanging from a cord) in front of a hospice. Elderly man smokes a pipe and another lights his cigarette from it, women knit. Close up views of faces of elderly French people. Elderly dine at long tables in large hall. French people standing in a line outside a shop. Dix Francs currency of France shown. Views of young women typing and sewing. A diagram of human figures shown. Scenes from a house: An old woman knits, an old man reads, a young woman greets them with kisses.
Ex Prime Ministers and President of France appear as witnesses during Marshal Philippe Petain's trial in Paris, France.
World War II war crime trial of Vichy France leader Marshal Philippe Petain in Paris, France. Outer building of the Palace of Justice (10 Bd du Palais, 75001 Paris, France). Guards stand outside the court as they talk. Marshal Petain arrives at the court. Former French President Albert Lebrun, Ex French Prime Ministers Edouard Daladier, Paul Reynaud, and Leon Blum seated in the court. People sit in court room. Face and hand of Marshal Petain. Marshal Petain reads a paper. Paul Reynaud stands and speaks. Marshal Petain seated in the court.
Former Prime Minister of France, Pierre Laval, is executed for treason, Paris, France.
Pierre Laval executed for treason in Paris, France. View of Prime Minister Pierre Laval with Nazi officers, during the German occupation of France, in World War II. A military firing squad and an empty hearse enter the Fresnes Prison (All. des Thuyas, 94260 Fresnes, France) where Pierre Laval is held. Several people standing in countryside with prison in background. Sound of rifle fire. The hearse carries Laval's body to the Thiais cemetery.
Prime Minister of France,Edouard Daladier and the French lawyer, Paul Reynaud at the court during the trial in Paris France.
Trial of Marshal Henri Petain in Paris, France. Interior view of courtroom. Counsel pleads during the trial. French lawyer Paul Reynaud in conversation. Prime Minister of France, Edouard Daladier enters the courtroom. The people in the courtroom stand in his honor. Reynaud continues his conversation. Petain listens to the Reybaud. Petain fingers his ears. He enters the court followed by the counsel. A lawyer addresses the court.