Opening scene shows international diplomats gathered at the 1919 Peace Conference in the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) at the Palace of Versailles, France. Next is an exterior view of the U.S. Capitol Building and then of the Congress in session inside. U.S. Army troops, with full field packs including bedrolls, are seen embarking on a troop ship bound for France. Others with full field gear are seen boarding a troop railroad train. A train filled with soldiers who wave to friends and family as they depart a railroad station. U.S. troops march along dirt road after arriving in France. French soldiers stand amidst piles of coal being shoveled into rail cars. French troops seen from the rear, advancing along a road, in large numbers. Next, they are seen from the fromt and them from the side. French artillerymen riding in horse-drawn wagons, pulling 75mm field pieces ("French 75s"). German Field Marshal August von Mackensen and aides walk casually past a relaxing group of German soldiers sitting on the ground during World War 1. Suddenly, a motorized column of German World War II armor is seen moving along a dirt road. Closeup of a German Panzer II tank (German Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.F) is seen, passing the camera. A momentary glimpse of several German Messerschmitt Bf 109s in formation.
The German Imperial family, Kaiser Wilhelm II takes a walk in the snow with female members of his family and a small dog. A large dog later joins them. Scenes of large building on country estate.
Crowd assembled in a German town. Returning German soldiers march through a town gate. Soldiers stand near an armored vehicle, possibly an early model Ehrhardt armoured car. German officer on horseback and soldiers in background. Brief segment of no image, then view of a civilian man and woman with child riding in a horse drawn wagon filled with their personal furniture belongings.
Kaiser Wilhelm II reviews troops in Zeebrugge, Belgium during World War I. German officers at a lake shore. A boat in the lake. Views of arriving boat of the Kaiser and officers. A flag of German Army on the boat. The Kaiser arrives in Zeebrugge.
Army band approaching followed by the German army. Huge crowd gathered around den linden. Count Johann Heinrich Von Bernstorff ,German ambassador to United States, sitting in a horse carriage escorted by the army. German army carrying the Kaiserliche Marine War designed flag. The troops pass through the Brandenburg gate. The army band performing .
French troops march with military band on way to railroad train station. French tricolor flag displayed on building as the French troops pass. The troops board rail trains at Dortmund station and wave out the windows as the train pulls out of the station.