A scene from the beginning of the invasion of Poland during World War II. A single wide moving shot of a large formation of German army troops marching through the Polish city of Chorzow (German name Konigshutte), which bordered Germany. The street is packed with civilian men, women, and children who raise their hands and cheer, some with Nazi salutes, welcoming the German soldiers because many citizens of that area considered themselves half German or "Volksdeutsch." A few soldiers at the front of the column can be seen smiling as they press their way through the cheering crowd.
German commander of the Luftwaffe General Hermann Goering discusses the invasion of Poland. Various planes of the Luftwaffe, alone and in formation above the clouds. Planes fly over a river.
German U-boats in high tide cruise the North Sea. A sailor looks from its top. Workers work inside a U-boat. Huge cannons on deck of the ship. Convoy of German warplanes in sky above the U-boats.
Chief of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), Hermann Goering, extols the capabilities and contributions of the Luftwaffe to German conquests, mentioning Poland, and France. As he speaks, a German Henschel Hs 126 observation plane is shown, followed by shots of a Messerschmitt Me-109 and formations of them flying amongst clouds, A German antiaircraft emplacement on a parapet high above a river. A lone German sentry patroling a beach and a flight of Me-109s flying low over his head. View from nose of a German bomber flying low over water. German Dornier Do-17 bombers penetrating a coastline. Pilots and gunner in bombers. Formation of Heinkel He-111 bombers in flight. Animation shows British mainland from perspective of a dive bomber heading toward the ground. Sequence finishes with explosion. Throughout the last half of the clip, a male chorus is heard singing the Luftwaffe's unofficial anthem, "Bomben auf Engelland," (Bombs on England) by Norbert Schultze (Norbert Arnold Wilhelm Richard Schultze).
A German Junkers JU-87 (Stuka) dive bomber parked on ramp with engine running. Rearward view from a Stuka taking off, as it climbs out rapidly. Several Stuka dive bombers climbing out after takeoff, from German airfield during World War Two.
German children leave Berlin and board train for Bavarian Camps early in World War 2. Children look out from the windows of the train and carry Nazi flags. A horse ridden carriage on road. A German officer with children sitting in his carriage arrives at a house and exchanges Nazi salutes with people there. A family sits in a dining room and a girl joins them enjoying food and drink. Life of Hitler Youth children in camps. Boys eat food in a mess. Boys go out for an outing. Boys sit on horses. Girls sleep on bunk beds. In the morning they get ready for the day. Girls wash their faces and take bath. Girls sit on benches and learn stitching. A view of a classroom. Girls eat food in mess and play table tennis. Children sleep on beds.