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Gun camera view of U.S fighter aircraft shooting down a German ME-109, during World War Two.
Slate reads: "VIII Fighter Command Combat Film No. 172 Lt. Kress 360 Sqdn. 24 Jan. 1944 356 F.G. Attacking F.W.190" However, the gun camera footage shows a German Messerschmitt, Me-109, with its landing gear extended, being fired upon. The ME-109 explodes.
German Army Major Otto Remer, Commander of the Berlin Guard Regiment, addresses his regiment after the plot on Hitler's life
Major Otto Remer,Commander of the Berlin Guard Regiment. He is known for his role in thwarting overthrow of Hitler's regime, following the 20th July, 1944 bomb Plot, when Hitler ordered him to take charge of all troops in Berlin and to apprehend conspirators. Major Remer addresses his Regiment, drawn up in formation, and emphasizes the Unity of the Nazi party and the German Army. His Regiment then parades while he reviews them. (World War II period).
Lt. D.E. Karger of USAAF 364th Fighter Squadron shoots down a German Fw-190 aircraft during World War II.
Gun camera footage from a P-51D fighter plane of the USAAF 357th Fighter Group, 364th Fighter Squadron, stationed at RAF Leiston. This one is being flown by Lieutenant Dale E. Karger on 5 December, 1944. Camera shows Karger's aircraft tracking and firing at a German Focke Wulf Fw-190 aircraft flying below him. His rounds strike the FW-190 and it bursts into flames and falls toward the ground. (Note: This shows one of two Fw-190s Karger shot down this day. They were his first aerial victories. He went on to finish his tour with credit for 7.5 downed German aircraft.)
Funeral for German General Günther Korten, victim of plot to kill Hitler, during World War II
Military funeral at the Tannenberg Memorial, in World War 2, for German General Günther Korten, Chief of the General Staff of the Luftwaffe, who died from injuries suffered in the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler in July 1944. the Tannenberg Memorial. German troops form an honor guard. The casket is flanked by 6 pallbearers, and covered in the German War ensign flag. Two of the pallbearers hold displays of Korten's numerous miiitary decorations. Large German crosses decorate the structures of the memorial, but no swastikas. Hermann Goering walks to pay condolences to Korten's widow and family members. The plaintive war song melody of, "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden," is heard throughout the film. Marshal Goering delivers a eulogy from a podium. The top military leadership is represented, including Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, and others. Closeup of the widow and gentleman relative. Goering, representing Adolf Hitler, salutes with his Marshal's baton and places a large wreath at the foot of the coffin. A sword, scabbard and helmet, are place atop the coffin. All present, stand and salute. Pallbearers carry the coffin at shoulder height following the wreath carried ahead. The coffin is placed in a crypt,
German forces initiate the Battle of the Ardennes, aka Battle of the Bulge, in World War II
Film starts showing map of area around the Ardennes where German forces launch an offensive in December, 1944, during World War 2. (This is start of the battle of the Ardennes, AKA Battle of the Bulge.) German soldiers are seen on and around an Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track personnel carrier, camouflaged with foliage. Some soldiers in the vehicle are smoking cigarettes. German troops walking on a muddy road through a town, carrying weapons and tools. One young smiling soldier carries a disassembled Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon. Several soldiers pull a four-wheeled piece of equipment, covered with a tarpaulin. Another carries a fully assembled panzerfaust over his shoulder. View from above of half-tracks moving through the town. More views of soldiers walking past the camera. An Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track carrying three soldiers, one of whom stands smoking a pipe. Several views of soldiers riding in half-track personnel carriers. One soldier holds an Mg 42 machine gun with belt ammunition visible. Final views show several half-track personnel carriers moving through the town.
Hitler visits officers injured in the July 20th bomb plot and meets with Nazi officials, in World War II
Adolf Hitler visits German Army officers, who were injured, in the July 20th assassination attempt against him. They are being treated at a military hospital, in Rastenburg, during World War 2. Among the victims he visits are: Major General Walter Scherff; Navy Captain Heinz Assmann; Rear Admiral Karl-Jesco von Puttkamer; and General Walther Buhle. Hitler is seen with a small bandage in his right ear due to a ruptured ear drum from the explosion. He takes time and speaks with each of the wounded officers. As he leaves, women nurses, assembled outside, render Nazi salutes, and cheer him. Change of scene shows Hitler, at the Wolf's Lair compound, near Rastenburg, East Prussia (now Poland). He greets Walther Funk, Reich Minister for Economic Affairs; a local Gauleiter; Reich Minister Albert Speer; a Dr. Sauer; and Reich Minister Hans Heinrich Lammers, President of the Reich Cabinet. Next scene shows Heinrich Himmler, chief of the Nazi Gestapo, speaking with General (Generaloberst) Ferdinand Schörner. Hitler strolls with Hermann Goering, and is then seen, from behind, as he greets Reich Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels and General (Generaloberst) Heinz Wilhelm Guderian, Chief of Staff of the Army. Beside him is Hermann Fegelein. The Nazi top leaders stand and converse. Goebbels speaks with Martin Bormann and General Alfred Jodl, whose head is bandaged. (He was injured during the July 20, 1944 assassination plot against Hitler.)