Ruins in Berlin, Germany during World War II. Shelled buildings, damaged by Allied bombings. Firemen douse fire. Damaged building by air attack of Allies. Paul Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda with other officers and inspects bomb damaged site. Civilians move with their belongings. Ruined buildings and debris. Civilians remove debris.
Scenes from wedding reception(s) of German Waffen-SS General Hermann Fegelein and Gretl Braun (sister of Eva Braun) at the Eagles Nest (Kehlsteinhaus) in Berchtesgaden, Germany, following a civil wedding ceremony in Salzburg. Female cooks prepare food for Gretl and Hermann's wedding reception. A cook tastes the food. Guests seated around a large table as they eat a meal. Martin Bormann talking to the newlyweds Hermann Fegelein and Gretl Braun. Scene changes to the Great Hall in the Berghof where Gretl and General Hermann Fegelein pose with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and speak to him.
United States soldiers in Merode Castle during World War II. The Castle of Merode (Kreuzherrenstraße 1, 52379 Langerwehe, Germany) damaged by bombing and shelling attack. Castle tower is seen with gaping hole and roof partially destroyed from damage. A pile of debris is seen in the destroyed stone castle tower. Jeeps are parked in front of the castle. United States soldiers enter and exit through castle gate. Two soldiers salute as they leave the gate. A destroyed bedroom in Merode Castle. Portraits and photographs still hang from walls. Debris of stone and wood in blasted room. Soldiers gather outside the castle. A young tired soldier with haunted expression sitting on the back fender of a Jeep stares at the camera. A group of soldiers standing outside Merode Castle.
United States Army soldiers attempt to drive a stuck 1/4-ton truck in Merode, Germany during World War II. Army truck wheels spinning while stuck in mud. Another soldier behind the driver is seen smoking a cigarette. A cameraman is seen in the background. Soldiers driving and reversing a Jeep on muddy road. Other soldiers fasten supplies on vehicles. Soldiers pushing a truck through forest road in the opposite direction.
Dover, United Kingdom: The town of Dover in Kent. Men, women and children move to underground shelters. Women play cards and knit. German artillery fired. British soldiers amid ruins. Scene changes to Calais, France: Calais under the liberating Canadian soldiers. Man cleans a room. Destroyed bridges. Canadian soldiers evacuate French civilians across the Calais Canal. Men, women, children, and wounded civilians helped across the canal by soldiers. Wounded lifted into military ambulances. A woman holds her wounded child. Allied airplanes drop bombs over enemy territory. Explosion and smoke due to bombardment. British and Canadian Army soldiers examine German artillery and coastal guns. A white flag put up at a surrendered German post.
Dramatization: Shipping room of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. U.S. workers packing up art. Several paintings and art subjects. German guard supervises. Man brings in box to be stenciled. It reads 'Brooklyn museum of Art.' Box stenciled with destination address 'ReichsMarschall Hermann W. Goring..."