Anachronistic mixture of scenes from Germany, circa 1935, Italy, circa 1915, and World War 2. Opening sequence shows Waffen SS troops goosestepping on parade in Nuremberg,Bavaria, circa 1935. Then a scene is inserted of Italian Generalissimo Luigi Cadorna, Chief of Staff, Italian Army, in World War 1, who salutes while reviewing troops. This is followed by scenes of grim-faced civilians watching German forces occupy their countries in World War II. Finally a radio tower and antenna are shown.
Celebrations on London's streets following Italy's decision to join the Triple Entente– Britain, France and Russia -- and declare war on Austria-Hungary, during World War I. Crowd on street gathers for demonstration, vehicles also on road. Crowd stand in front of building with flags. Kingdom of Italy flag flies.
Entrance of Italy in the Allied Powers during World War 1. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and his cousin, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta, review marching Italian troops in Turin. Troop train approaches a station, where a crowd waves good-bye to passengers from the platform. Italian soldiers in train station. Italian soldiers load sides of beef into trucks from rail platform. A team of oxen pulls a cart loaded with cheese rounds in front of a warehouse. Italian soldiers push a 152/40 railway gun down the tracks by hand. Italian soldiers sit on large artillery gun as it is towed through on a village road. Italian soldiers marching towards the WWI front, likely the Alps. Teams of Italian soldiers pulling large artillery guns on narrow roads in the Alps. Italian soldiers use shovel to clear snow away in the Alps. Italian soldiers marching inside tunnel in the Alps. Italian soldiers on skis in the Alps. Italian soldiers struggle in the snow to pull themselves up a mountainside via rope in the Alps.
Bersaglieri troops of the Italian Army use ropes to rappel down a jagged cliff face. They then take up prone positions in a line, where their unique black capercaillie feathers can be seen on their helmets. They fire their rifles. Afterwards, they crawl forward in formation and slash through a barbed wire obstacle. (WWI; WW1)
Italian troops on the Isonzo front near the Alps during World War I. A field kitchen set up on the side of a mountain in the Julian Alps. Soldiers prepare a meal for the troops, in pots suspended on tree limbs over a series of fires. A mess Sergeant supervises the activities. cooks taste the soup.
The Italian campaign against Austro-Hungarian forces in the Dolomite mountains of the Alps during World War 1. Italian troops standing at railroad station as a train passes, carrying soldiers and war materiel. They wave to the train. Scene shifts to Italian soldiers moving across the platform. Next, troops are seen loading provisions aboard army trucks. Italian soldiers pushing alongside a railroad gun with "F.S. Italia," (for Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane) painted on the rail flatcar. Troops pose with a partially-covered towed 149/35 gun, equipped with mud wheels. Italian troops moving up a hill. Hundreds of Italian soldiers pulling a siege mortar up a steep hill.