German soldiers attack Russia during World War II. Map of Russia. German troops cross the Caucasus Mountains. Soldiers along with horses march forward. Soldiers load the artillery and fire. Smoke due to explosion. Dive bomber in flight. Soldiers watch the aircraft through a telescope. A dive bomber drops the bomb. Soldiers look at the explosion through a telescope.
German planes bomb Allied positions in North Africa during World War 2. Map of Africa. German soldiers discuss the positions on a map. Soldiers load the bombs and other war equipment in aircraft. Dive bombers taxi and take off. Pilot in aircraft looks at the direction on map. German aircraft drops the bomb. Smoke due to bombardment. Pilots speak on radio.
The Einsatzgruppen Case during War Crime Trials in Nuremberg, Germany. Otto Ohlendorf, former head of the interior division of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), on witness desk. The defense counselor questions Otto Ohlendorf. The witness answers the questions asked by the counselor. German officers and other officials in the court.
The trial of a Nazi Commandant in Dachau, Germany soon after the close of World War 2 in Europe. A sign on a post reads 'PWE 29 Dachau' and another reads War Crimes'. A car outside the building with sign, "War Crimes Branch, Judge Advocate Section, H.Q. Third United States Army." U.S. officials, Nazi German defendant Franz Strasser, and civilians enter the court room and get seated. All in court rise as the officers of the Military Commission enter and take their seats at the front of the room. U.S. flag on stage. Judges are seated. The commission hearing comes to order.
Excerpts from 24 August, 1945 (World War II) military commission tribunal in Dachau. Swearing in of translator and charges read against Franz Strasser for: "Violation of the Laws and Usages of War. In that on or about 9 December 1944, FRANZ STRASSER, Kreisleiter of Kreis Kaplitz, an Austrian National, did at or near Kaplitz, Czechoslovakia, wrongfully and unlawfully kill an American airman, whose name, rank and serial number are unknown, [by shooting him with a machine pistol]. Strasser replies with a plea of not guilty. Next scene shows entry of German civilian truck driver, Josef Pusch, who is sworn in and provides testimony about the incident. Pusch describes the events of the shooting of the American prisoners by Strasser. United States flag and judges on raised platform. U.S. officials, defendants and civilians in the court room. Shows hearing as it begins. The Nazi commandant seated with other officials. The German civilian is questioned by an interpreter. German civilian Pusch identifies Strasser. Pusch gives his account to the tribunal about the shooting of the American flyers.
Scenes from Military Commission trial held by United Stated 3rd Army in Dachau, Germany during World War II. Scenes from courtroom during trial of Franz Strasser for his shooting of prisoner American flyers on December 9, 1944. Soldiers seated in the court room look at the camera as it pans across the room. A German witness to the killing gives his account of the shooting of the American aviators with a machine gun by Strasser and by Lindemeyer (dead - suicide). The Nazi Kreisleiter Strasser is sworn in near the end of the clip.
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