Air evacuation of wounded German soldiers in Europe during World War II. German troops remove a wounded soldier from a transport aircraft at an airfield. Ambulance parked in the foreground. Wounded man being carried on stretcher by German troops.
German workers build a replacement for damaged bridge over Vistula River, in Dirschau (Tczew), Poland, during World War II. View of original 19th century bridge destroyed by Polish sappers. Construction of an alternate bridge. Germans weld parts of the new bridge. Workers work on the by-pass bridge. Tower of original bridge seen in background.
View of the British aircraft carrier, Courageous, from Fairey Swordfish aircraft that has just taken off. Captain Schuhart, commander of the German submarine U-29 enters harbor with crew on deck after successfully sinking the British Aircraft Carrier, Courageous, off the coast of England, on September 17, 1939. Captain Schuhart steps from the U-29 to the shore and is immediately awarded the Iron Cross, first class. His crew members are seen wearing awards of Iron Cross, second class. German Destroyers underway in the North Sea. They maneuver guns and torpedo launchers. A boarding party from a German destroyer accosts a merchant vessel, which they board and signal as OK. The boarding party returns to the destroyer, which then steams away at high speed.
1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Several women figure skaters begin artistic free form performances. Norwegian figure skater Sonja Henie performs and wins first place again. Cecelia Colledge of Great Britain performs. The Olympic flag flies.
Humorous German animated cartoon about sledding (sleigh riding). A sign identifies a sled run for adults only. Several groups of older persons go sledding on it. Then a boy on stilts and another boy sneak past the attendant, who thinks one is an adult. The boys are discovered and chased by the attendant. They fall into a snow bank. The boys stretch a rope across the sled run and upset some old folks who land in the snow. They repeat this trick several times, until they try it on the attendant who pulls them along with him and cuts their rope so they fly off into some trees, where the folks they tricked stand about and look at them.
A German officer hands bouquet of flowers to crewman on a Junkers Ju- 52 airplane displaying registration: D-2600 (Hitler's personal aircraft). German Chancellor Adolf Hitler boards the aircraft with German officers. Interior of aircraft displays flowers and other birthday decorations commemorating the birthday or founding anniversary of the Sturmabteilung (SA). German officers and Hitler seated in the airplane. Closeup of Hitler's personal pilot, Johannes 'Hans' Peter Baur, in uniform of Colonel, Schutzstaffel (SS). Hans Baur wears a service cap displaying the Totenkopf (death head) insignia. Views of ground as seen from the airplane in flight. View of passengers in the cabin. Hitler is quietly reading a book. view from cabin window of aircraft's left wing, displaying registration number. As part of the SA birthday celebrations, Hitler and German Luftwaffe (Air Force) Chief Hermann Goring inspect German Air Force aircraft and personnel at an airfield. Hitler greets many of the German officers and airmen. Hitler's airplane is next seen preparing for departure, with engines running, " Lufthansa, " Immelmann II " is painted on its side. It flies a Nazi flag. Military personnel load cargoes into the belly of the aircraft. An officer gives bouquet to another officer aboard the plane. Hitler and Goering complete their inspection of the Air unit. Closeups of Hitler and Goering mingling with the fliers and inspecting Heinkel He-51 bi-wing pursuit airplanes. Scene shifts to destination where Hitler talks to a small girl besides his car. The child holds a small bouquet of flowers for presentation to him. But when Hitler reaches for it, the child changes her mind and holds it back, refusing to give it to the Fuhrer.
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