Gun camera footage from USAAF P-47 of the 378th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group, operating from Verdun Airfield, France, during World War 2. The aircraft flown by pilot named Bullock, on March 31, 1945, strafes lines of communication, striking vehicles on roads and trains moving on rail lines. In second sequence, the same pilot, now identified on slate, with the 377th Fighter Squadron, on April 4th, attacks a lone German Me-109 seen flying in thin cloud below him.
British Royal Air Force Gloster Meteor twin jet aircraft taking off and landing at an airfield in Britain, in June, 1945, right after the end of World War II in Europe. Several American soldiers sit on grass beside the runway and watch. One takes pictures. The clip shows a Meteor, so wrong clip!
Gun camera footage from U.S. P-47 fighter plane strafing German ground targets near end of World War II. The aircraft operates unopposed and attack targets of opportunity. The aircraft fires at vehicles on a road. Smoke rises from targeted areas. The P-47 is flown by pilot named Cunningham, of the 377th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group, 100th Fighter Wing.
German newspaper headlines from August 26, 1939 through September 1, 1939 which document the German sentiment leading up to the invasion of Poland on September 1. Sign for Beuthen, Poland (now Bytom) is shown, along with scenes from Poland (possibly Beuthen), showing gun fire damage to buildings.
Film opens showing politician Adolf Hitler in civilian clothes, giving empassioned radio broadcast speech. Hitler in uniform speaking in different venues. In one he speaks to a huge crowd assembled outdoors. Adolf Hitler at ceremony for his appointment as Chancellor, is seen standing with German President Paul von Hindenburg and Vice-Chancellor, Franz von Papen, on January 30, 1933. Hitler speaking forcefully and animated, haranguing a crowd. Hitler, in uniform, speaking of the revolution and first year of the new German freedom to an audience of German officials including Joseph Goebbels in front row. He concludes by rendering the Nazi salute. (Note: an unrelated scene of Palestine, in the middle of the film sequence, shows momentary glimpse of a Muslim man far in the distance, praying on a parapet.)
Kaiser Wilhelm II reviews troops in Zeebrugge, Belgium during World War I. German officers at a lake shore. A boat in the lake. Views of arriving boat of the Kaiser and officers. A flag of German Army on the boat. The Kaiser arrives in Zeebrugge.
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