People at a German train station examine railroad torn up and twisted, apparently by an explosion (possibly sabotage?), during World War 1. Damage is confined to the railroad, itself, and a train that has been blown over,on its side, nearby . (The station and buildings are undamaged.) Curious onlookers stand around the damaged tracks and many stand on an embankment overlooking the overturned train. Workmen examine the damage to the train. Several policemen appear busy at the road entrance to the train station. One has a bicycle.
Brief view of a memorial wreath from Adolf Hitler inscribed to "My fallen (dead) Comrades." German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, bare headed, carrying a top hat, walking with group of officials after wreath laying at the ceremony. President Paul von Hindenburg, at the same event, accompanied by soldiers, walks along a street, lined with troops and spectators. He holds his Field Marshal's baton, and salutes with it. Several caskets sit on floor of church, surrounded by flags of many military units and organizations. Wreaths on the caskets.
Adolf Hitler in his 1932 electioneering travels. A Junkers Ju-60 passenger airplane seen in flight. Hitler seen in the airplane looking out the window. Views from the airplane, as it flies over the Rhein (Rhine) River; over the ancient Kaiserstadt Aachen. A large stadium is seen below. The aircraft flies low over the stadium where many people are seen moving about. Views from the airplane of a city; roads; railroads; and fields below. Scene switches to Hitler at a podium in the Wald stadium (Waldstadion) in Frankfurt am Main. Flags are flying at half mast in memory of fallen Sturmabteilung (SA) members. Audience applauds when Hitler tells them he can only promise their struggle will go on, come what may. Many children are seen seated on the ground. As Hitler finishes his remarks, SA rise and form protective line through which Hitler walks as he leaves the podium.
Male and female dancers dressed in traditional costumes perform on the dance floor during Filmball attended by German film industry actor, actresses and executives. People applaud their performance. Couples in formal attire dance in the ballroom. View of dance floor crowded with couples dancing.
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!
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