Nazi Declaration of War on the United States 11 December 1941 during World War II. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler walks past honor guard into Kroll Opera House where the Reichstag meets. View of Italian delegation and Japanese official envoys present at the declaration on behalf of the Axis. Audience cheers. Hitler seated as he prepares to speak. Hitler at podium and speaks. Members of German general staff who look grim, Nazi Party diplomats, and Nazi party members listen to him.
People's Court Trial Concerning Plot of 20th July, 1944, to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the government. Judge Roland Freisler presides. People seated in a court room. A man in civilian clothes is brought before the judge who harangues him rather than listening to any testimony. A second man, Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld, is also harangued by Judge Freisler, but manages to get a few words into the record. (World War II period).
P-47 Thunderbolt fighter in flight over small German towns during World War II. Aerial view of farm country and small towns. P-47 in flight over wooded area.
P-47 Thunderbolt fighter in flight over German towns during World War II. P-47 diving over a railroad in German town. Aerial view of various buildings and houses. P-47 in flight over wooded area and open flat lands. Aerial view of shoreline.
View from underneath parked airplane, of several U.S. Army Air Forces P-38 lightning aircraft taking off in pairs at a German airfield occupied by the Allies. Camera viewpoint shifts to atop a B-17G bomber, being serviced. From there, a number of Republic P-47s are seen lined up. They begin to take off in pairs. A B-26 of of the 585th Bomb Squadron, is parked next to the B-17. Across the airfield, in the distance, more parked B-17s can be seen. This is an undamaged, well-established airfield, with concrete runways and ramps. Closeup of mechanics working on engine of the B-17. A refueling truck pulled up to the B-26.
United States aircraft in flight over German town. U.S. aircraft buzzing town and veering around smoke stack. Various buildings and trees in area.
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