German refugees at a camp in Germany. Men entering a building lobby, show their identification papers. People seated at a desk talk. Families with all their belongings finding their way to assigned quarters in the camp. A sign reads: "Haus E" and "Police Registration" (in German). A woman walks with a baby. Group of refugees stands near a low building. Two children run and play around some dumpsters. Families carrying suitcases board a special bus. A woman serves food to families in a dining hall. Views of several persons seated and eating a meal. Women hanging wash to dry on clothes lines behind their housing. (Note: This might be the Marienfelde refugee transit camp around 1953, showing East Germans fleeing to the West. )
Wet and dirty German Shepherd pups kept in stockings in Germany. The stockings are hanged. A woman arrives with another dog. The woman pets the dog.
The prevalence of hula hoops in Germany. Boy and girl children on street play with the hula hoops. A fat man in his office tries to use a hula hoop with difficulty. Girls and young women in a ballet studio using hula hoops in their class. Young women using hula hoops engaged in exercising with the hula hoops.
Estimation of Germany's total working manpower. People walk with their equipment towards a factory. They read a notice pasted on the wall. They work in the factory. Vehicles parked on the street. Soldiers walk. Comparison of the military manpower from 1939 to 1943. The number of soldiers missing is also estimated. Destroyed military vehicles on the battlefield. Soldiers advance with tanks on the battlefield. Dead body of a soldier lay on the field. (World War II period).
Training of Naval cadets in Germany. View of a body of water. Trees in the background. Boats on the water. Cadets walk towards a building. They stand in a line. An officer trains them. He addresses them. Cadets work on nautical skills, including knot tying. View of a cadet tying a bowline knot. The cadets in classroom with instructor at a blackboard. Cadets exercise and run on the field. Cadets in sailing boats at sea.
Marshal Hermann Goering arrives at a German airfield in World War II. Goering is greeted by numerous German Air Force officers. Among the high ranking officers seen are: Generalmajor Adolph Gallant, Commander of Germany's fighter force, and Field Marshal Erhard Milch. Goering chats with German fliers. He walks with Professor Wilhelm (Willy) Messerschmitt. Goering and others look at the next model of Messerschmitt fighter that will be placed into service. Views of Goering visiting war factories. views of factory operations with molten metals. Goering steps out on the Landstrasse and mingles with local workers and civilians. Children present flowers to Goering. Large crowds surround Marshal Goering and his car as he departs.
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