Opening slate reads,”Deutschwehr Berlin I.” (German Army Berlin I) Men in civilian clothes, but wearing German Army caps, stand behind a line of food set out in a courtyard in Berlin. Several women fill bowls of soup from a cauldron, and offer them to boys and young men, forming a line. The women, and some of the youth, wear white armbands reading “DeutschWehr.” Camera focuses on recipients balancing their soup bowls as they pass through the line. A corpulent German Army officer appears briefly behind the food line.
During World War 1, in Berlin, Two German men attend to a large outdoor drink dispenser. One draws a glass of liquid (possibly beer) from it and drinks. The other closes an insulated cover on the device. A woman stands nearby, watching. Several other people watch in the background.
Aerial views of Peenemunde Rocket test site buildings and railways during World War 2. Views on ground of railways and various storage buildings and hangars. Views of German men working on railroads, trucks move around the construction site, completed buildings.
V-2 rocket 725, 1000, and 1500kg engines are displayed. V-2 controls disassembled. Rocket engine being tested showing the exhaust section. Fire from the rear part of the jet burners during the test. Unique views of A-2 rocket are seen at end of clip. (World War II period).
Sign "Entrance to Pennemunde". Laborers cut trees from the wooded areas. Cut trees lying on ground. Horses carry away the tree logs. Stacked building supplies. Men erect the test center buildings. Views of the completed rocket test center buildings. World War 2 period.
Cantor and mixed choir rehearsing on Yom Kippur Eve. Cantor, Leo Gollanin, is seen singing in front of a mixed choir of Jewish men and women inside the Fraenkelufer Synagogue at Kottbuser Ufer 48-50, Kreuzburg, Berlin. Closeup of women holding sheets of music as they sing "Aus Dem Tuefe" ("From the Deep," referring to sober prayers). Scene shifts to the choir director, wearing a kippah (yarmulke), directing the choir. The women are assembled in a circle with men behind them. Scene shifts, again, showing the Cantor and singers from the front, in a wider shot, followed by another view from a balcony above.
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