The first phase of German assault on France and the Low Countries during World War II. Animated map illustrates Czechoslovakia and Poland's aggressions against Germany. The map depicts their planned advance towards Berlin. German engineers plan defense strategies. Railroads supply material during the war. Hitler Youth work on the construction of dragons teeth on the Siegfried Line.
Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer of Nazi Germany. Hitler and other German officers in cars pass by through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin as crowds line the streets with Nazi salutes. German Nazi flags on the Brandenburg Gate. Civilians greet the Fuhrer as his car passes by. Hitler greets Nazi officers in the Reichstag building and shakes hands with several German officials. Officers give the Nazi salute and Hitler salutes the group. Hitler addresses the Nazi gathering. The Parteiadler Nazi party symbol and the Swastika in the Reichstag hall. German troops gathered for the Nuremberg Rally at the Nazi Party grounds in Nuremberg. Montage of scenes featuring German soldiers and armament: Close up view of face of young German soldier; German soldiers march in formation and on roads. German tanks rolling and closeup of tank tread. During battle, German soldiersy take cover in trench and then advance using flame thrower during attack amidst shelling. Very large formation of German soldiers marching around Nazi flags during the Nuremberg Rally. Thousands of German soldiers. The German Nazi eagle symbol. German soldiers with hands raised in "Schwurhand" as they take an oath, possibly the Hitler Oath.
U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. Gun camera views from 15 April 1944: Captain HL Fogg of the 359th Fighter Group 368th Squadron attacking ground targets, in one of their last combat missions in P-47s. (The unit converted to P-51s in April, 1944.) Captain Fogg strafes a train and an oil well. White smoke arises due to the firing and bombardment. An electric tower. The aircraft in flight over a field.
Hitler Youth in Germany during World War 2. They hook up a glider and tow it up a tall hill, where they help one of their members take his place at the glider controls. Then they release the glider and push it down the steep hill where it takes off. They watch the glider in flight over the hills. The glider flies over tents at the Hitler youth camp. The pilot lands the glider nearby.
Hitler Youth in Germany during World War 2. Boys are seen with boats on a lake. They pay out a line fastened to a glider designed to look like a German Lufthansa flying boat. A boy tows the glider out to the center of the lake using a rowboat. Person in the glider cockpit closes its hatch. On shore, the tow line is seen being rolled up rapidly on a wheel driven by a motor, causing the towed flying boat glider to gather speed across the lake, until it breaks from the water and soars into the air. The glider seen in flight, and then making a graceful landing on the lake.
Policemen and lawyers viewing papers. Marshall Henri Petain arrives in the court. The court is completely packed with people. Marshall Henri Petain sits on a chair. The judge arises and gives his verdict. Hideki Tojo, Pearl Harbor Premier arrives at a place in Japan. He sits with others. Dead body of Heinrich Himmler, Head of Hitler's secret police lay on ground in Germany. Packed court room during the famous Nuremberg trials where 21 Nazis face their accusers. Hearing of the court proceeds. A lawyer stands and speaks. Court officials writing to keep record. Vidkun Quisling is hanged in Norway.
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