Street sign refers to public transport connection to Germany that runs daily until the end of the war. A dirt airfield in World War II. Ground crews load belt ammunition into boxes near Bf-109 (Me-109) aircraft on which mechanics are working. Ground crew refuels an aircraft. Famous German fighter pilot ace, Werner Molders, is assisted as he changes into flight clothes and climbs into the cockpit of his Bf-109 airplane. (Tail of his airplane shows 42 painted marks, representing aerial victories.) Crew chief stands on wing and cranks engine. Molders taxis out and takes off. Formation of Bf-109s in flight and over coastal waters. View from cockpit as German plane dives to attack allied ship in water.
German P.O.W.'s (Prisoner of War) freed after living for ten years in Russian jails. They return to Germany. The prisoners on the railroad tracks. Relatives cry and hug them as they reunite. Welcome speeches by the officials.
Highlights of United States Eighth Air Force Fighter Combat in Germany. Gun camera footage showing Eighth Air Force attacks on German Luftwaffe Messerschmitt ME-262 jet propelled fighter aircraft. ME-262 attacked by 360th, 83d, 375th, 383d, 63d, 486th, 77th, 361st and 82d Squadron Groups. Several German planes catch fire and fall from the sky.
Early slates allude to failed attempts at peaceful resolution of issues between Germany and England, in World War 1, and the Kaiser's consequent decision on February 1, 1917, to intensify German submarine warfare against Britain. Slate refers to Churchill's admitted concerns expressed in the "Sunday Pictorial," about the resulting constraint on England's control of the seas around the British Isles, referring to the U-boats creating a magic girdle (Magischen Gurtel) around England, which becomes the title for the film. In the first part, Captain, Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere of the German U-boat UB-35, stands in a skiff as he is rowed out to his submarine. He exchanges salutes with his officers, as he boards the U-35, nestled against a German ship. He gives the order to cast off the lines and proceed half power in reverse. The crew scrambles to get underway. German sailors on the nearby ship watch from her railings. Sailors use a long pole to help move the submarine away from the ship. Officers and men on the ship wave as the U-boat pulls away. Views from the submarine deck as it moves on the surface of the water heading toward the Mediterranean Sea. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
A line of B-25 Mitchell bombers on an airfield in Britain. They display the British roundel on their fuselages. A line of British de havilland Mosquito bombers on a British airfield. One has its engines running and ground crew are removing ground power unit. A line of Martin B-26 Marauder bombers taxiing on an airfield. Several persons on the ground wave as a pair of B-26s take off in formation. The B-26s display French roundels on their fuselages. View of a B-26 heading toward the camera on takeoff. British Avro Lancaster bombers taxiing out for takeoff. Closeup of one pilot in cockpit of a Lancaster with engines running. The bomber displays numerous mission symbols below the cockpit as well as some nose art. A Lancaster taking off. An animated map showing England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. Enemy gun and rocket sites are depicted as important targets. A formation of B-26 bombers in flight. Closeup of one from above. Formation of Mosquito bombers in flight at low altitude over water.Two British B-25 bombers in close formation above clouds. Next, the animated map shows lines of communication that are important targets. .B-25s seen dropping bombs. Views from aircraft of bombs exploding on the ground. A B-26 bomber surrounded by black Flak clouds. More bombs exploding. More B-25s dropping bombs. Animated map highlights transportation centers such as railroad lines and junctions as the next targets. B-26 bombers dropping bombs in flak clouds and views of exploding bombs below. Finally, the animated map shows enemy war factories throughout Europe that are to be targeted. Huge fires and explosions at night from bombed war factories.
Germans at the Siegfried Line World War 2 defenses in Germany. German laborers take rest next to dragon's teeth (tank traps). Adolf Hitler in his car gives a Nazi salute. He rides on a road arriving at a Westwall standardized bunker. He speaks with other officials including Commander in Chief of Army Group 2, General Erwin von Witzleben, and enters a bunker. Views of German soldiers at Westwall bunker -- appears to be Regelbau 35 -- loading large artillery gun. Hitler and officials look at a map. Newspaper headlines announcing von Witzleben's declaration to Hitler about readiness of the Westwall fortifications.
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