The Einsatzgruppen Case in Nuremberg, Germany. The member of prosecution reads the indictment. Prisoner Otto Ohlendorf gives reports that the group of corpses were first buried in the snow and then later buried by the Army. Einsatzgruppen Case reports the extermination of Jews by the death squad after the capture of Kiev. Report goes on to say that not only the Jews were considered politically dangerous but others such as Russians, Georgians, Poles etc. were also considered to have Bolshevistic tendencies. Otto Ohlendorf, the commander of the Einsatzgruppen death squad unit destroyed over 90,000 Jews. One Einsatzgruppen killed 700 people.
Weimar, Germany during World War 2. The Wartburg Castle atop a hill an hour from Weimar, Thuringia. Officials and dignitaries visit the Wartburg Castle (Wartburg-Stiftung Auf der Wartburg 1 99817 Eisenach). They take a tour through the hallways. Elderly men explore the castle. Pillars, arches, and other characteristic Romanesque style architecture. A garden at the castle. Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels addresses German writers and artists in Weimar. The guests seated in a hall hear his speech. The German Swastika symbol on stage.
Fuhrer Adolf Hitler in Germany during World War II. A building in Berlin. Parades and celebrations in the city. Me and women march towards the building. Civilians and soldiers pass under German Nazi banners and symbols. Hitler and his men ride through Berlin in a convertible. People greet him with the Nazi salute. Hitler reaches the destination and greets the waiting dignitaries. Hitler then salutes and greets the crowd as he enters the building and acknowledges the crowds from a balcony. Germans cheer and hail Hitler.
Heinkel HE-57 amphibian monoplane in flight. Point of view shot from camera behind pilot as plane performs aerial spinning dive. Changing view of ground from cockpit of aircraft. Pilots with parachutes land on field. A model aircraft in flight. At timecode 1:00: Paul von Hindenburg and other German dignitaries present at the December 1925 re-interment of Manfred von Richthofen in Invalid's Cemetery (Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery) in Berlin, Germany. (He was originally buried in France following his 1918 death). At 1:04: Scene from before his death: Manfred Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) smiling and conversing with other German pilots. Clip ends with brief view of Fokker Dr.I Triplane like that flown by Manfred von Richthofen.
View of German Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz. Complete change of scene shows a torpedo being loaded on a German Neger torpedo-carrying craft for a demonstration at Flender-Werke in Lübeck, Germany,during World War 2. Designed by Richard Mohr (whose surname means blackamoor),this craft cannot submerge but runs low, awash in the water. It is seen moving that way in the water and firing its torpedo. Back at the base, the operator, wearing an iron cross, climbs out of the craft. (Note: Not surprisingly, this little torpedo-carrier was sometimes called a human torpedo.)
Hitler youth rally in Berlin, during World War II. It appears to be in the courtyard of the Berliner Stadtschloss (Berliner Schloss, Unter den Linden, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Occasional views of the pre-destruction Berliner Dom in the background. Views from a high building overlooking the courtyard. Many Hitler Youth contingents perform a Nazi salute. Hitler Youth Leader Baldur von Schirach accompanies a German Army officer reviewing an honor guard of regular German soldiers. Baldur von Schirach is seen conducting a ceremony in which he calls youth leaders of the various contingents forward and announces the numbers of youth enrolled in each. A Hitler youth plays a drum. The building is draped with multiple Nazi flags.
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