Mix of actor portrayals and actual footage: Otto Von Bismarck the Prime Minister of Prussia declares war against Denmark in a house of Ministry of Prussia. Scenes of war, cavalry and infantry invading Denmark. War against Denmark. Victory parade by German soldiers, while people cheer for them. War against France in year 1870. Meeting of minister to declare unification of Germany. Actual footage of Palace of Versailles and nearby buildings. Dramatized crowning ceremony for German Emperor Wilhelm I. Mix of actor portrayals and actual footage of growth of German military complex: Closeup view of sculpture of Chariot driven by Victoria atop Brandenburg Gate. German industries and men working in factories; merchant marine ships of Germany at harbors. German man drinking beer from glass. German man eating a sausage. German farmers tending fields on hillsides in Germany. Mountain villages in Germany. Fleet of German Navy warships. Actual footage of troops of German army, riflemen, cavaliers march through the streets in decade of 1910s. Dramatization of German men dueling swords in German universities. Actual footage of German Army officers in discussion in early 1910's before World War 1, including Helmuth von Moltke the Younger and other officers.
Cologne Cathedral and various shops and buildings in West Germany. German pedestrians on street in modern shopping and office district 15 years after World War 2. Swastika found painted on wall of a synagogue makes headlines in the newspapers sold on German streets. Temple in England also painted with Swastika graffiti on door. Donald Sofer, former President of Methodist Conference, speaks about the matter in his office. Flashback to prior to World War II in 1935 during boycott of Jewish businesses and harassment of Jewish people in Germany: Shop window in Germany painted with word 'JUDE'. Nazis stand in front of Jewish businesses and patrol in open trucks. Nazis denigrate Jews and hold signs. Nazi soldiers march with Nazi flag in streets of Germany.
Elections lead to the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany. Men count votes after the poll day. Office of United States High Commissioner and Military Governor of United States Zone of Germany, John J. Mccloy. Sign reads “Office of the U.S. High Commissioner and Military Governor”. Under the sign bears Governor Mccloy’s name. John J. Mccloy expresses happiness at the establishment of democracy in Germany after 16 years of dictatorship. He states that the future peace in Europe rests upon Germany. “If ought not required further violence to convince the Germans, that their bid for European and world domination is forever over” Mccloy said.
From East Germany a group of Czechs arrives in West Germany. People including men, women and children arrive in an armored car. They come to West Germany from Soviet occupied East Germany. People get off the armored car.
A film shows training and alert drills for the Martin TM-61A Matador First Tactical Missile Squadron at Ramstein Air Base and NATO command base in Germany. A truck leaving the missile instantiation. A semi trailer loaded with large boxes entering the missile instantiation. Matador assembly and testing area in the background. A matador wing being mated to fuselage and jet engine being lifted by a crane from truck. The crane operator and an airman give directions. Enlisted men push missile guidance shelf on a trailer into the building. Fuselage of Matador on zero-length launcher in the background. Matador engine run up test. A hand flipping switch on test console. A covered Matador on mobile zero-length launcher moves along a road in a wooded area and parks beside four other covered Matadors on launchers. Several rows of warheads in armament storage area. A convoy of trucks transporting war heads in Germany. The entrance gate to a city in Germany. Two German civilians pull a wagon on a street. Trucks, trailers, truck mounted crane and mobile zero-length launcher with covered Matador on a ground. TM-61A in launch position in clearing. The entrance to Ramstein Air Base in Germany. U.S. 12th Air Force Headquarters building at Ramstein AB. A command car stops. Two officers leave the car and walk up the steps. A Military Policeman stands outside a War Room. A 'War Room' sign on the door. Officers seated around a table in the War Room. Lt. Colonel Mulling speaking and using a pointer at a wall map. Local and FEAF clocks in the background. Two airmen using computers. A target folder is handed to a personnel and filed in safe. USAF (United States Air Force) Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star parked on a ramp. The pilot and the instructors board the aircraft. TM-61A in launch position on a launcher.
Clip opens with scene from a play in Berlin entitled: The Star Shines Again. German officer stands on a stage and gives speech. Following street scenes and newspaper headlines illustrate the increasingly desperate conditions developing in postwar Germany following World War 1, culminating in declaration of martial law by the Ministry of Defense. Scenes of civil unrest and use of martial force to control the population during the German Revolution of 1918-1919. German soldiers and artillery in the streets work to control unrest of German citizens. Massive crowd of German citizens running and dispersing in panic on streets of Berlin. Newspaper headlines describe the unrest.
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