German propaganda film with English dubbing. Wehrmacht troops enter a recaptured town during the Battle of the Bulge during winter of World War II. A map showing cities in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Eastern France. German Wehrmacht infantry march through the snow on the Western Front. German troops arrive at a village after the Rundstedt-Offensive allowed Germany to regain some territories from the Allied forces. German soldiers find a woman hiding in a cellar or basement. Wehrmacht troops pass by burning wreckage of American Jeeps and debris. Sign reads “Civilian travel beyond this point is forbidden” in English, French and German. German soldiers carry supplies to areas restricted to civilians. British and French prisoners of war (POWs) are captured by Germans. The prisoners of war are led away through snow covered streets. Some men carry injured prisoners. A French soldier holds a small pennant of Free France. British and Free French Prisoners of War (POWs) are marched to the rear. A destroyed church and its bell tower. A Roman Catholic relic lies among wreckage. Upturned chair and cabinet with scattered papers on the floor. A damaged statuette of Jesus Christ with hands missing. Wreckage in German homes and churches allegedly caused by United States occupation forces is shown. German Panzer tanks roll into a village, pushing aside a cart that is blocking the road.. German troops arrive with horse-drawn carts, passing by a dead white horse.
A tribal war zone in Congo. Crowds of Africans in traditional costumes gather on the foothills of a mountain in Central Africa. Congolese troops with weapons practice charging forward on a road. African soldiers let women carrying jars and sacks on their heads pass by roadblock. Soldiers inspect motorists at a checkpoint. Patients sit in front of beds inside a hospital in Congo. An injured prisoner with head bandage. Another patient sits down while others are seen lying in beds. A white officer, probably Belgium, talks to a handcuffed patient. A lock is seen on patient’s wrist. A handcuffed African prisoner stands behind the general. Torn clothing or fabric scattered on the floor. Congolese soldiers take away handcuffed wounded prisoners from the makeshift hospital.
Montenegrin artillerymen at Fort Tarabose, above the lake of Scutari (Shkoder) Albania, during siege of Scutari, in the first Balkan war. Gun crew loads shell into a Krupp 120mm M 1882 gun. Gun crew pauses as their officer looks through binoculars. The lake can be seen below, in background. Montenegrin soldiers pose, holding rifles. Artillerymen sit with what appears to be a 240mm howitzer shell. Gunner preparing the large field gun that will fire the shell.
As the local population watches from the sidelines, Prince Mirko Dimitri Petrovic-Njegos of Montenegro, is seen riding a white horse as he follows a military brass band into the Village of Roupes, near Scutari (Shkoder) Albania, during the 1st Balkan War. He rides at the head of several mounted officers. The village is secured by Montenegrin soldiers. Slate states that after hearing the national anthem, Prince Mirko congratulated the troops for their good behavior during the war. He is seen dismounting and saluting as he begins to inspect the troops.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, at an outing in a park of the castle Konopiste (Schloss Konopischt) in Bohemia (Austria-Hungary). The ArchDuke and Duchess ride in a horse-drawn carriage in the park. They stroll on pathway. People follow them. View of special plants and flowers in a greenhouse. Views of conifer evergreen trees beside a lake in the park.
Cemetery of Douay at a graveyard in Wissembourg, Alsace, France. People stand and watch the tomb. Wreath placed on the tomb.