Goosestepping German troops parade. A group of German Panzer I Ausf. A tanks armed with twin 7.92 mm machine guns, are seen crossing a field. A squadron of German airplanes flies overhead in formation. Spectators watch as Austrian Army troops assemble and drill in Vienna, Austria Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg speaking before the Austrian Federal Diet on 24 February , 1938. He rejects Hitler's plans for Austria, saying: "…Austria will go thus far and no further." Closeups of some Austrian citizens. German troops entering Austria, during the "Anschluss" on 12 March 1938. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at Heston Aerodrome in London, England, departing on 29 September, 1938, to meet with Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany. His aircraft taking off. View of anti-aircraft gun set up in London, with Big Ben and Parliament building in background. Workmen with shovels breaking ground for defenses in London. A woman wearing a gas mask, carries a baby in England. Prime Minister Chamberlain speaking at Heston airport upon his return from Munich, on 16 September. 1938. Views of broken shop windows in Berlin, Germany, following the "Kristallnacht" violent anti-Jewish actions by Nazi Brown shirts on November 9 and 10, 1938. Jewish refugee men, women, and children gather around a fire and outdoor kitchen in an encampment on a field. They warm themselves by the fire. Two women pump water from a well in the field. Closeups of some of the people, including a small child. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt at a table with members of his cabinet,
Events prior to World War II. German troops march towards Czechoslovakian border in Germany. In Italy Prime Minister Benito Mussolini delivers a speech. He declares that Italy is allied with Germany in times of war and peace. His followers cheer after the declaration is made.
Athletes assemble for a mass gymnastics display at the Stadio dei Cipressi , later to be called the Stadio Olimpico, in Rome, Italy. Italian Fascist leader, Benito Mussolini, and key fascist officers give a “Roman salute” to crowd from the grandstand. Flags of the Kingdom of Italy wave from behind as Benito Mussolini gives a “Roman salute”. Female athletes perform mass gymnastics display. Benito Mussolini watches mass gymnastics performance.
Development of airplane by Wright brothers. Wilbur Wright demonstrates his plane before King of Italy and Italian Government. Wilbur and two other passengers sit in a plane and plane launches. A group of officers watch the plane in flight. Ruins of old Italian buildings as seen from a plane.
An Italian Army officer and his deputies visit a horse stable of the Italian Army cavalry, in Italy. Number of horses at the stable, their cradle hangs near them. The senior officer talks to the serving staff at the stable. Three Italian soldiers with rifles on guard outside the horse stable.
A car drives on a sandy beach in Italy. Old women push a cart loaded with vegetables. Crops and plants in an agricultural farm. A group of swans swim in a pond near the farm. Two boys wearing caps talk to each other. A farmer hoes an agricultural field using a stick.
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