Scenes in Paris soon after the end of World War I. Exteriors of Napoleon's Tomb at Les Invalides (129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France) in Paris, France. Pedestrian and light vehicular traffic outside the building. The U.S. labor Commission delegates pose in courtyard of Les Invalides where they observe military armament. View of 7th arrondissement street intersection of Rue du Bac, Boulevard Raspail and Saint Germain. Wide and close views of monument to French Engineer Claude Chappe (Inventor of telegraphy) sculpted by Emile Louis Macé. (This monument was removed by order of the Vichy government in World War 2 and melted down). Workers at the Place de la Nation remove sandbags from Dalou’s sculpture “Triumph of the Republic”. Two other monuments are seen, including one carved like a mural in white stone.
Brief out-of-context anachronistic views of P-38 aircraft flying in formation. This is followed by footage featuring American air Ace Eddie Rickenbacker. A 95th Squadron Nieuport 28 biplane fighter is rolled out of the hangar at an airfield. 94th Aero SPAD XIIIs lined up on a field. Pilot climbs in the cockpit of a biplane. Rickenbacker in the cockpit. Man pulls the prop through on the biplane. Eddie Rickenbacker poses beside his plane. Hat in Ring insignia painted on the plane indicating the 94th Aero Squadron. Rickenbacker and other pilots talk standing beside a biplane. Group includes ace Harvey Weir Cook. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Delegates of the Pan American Highway Commission visit the United States. Group gathered around the famous Man O' War race horse (then retired) in Kentucky. Close views of Man O' War outside a stable. Visit to the tomb of Abraham Lincoln at Springfield. Delegates with a wreath are gathered at the base of Lincoln's tomb. The Commission views a 2 mile section of roadway called Bates Road which was built as an experiment, ultimately to be destroyed. Views of the dusty Bates Road and vehicles traveling slowly over its rutted roadway.
Audio only. Describes activity of Heinrich Himmler, a Nazi on trial in Nuremberg Germany, and the Gestapo. The speaker focuses on the brutal activities of Himmler. Activities: Prosecution and brutal killings of Jews in World War 2 concentration camps, administration of Slave Labor program and mistreatment and murder of prisoners of war.
Citizen National Guard, known as Volkssturm, being registered, armed, and seen marching in Germany late in World War 2. Registration for young and old in National Guard and Hitler Youth participants. Eager young boys shown in recruitment, and elderly Germany men are seen signing up. New National Guards sign some papers and shake hands with Nazi officials. Hitler Youth registration. Heinrich Himmler gives speech from a platform in a hall in Insterburg, East Prussia. German swastika flags covers war memorials. Large outdoor rally in Annaberg Germany with Nazi leaders, National Guard members, Hitler Youth, and citizens listening to the speech. Large banner hung from buildings in Annaberg. Nazi soldiers and National Guardsmen with guns and weapons including panzerfaust on shoulders march in the streets. Civilians salute as the Soldiers, Volkssturm and Hitler Youth march with German swastika flags.
Block houses built for German troops in Eastern front during World War II. A man with a grass cutter prepares the ground while others with spade digging for block houses. Men carry tree logs on their shoulders. German engineers construct the shades of the houses with tree logs and cover t with straw bedding. View of Russian prisoners of war cutting trees into logs in snow covered area.
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