The signing of the Military-Economic Alliance or Tripartite Pact by Germany, Italy and Japan in the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on September 27, 1940, during World War II. Hitler welcomes delegates at the signing of the Germany-Italy-Japan alliance. A group of diplomats led by Foreign Minister of Germany Joachim von Ribbentrop, Italian Minster of Foreign Affairs Count Galeazzo Ciano and Japanese delegates strides down a long, wide corridor. Same men come into a conference room. Ciano stands at a conference table. The others file in. A close of German officers. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler comes into the room, salutes and is saluted. Hitler approaches Ciano, shakes hand, then approaches Japanese delegates. Hitler, Ciano and Japanese career diplomat Saburo Kurusu at the table with their aides standing behind the envoys. Ribbentrop signs the document followed by Ciano and Kurusu. Hitler and the delegates leave the table. Hitler at the Reich Chancellery window receives cheers of a crowd. Hitler salutes at the window and leaves the balcony.
Meeting with Petain, Laval, and Franco in France October 24, 1940 during World War II. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler meets with Prime Minister of France Phillippe Henri Petain, French politician Pierre Laval, and Spanish Head of State Francisco Franco in France. Petain gets out of car and shakes hands with Foreign minister of Germany Joachim Von Ribbentrop. Petain crosses train tracks and shakes Hitler's hand. They are being photographed. Hitler on train with a leading member of the Nazi party Hermann Goering and military officers; Hitler laughs. Train moves past a saluting officers at Hendaye station, close to French-Spanish border. Town signs. Hitler and officers at a platform as they await arrival of Franco. Spanish train pulls up and Franco gets off and he and Hitler warmly shake hands. Hitler salutes down line of Spanish officers and Franco salutes German honor guard. Hitler and Franco board a train.
A visit to a Camp Near Minsk, Belarus. Head of the Schutzstaffel (SS) Heinrich Himmler visits Minsk and a concentration camp near Minsk. Himmler with group of German officers, including Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, Karl Wolff, Otto Bradfisch (Leader of Einsatzkommando 8, Einsatzgruppe B, possibly Hans-Adolf Pruetzmann and Hermann Fegelein. Minsk streets. Himmler greets small line of uniformed men and salutes people on balcony. His car leaves city. Himmler seated in a car, Bach-Zelewski far right, gestures to local woman wearing kerchief. Himmler and others including Wolff and Bach-Zelewski walk through field of cut wheat, talk to young boy who answers. Himmler looks at front end of Russian farm equipment and walks past houses being built. Car leaves huge compound serving as SS/SD headquarters. Drives through Minsk, views of destruction. Outside town, walks into wire enclosed compound, met by German officers. Walks along wire on other side of which are many Soviet prisoners, talks to one prisoner and inspects camp, accompanied by Karl Wolff and others. (World War II period).
Minister-President of the Nazi puppet Government, in Oslo, Norway, visits Germany in February 1942, and presents a gift to Adolf Hitler. Soldiers stand in a squad to guard German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Quisling arrives by car past a military honor guard, in courtyard. He steps from the car and is greeted by Nazi officer as he climbs steps. An armed sentry stands by the door. Vidkun Quisling is escorted inside, by two cabinet members. Hitler enters the room and greets Quisling warmly. Quisling presents Hitler with a model of a Viking ship. (World War II period).
Japanese submarine being welcomed in a German harbor, 30 September 1942 during World War II. German Naval vessels escort the Japanese submarine into the harbor. Officers and sailors stand on the deck of the Japanese submarine.German Admirals board the submarine and greet a Japanese admiral. A German womanpresents flowers to the Japanese Admiral. The Japanese Admiral converses with head of German U-Boat Command, Admiral Karl Doenitz, who is later seen aboard the submarine greeting its officers. On shore, the Japanese Admiral and staff are greeted by German Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Commander in Chief of the German Navy.
Arrival of Mussolini in Germany after his liberation by German commandos, from imprisonment by King Emanuele in Italy during World War II. Ju 52 transport aircraft arrives at German airfield. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini steps from the aircraft. He is greeted by German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and embraced by his son, Vittorio Mussolini. He and Hitler get in a car displaying both Italian and Swastika symbols. Mussolini is greeted by German foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop, as he enters a building. They both talk. Inside, Hermann Goering chats with Mussolini. Hitler and Mussolini leave the building and enter a car. They arrive at an airfield. Hitler shakes hand with Mussolini, who says farewell to German military officers in attendance. They wave to him, as he climbs aboard a Ju 52 transport plane for his return to Italy.
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