Nuremberg Trials in Germany. Russian Chief Prosecutor Roman A Redenko presents count 3 and 4 charging Nazi leaders with commitment of war crimes in Germany and in other countries occupied by Germany. Prisoners of war searched for weapons, starved, made to march and abused by Nazis. A General and Kenaris testify before the tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany
July 17, 1928, Friedrichshohe, Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany. Trial run of an Eisfeld-Valier propulsion system on a simple rail car (chassis mounted on steel wheels) running on the Harz Narrow Gauge Railway ,in central Germany. A man fits rocket boosters in the chassis. A flag marks the start point. The car leaves the start point and attains speed of over 100 Km per hour. Spectators stand near the track. July 25, 1928. Another trial run of the rocket-propelled rail car. Men near Eisfeld-Valier-Rak-1propelled rail car on tracks. Men fit rocket boosters in the car. The boosters are ignited. The car attains a speed of 180 Km per hour. July 26, 1928. Official speed run of the Eisfeld-Valier-Rak 1rail car at Stiege, Germany. On this third run, the car reached 180 km / hr but continues its strong acceleration, causing it to derail and fly off the track at a speed estimated to be 300 Km per hour.
American troops take time out during advance into Germany during World War 2. Sign erected by American soldiers, in a field in Germany, reads: "Rhine Rodeo." What appears to be a sign for highway "112" is behind and an artillery piece sits in field in background. Two U.S. soldiers in top hats laugh as they watch others, who appear to be experienced cowboys, take turns in bronco busting and other rodeo events. Local German civilians and youth watch events from the side of the field. U.S. troops seen moving on further into Germany.
Analysis of the Germany's labor force, military strength and effects of World War II on manpower. German soldiers march. Men work in factory on equipment and machinery. Women work in factory. A cemetery of World War 1 soldiers in Germany. Narrator explains how loss of man power from world War 1 deaths, and subsequent lower birth rate leads to war production worker needs being filled by many young German women and even German boys and girls working in industrial factories also. Wounded German soldiers being treated in field during World War 2. A map points Germany, Sudetenland and Austria. Graphs examine labor force by sex, age and military replacement availability; compare the labor force according to sex from 1939-1943; detail the increase of work force through the women part time workers and the veterans. Women weld equipment in a factory. Men do mining work. Narrator speaks of foreign workers (such as from Poland, Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia), and how some now serve "under economic pressure and compulsion" (as forced labor or slave labor). Views of forced labor crews working digging earthworks. Laborers also work on building or repairing railroad stations and track work. Lines of prisoners of war, also used for labor, walk under German guard as lines of German uniformed troops walk in the opposite direction. Graphs compare the labor force in agriculture, industry, trade services, transport and government.
U.S. Army Air Force bombers attack Germany during World War II. View of U.S. P-51 Mustang aircraft in flight line at U.S. Air Base in England, United Kingdom. Aerial views of a formation of B-17 Flying Fortress planes and P-51 aircraft in flight over Germany. Bombs fall on German aircraft plants. Ruins of German aircraft plants after facing the bombings. Scene changes to show German war production workers building new Focke-Wulf aircraft (e.g., Fw 190) at production factory in Germany.
An interview with the pilot of a Heinkel He-111, the primary Luftwaffe medium bomber. The pilot standing in front of a military jeep parked outside a building.
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