Opens with German troops, including World War I veterans, parading before Crown Prince Wilhelm. The Imperial flag displayed on the reviewing stand. Scene shifts abruptly to Adolf Hitler at an outdoor podium giving an impassioned speech and then jumps to a nighttime torch light rally and parade of Nazi SA (Sturmabteilung) Storm troopers. Their leader, Ernst Röhm, presents them to Adolf Hitler, who is standing on raised platform. He and Röhm exchange Nazi salutes and Hitler shakes his hand. Hitler continues saluting the passing parade of SA marchers. An inordinately large faint image of Deputy Führer, Rudolf Hess is seen off to the right , while Hitler is clearly silhouetted against the black night background.
President Paul von Hindenburg speaking briefly on occasion of his re-election in 1932. Armed elements of a Freikorps (Free Corps) controlling people exiting a building in Berlin. A large contingent of Freikorps marching on a street. Freikorps forming themselves and moving to control people demonstrating in Berlin. A parade on a city street being led by Freikorps, carrying batons. Many spectators line the sidewalk.
German aircraft used by the Nazis during World War II. View of parked German Messerschmitt Me 262 turbojet fighter aircraft propelled by twin Junkers Jumo 004 engines. A Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter aircraft lands. Trees in the background. The aircraft taxis on the runway. Hangars in the background. Compartments open to reveal jet engines of the Me 262 fighter aircraft. The tail section of the aircraft. An American pilot climbs into the cockpit of the fighter aircraft. Technician shows moveable front slats on wing. The fighter aircraft taxis and takes off. Men on an airfield. The aircraft in flight over grasslands.
Picture of a Hellmuth Walter 109-509 bipropellant rocket motor. The motor mounted in a test stand, next to an observation bunker with a slit viewing port. The rocket engine starts. Smoke comes out.
Paratroop training in the German army early during World War II. German Army paratroopers in training seen on a large field with parachutes, learning to stand and control an open parachute after landing. German Army troops marching and in drills for infantry training in addition to paratrooper duties. A column of German soldiers marching in formation. A view of several German soldiers goosestep march with very high steps in front of a parked Junkers Ju 52 aircraft on an airfield. Parachute trainers use different training methods and drills to prepare soldiers for jumping out of aircraft, descending on parachute, and landing safely on the ground.
Parachute manufacture for the German army early in World War II. Soldiers stand on the ground rolling parachutes. German women work inside a parachute factory. They stitch the parachutes with the help of a Dürkopp sewing machine. Men, including older or elderly men, inspect the parachutes to test that they are properly stitched. Workers also manufacture the other parts to be attached to the parachute. A Singer sewing machine is seen in use. A stamp of acceptance is given for the parachute after a rigorous inspection (stamp bears date 20 September 1938). A man selects a parachute backpack from a large stock of completed parachutes. A German airplane in flight. For testing purposes, a 400 pound mannequin dummy is attached to one of the parachutes and pushed out of the airplane. View of the mannequin descending to ground, attached to the test parachute.
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