On General Erich Friedrich Ludendorff's 70th Birthday, he is honored by the German Army. German Defense Minister, Colonel-General Werner von Blomberg and General Werner von Fritsch, convey the best wishes of the German Army. General Ludendorff, accompanied by other officials, walks along a field. German officer Franz Soldte, German Prince William II, and Generals Werner von Blomberg and Werner von Fritsch attend the event. A band plays music. Troops parade along a street. Formations of biwing aircraft fly overhead. Ludendorff speaks to the gathering.
Film begins stressing the historic aggressive military traditions of Germany. A brief view of thousands of Adolf Hitler's Nazi troopers assembled in dramatic formation at the Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg, Germany. Explosion of the Nazi eagle, with swastika symbol, atop the Zeppelintribüne grandstand at Zeppelinfeld in Nuremberg, being blown up by U.S. Army soldiers at the end of World War 2 in Europe. Germans celebrating the armistice ending World War One. German soldiers captured, in unconditional surrender, ending World War Two. Huge open field filled with defeated German soldiers in the second world war. German armies parading through Berlin at the end of World War One. American troops occupying the entire country of Germany after the second world war. A Nazi eagle being destroyed on a German government building at end of the second world war. Old photograph of the German general staff, led by Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, that was still intact, after World War I. In contrast, after World War 2, the entire Nazi military was held and subject to trials at Nuremberg. Großadmiral Erich Raeder seen being taken in custody. Closeup of Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel. German industry unimpaired by World War I, contrasted with utter destruction in the second world war. American officer coordinating resumed operation of of a postwar plant. View of German diplomats remaining in office after WWI. Proclamation barring Nazi party members from all offices after WWII. German Kaiser Wilhelm II in peaceful exile in Holland after the first world war. A Nazi officer war criminal, is taken in custody by American Military Policemen, and executed by a firing squad. World War 1 did not affect German schools and curriculums. After World War 2 all Nazi doctrines were destroyed. New text books and curriculums were prepared by the Allies for German use. Map shows small area of post World War 1 occupation, in contrast the the entire Germany after WWII. Weimar Republic government, post WWI is contrasted with post World War 2 government by the Allied military powers. British Marshal Bernard Montgomery, American General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Soviet Marshal Zhukov, and French General Charles de Gaulle, are shown. Views of American soldiers interacting with German citizens during their occupation of Germany. Images of Germans: Frederick the Great, Otto von Bismarck, and Kaiser Wilhelm. Views of German farmer sowing seed, postman delivering mail, policemen escorting children. Normal activities resumed in Germany, in areas of culture such as orchestral concerts, etc.
Conference on rockets at Rechlin Air Station in Germany. View of the paper conference program. Minister of Supply Albert Speer, Professor Tank, Professor Hertel along with other Nazi leaders and dignitaries in a conference hall. Conferees shake hands, smoke and greet each other before Speer's speech begins.
Conference on rockets and advanced aircraft at Rechlin Air Station in Germany during World War 2. Minister of Supply Albert Speer along with other Nazi leaders and dignitaries enter the conference hall. Conferees give Nazi salute as Albert Speer takes his position. Speech of Albert Speer begins. He shakes hands with dignitaries. German swastika sign on his arm. Close up views of various conference attendees in casual conversation following Speer's speech.
Conference on rocketry and advanced aircraft at Rechlin Air Station in Germany. Nazi leaders and dignitaries enter the dining hall during the break in conference. Conferees dine together as women serve them. Food includes soup, bread, meat, potatoes, vegetables. German swastika signs evident on many uniforms.. Question and answer period follows in the conference hall.
A-5 Missile takes off from wooded area on Greifswalder Oie Island in Ostvorpommern, Germany. Rocket launches in air. Missile shelter and equipment in background. Views of missile in air and falling.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.