Heinkel HE-57 amphibian monoplane in flight. Point of view shot from camera behind pilot as plane performs aerial spinning dive. Changing view of ground from cockpit of aircraft. Pilots with parachutes land on field. A model aircraft in flight. At timecode 1:00: Paul von Hindenburg and other German dignitaries present at the December 1925 re-interment of Manfred von Richthofen in Invalid's Cemetery (Invalidenfriedhof Cemetery) in Berlin, Germany. (He was originally buried in France following his 1918 death). At 1:04: Scene from before his death: Manfred Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) smiling and conversing with other German pilots. Clip ends with brief view of Fokker Dr.I Triplane like that flown by Manfred von Richthofen.
Opening scene of film shows war damage with rubble at sides of street in Leipzig, Germany, during final days of World War 2, in Europe. American soldiers are hunkered down on sidewalks near buildings, attempting to combat snipers from across the street. Smoke rises from part of the building, and a white flag is seen in the window of another part of the building. Several American soldiers fire their rifles at the building. A puff of white smoke rises from the building. A Sherman tank is seen parked on the street. Shaky closeups of the target building with smoke coming from several windows. Change of scene shows a Sherman tank moving along the pathway of a tram. Closeup from behind of an American soldier firing his rifle from the corner of a building. Camera moves back showing another soldier speaking on a field telephone. Several German civilians walking past the area. Several soldiers patrolling along a sidewalk. German civilians congregating in small groups on a sidewalk. A man in one group waves a white handkerchief. Two Sherman tanks moving along a street. An American soldier hunkered down by a building corner while a uniformed German Sergeant stands calmly, next to him. A Sherman tank turns a corner on a street.
View of German Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz. Complete change of scene shows a torpedo being loaded on a German Neger torpedo-carrying craft for a demonstration at Flender-Werke in Lübeck, Germany,during World War 2. Designed by Richard Mohr (whose surname means blackamoor),this craft cannot submerge but runs low, awash in the water. It is seen moving that way in the water and firing its torpedo. Back at the base, the operator, wearing an iron cross, climbs out of the craft. (Note: Not surprisingly, this little torpedo-carrier was sometimes called a human torpedo.)
Hitler youth rally in Berlin, during World War II. It appears to be in the courtyard of the Berliner Stadtschloss (Berliner Schloss, Unter den Linden, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Occasional views of the pre-destruction Berliner Dom in the background. Views from a high building overlooking the courtyard. Many Hitler Youth contingents perform a Nazi salute. Hitler Youth Leader Baldur von Schirach accompanies a German Army officer reviewing an honor guard of regular German soldiers. Baldur von Schirach is seen conducting a ceremony in which he calls youth leaders of the various contingents forward and announces the numbers of youth enrolled in each. A Hitler youth plays a drum. The building is draped with multiple Nazi flags.
Coffee and sandwiches are served to American Army troops in Trier, Germany by the Red Cross activists. U.S. soldiers approach Red Cross women at a table in the train station and receive food. Signs beside tracks name various German cities. Two different groups of women red cross workers pose for cameras in front of the "Army Red Cross Enlisted Mens Club." Inside, U.S. Army soldiers check in at the club desk, staffed by Red Cross women workers. U.S. troops gather around a piano played by a Red Cross worker and the group sings along with the piano. Soldiers dance with Red Cross women in a dance hall at the club.
Testing materials in high temperature conditions,Karlshagen, Germany. Briquettes of material in shallow container above high temperature heat source. The temperature seems to increase and cause test materials to move about in the container until they start melting. Electric conductor and thermocouple are seen amongst the test materials.
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