Scenes in Vienna, Austria, during the Anschluss (annexation by Nazi Germany). German Luftwaffe aircraft fly overhead. View of St. Stephen's cathedral. Several agitators climb scaffolding at construction site and throw down signs identifying the project. (Narrator says Jews flee the city.) Two men seen hurrying into train station. Signs displayed announce trains to "Wien Nordbhf -- Breclav, Zebrzydowice; and Katowice- Warszawa." Exuberant crowds fill the streets. Local police work to maintain order. Local official gives Nazi salute from balcony. Hitler youth leader, Baldur Benedikt von Schirach, strolls down center of street with entourage. Large formation of youth jump up and down in unison, led by a director. Citizens parade in the streets. Some carry placards and banners. A poster with Hitler's image is carried. German soldiers in a Torchlight parade of army vehicles are cheered by mass of spectators. The gathering becomes highly emotional and singing of the German National Anthem begins. The German troops are besieged by well-wishers shouting Zieg Heil.
Aftermath of German bombing in Warsaw during invasion of Poland by Germany. Wrecked and damaged buildings in residential areas. Rubble lies in the street. Civilians walk in front of the ruined buildings. Balconies of the damaged buildings. Vehicular traffic on the street.
Air Search for United States Air Force aircraft C-47 which crashed in French Italian Alps. Paramedics prepare to board a C-47 for personnel and equipment drop in crash site area. Paramedics don their gear before boarding C-47. Major Rufus Hessberg, Sergeant Curtiss and Sergeant Pollier of 84th Air Rescue Squadron of Rhein-Main Air Base in Germany get ready. Sergeant Curtiss inspects gear of paramedics. Paramedics board a C-47 aircraft.
Air Search for United States Air Force aircraft C-47 which crashed in French Italian Alps. Colonel Robert L Rizon, Commander of the 12th Air Rescue group of Rhein-Main Air Base in Germany directs the search mission. Colonel Robert L Rizon and another pilot discuss flight plans. They discuss the search pattern for crash area. They climb into T-33 aircraft for take off.
Several attempts to fly ornithopters, intended to fly by flapping of wings. They manage to move their wings but fail in attempts to fly. The largest of them might be Gustav Lilienthal's large ornithopter, which was demonstrated in Germany and had a 3 horse power motor.
Presidential election of 1960. Candidates for Presidential election race, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Kennedy being welcomed during his campaign. Confetti being poured as people cheer the Kennedy couple (then Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy) in a parade in New York City on October 19, 1960 during the Presidential campaign. Voters putting on Kennedy campaign buttons and showing Kennedy signs. Kennedy at the Democratic Convention in Los Angles along with his sister and mother after being declared the Presidential candidate. Kennedy as Senator as he attends Senate committee meetings, including one with Robert Kennedy speaking by his side. Kennedy with his running mate for Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson. Democratic Party's election campaign in Berlin, West Germany. Kennedy with wife Jacqueline Kennedy and daughter Caroline Kennedy, seated on a couch together. Republican party candidate Richard Nixon at Republican convention after being declared the party's Presidential candidate. Nixon with his running mate Henry Cabot Lodge, with both men talking to President Dwight Eisenhower. Nixon being welcomed in Poland by cheering crowds and he visits the Warsaw ghetto. He is seen climbing in and out of a window of the ghetto. Vice President Richard Nixon with Russian premier Khrushchev preparing for the so-called Kitchen Debates. View of the kitchen debate set. Nixon campaigns extensively and receive enthusiastic crowds in various cities. Both the candidates sum up giving reasons for choosing them as the next President. Kennedy says that he aims at making America a stronger country. Whereas Nixon speaks about the experience gained by him under President Eisenhower. He emphasizes maintaining peace without surrendering. Nixon and Kennedy after giving the reasons for their election. They shake hands as photographers take pictures.
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