Film begins showing view from a motor vehicle (unseen) as it drives toward a gateway lightly covered by snow, in places. A car and a motorcycle with sidecar pass in the opposite direction. The camera vehicle continues through the gateway , past an an ancient structure and courtyard leading to a tunnel that opens onto a street in the city of Bitburg, Germany. Several parked cars are seen along with several pedestrians. Classic old houses line the street, with narrow sidewalks between them and the roadway. A team of horses slowly pulls a covered wagon along an otherwise deserted section of the street. A few pedestrians walk along the sidewalks. A tall structure, topped by a decorative tower, looms in the background. Scene changes to a U.S. soldier standing next to a TM-61 Matador tactical missile on a launch rail. View from vehicle driving past former German Luftwaffe (Air Force) Headquarters, now the U.S. 12th Air Force headquarters. It comprises several numbered entrances bunkered deep into the side of a hillside. An Air Force truck is parked outside of entrance number 3, and several U.S. Air Force airmen are also seen. One walks into the entrance, showing his identification to an Air Policeman at the door. Inside the complex, several U.S. Air Force officers discuss deployment of guided missiles in West Germany as part of West German defenses. One refers to a wall map as they converse. Lt. General William H. Tunner, Jr. speaks about the Tactical Missile Squadrons (Matador Squadrons) based in West Germany to counter aggression.
A wreath laying ceremony commemorating fallen soldiers from World War I in Berlin, Germany. German officials and dignitaries proceed along Unter den Linden, in Berlin, followed by military parade. Representatives and flags of other countries are seen, including United States, Great Britain, France, and the Nazi flag of Germany. Troops lined up in front of the Neue Wache (Unter den Linden 4, 10117 Berlin, Germany) war memorial building that commemorates those who died in World War I. Several officials lay a wreath on the World War I memorial, followed by a line of international representatives carrying their respective national flag. A band plays.
Discussions between Germany and the Soviet Union in November 1940, about Russia joining the Axis together with Germany, Italy, and Japan. Diplomatic and military delegation stand at railway station in Berlin, Germany. A railway train arrives. Premier Vyacheslav Molotov of the Soviet Union arrives on the train at the railway station. German Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop, German High Command and Japanese representatives greet Molotov. A band plays as the men come out of the railway station. German soldiers stand in lines and Molotov passes the troops in reivew. Delegation takes Molotov to the Reich Chancellery to meet Adolf Hitler, War Minister Hermann Goering, and other German officers.
Famous tourist destinations and architecture in Saxony, Germany, before World War 2. Views of the Moritzburg Castle (Schloss Moritzburg, Schloßallee, 01468 Moritzburg, Germany) and the Semperoper Opera House building (Semperoper Dresden Schinkelwache Theaterplatz 2 01067 Dresden) in Dresden, Germany. View of the world-famous Zwinger Museum (Zwinger Theaterplatz 1 01067 Dresden). Trains passes by on a track. Buildings in the background.
Famous tourist destinations and architecture in Hamburg, Germany, before World War 2. The Alster River in Hamburg. A train runs on a bridge over the river. Trees in the background. People row boats in the river. Buildings seen on either side of a stream in Hamburg. View of the Chilehaus (Chile House Fischertwiete 2A, 20095 Hamburg, Germany) in the modern Kontorhaus District, Hamburg. People walk outside the modern Hamburg Airport (Flughafenstr. 1-3, 22335 Hamburg, Germany). Flags on either side of the airport. A Zepellin airship seen. Scenes of St. Pauli, the entertainment district of Hamburg, during the night. A Hamburg American line steamer seen.
United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower visits Bonn, Germany. President Eisenhower arrives at Cologne Bonn Airport during his European Tour. Flags of the United States and Germany. German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and other dignitaries welcome Eisenhower as he disembarks from a United States Military Air Transport Service (MATS) aircraft. Eisenhower greets Chancellor Adenauer and the officers in Cologne Bonn Airport (Cologne Bonn Airport Kennedystraße, 51147 Köln, Germany). Secretary of State Christian Herter hears Eisenhower’s speech. During his speech, Eisenhower declares that the United States will stand by West Berlin. 315,000 civilians wave and greet Eisenhower as his motorcade passes through a street. “We like Ike and Conny” banner (pertaining to Eisenhower and Adenauer).
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