A view of damaged homes, churches, hospitals and schools in Germany during World War II. buildings Wrecked due to air raids from Britain are seen. German soldiers making preparation for a counter attack. Nazi German war planes taking off. German planes bombing Britain. Smoke is seen. Pilots at the controls in the cockpit.
Street sign refers to public transport connection to Germany that runs daily until the end of the war. A dirt airfield in World War II. Ground crews load belt ammunition into boxes near Bf-109 (Me-109) aircraft on which mechanics are working. Ground crew refuels an aircraft. Famous German fighter pilot ace, Werner Molders, is assisted as he changes into flight clothes and climbs into the cockpit of his Bf-109 airplane. (Tail of his airplane shows 42 painted marks, representing aerial victories.) Crew chief stands on wing and cranks engine. Molders taxis out and takes off. Formation of Bf-109s in flight and over coastal waters. View from cockpit as German plane dives to attack allied ship in water.
German P.O.W.'s (Prisoner of War) freed after living for ten years in Russian jails. They return to Germany. The prisoners on the railroad tracks. Relatives cry and hug them as they reunite. Welcome speeches by the officials.
Highlights of United States Eighth Air Force Fighter Combat in Germany. Gun camera footage showing Eighth Air Force attacks on German Luftwaffe Messerschmitt ME-262 jet propelled fighter aircraft. ME-262 attacked by 360th, 83d, 375th, 383d, 63d, 486th, 77th, 361st and 82d Squadron Groups. Several German planes catch fire and fall from the sky.
Response of the German people to the appeal for winter clothing and skis for German soldiers on the Eastern front. A large crowd of German people on a street in Germany outside a donation station. Inside the donation station, a woman holds warm fur coats in her arms. Woman volunteers collect and organize the woolens donated by civilians. A man removes his coat and hands it over to a German soldier while others await their turn in a line. Many citizens hand over woolens and skis and ski poles to the soldiers. Some exchange nazi salutes as they give donations. Famous German World Cup skier Christl Cranz is seen donating her skis and shaking hands with the collection worker. Large number of boots collected. The clothes and equipment are loaded onto trucks by German troops and then into trains to be taken to the troops on the Eastern Front. A soldier closes the railroad car door after the car is filled with skis. (World War II period).
German Propaganda Minister, Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels addresses a Nazi party gathering in Germany. Nazi party members and soldiers in a huge stadium. They give the Nazi salute. Nazi flags all around. Goebbels arrives and is led through the crowd by officers and soldiers. He acknowledges the crowd and takes his place on stage. Officers and soldiers seated on stage. Goebbels begins his speech. He talks about the Allied assault on Europe, V-1 bombs and their use against England. He praises Adolf Hitler and the German people. The people laugh and applaud during the address. (World War II period).
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