Manufacturing of German weapons in Germany during World War 2. Opening scene shows steam and smoke rising from a German industrial complex in 1941. Inside the plant, men and women are at work in arms manufacture. A woman rides on a traveling crane, moving a large steel wheel suspended by a chain. Another woman operates a grinder from which sparks fly. A woman welder uses a torch on slabs of steel and another removes parts from a machine press. An array of new rifles moves past the camera, revealing men fitting barrels into rifle stocks. Closeup of a worker examining a rifle stock for symmetry. A man in protective clothing uses a long pole near a steel furnace. Bessemer-type furnaces emit flames as they are charged with oxygen. Caldrons filled with molten steel move while suspended below an overhead conveyer. A machinist turns the nose section of a large shell. A man uses white tape to tie finished munitions for shipment. Men working on several 122mm field pieces and others working on a line of 88mm anti-aircraft guns. Camera pans over assortment of shiny finished artillery shells. A container is raised up from an annealing operation. Men tend others where flame can be seen. Many workers walk in unison to a row of Junkers JU-88 aircraft fuselages. A 1,340 Junkers Jumo 211J twelve-cylinder engine for one is seen moving on an overhead conveyer. Assembled and painted Ju-88s are rolled through a hangar. One sits at the door of the hangar. A production line of Panzer tanks in various stages of completion. One moves through the plant on an overhead conveyer.
View inside a B-17 of the U.S. 351st Bomb Group, enroute to target in Germany during World War 2. Gunners looking out their window as escorting P-47 fighters of the U.S. 487th Fighter Squadron (352nd Fighter Group) turn back (for lack of fuel endurance) and head home to their base at RAF Station Bodney. The B-17s continuing unescorted in tight formation, displaying high altitude contrails. German fighters are spotted at 9 O'Clock high. Contrails from German fighters are seen. Gunners rotating their turrets as they look out for enemy attacks. American gunner fire at attacking German fighters. Sky filled with swirling contrails from the attackers. German fighter disables lead ship which begins to descend with number 4 engine smoking. Crew inside B-17 watches as some of the stricken crew bail out with parachutes. German fighters continue relentless attacks on the B-17s. B-17 Flying Fortress is seen falling into a flat spin and descending rapidly toward the ground, out of control. German FW-190 fighter join in the attack. B-17 gunners hit one and it explodes and falls. Another B-17 is hit and falls out of control. German fighters regroup in formation as the B-17s enter an area of concentrated antiaircraft ground fire. Black bursts of flak surround the B-17s. Soon the German fighter attacks resume.
Adolf Hitler reviews troops in Germany during World War 2. German soldiers march on streets. Massive columns of German soldiers marching, some in goosestep. Soldiers carry the Nazi flags. Soldiers carrying shovels. Adolf Hitler addresses a crowd. Antitank dragon's teeth defense line of Siegfried Line. German troops march into Armored Division fortification with sign over door Scharnhorst Panzerwerk 1238. Adolf Hitler confers over documents with Benito Mussolini, Hermann Goering, and members of the German General Staff at time of signing of Munich Agreement in 1938. Adolf Hitler stands in an automobile and passes through a crowd at time of Anschluss. Crowd cheers and waves. Adolf Hitler gives a speech. Adolf Hitler discussing plans with German General Gerd von Runstedt and staff.
Adolf Hitler stands with Hermann Goering and Admiral Karl Doenitz, in Germany, reviewing a parade of German soldiers. German soldiers goosestep march in a parade. Adolf Hitler reviews the parade. Town of Dunkirk bombarded and burning. Dunkirk evacuation, May, 1940: British soldiers wade out to English fishing trawler. One who lost his pants, swimming to the boat, climbs aboard. Antiaircraft gun and gun crew seen on deck of the fishing boat. (World War II period).
Opening scene shows Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorf, Chief of the Berlin Germany police, reviewing a contingent of police as they march past him. Scene shifts to courtroom, where he is being tried for conspiracy in the July 20th plot to kill Adolf Hitler. The venue is the People's Court (Volksgerichtshof) presided over by the Court's President, Roland Freisler, who does all the talking during the proceeding. Von Helldorf stands quietly before the court, while Freisler berates him. The court is filled with military and civilian officials.
Homeland defense forces in Germany operate small wooden boats armed with machine guns. The beach a boat and pursue enemy on shore. (World War II period).
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