Members of the U.S. Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia, following World War 1, climb the steps of the Courthouse in Erzinjan (Erzincan) Turkey (the Provincial Capital). Next, an honor guard of Turkish infantry are seen marching along the street. Local people stand at the side of the road, across from the government building, where two Turkish soldiers stretch a banner across the steps reading (in French) "Long live the 12th principle of Wilson." (This alludes to the 12th point in a speech by U.S. President Wilson in January, 1918, that set the stage for ending World War 1. It stated, in essence, that The Turkish part of the Ottoman Empire should remain sovereign, while other nationalities under Turkish rule should be free to develop autonomously.) The film ends showing members of the Mission visiting a Red Cross Orphanage, where a group of little girls walk past them.
(From a U.S. government-edited version of production "Triumph of the Will" with World War 2 period English audio narration and commentary added): Scenes from closing of Nazi Sixth Party Congress in Nuremberg in 1934. German national party symbol. Fuhrer Adolf Hitler followed by other German officers walks through a long wide expanse with large number of SS (Schutzstaffel) and SA (Sturmabteilung) troops cheering and giving Nazi salute. Rudolf Hess - Deputy to Adolf Hitler, SS Head Heinrich Himmler and other Nazi officers accompany Hitler. Rudolf Hess speaks into a microphone followed by Hitler. Hitler addresses the crowd. He affirms the primacy of the Nazi Party in Germany and declares 'All loyal Germans will become National Socialists. Only the best National Socialists are party comrades.' Crowd cheers for him. Hermann Goering gives a Nazi salute. Rudolf Hess then leads the assembled crowd for a final salute to Hitler thus marking the closing of the Nazi 6th Party Congress.
An English war bride is interviewed with her husband, a United States Army Captain, in uniform, upon her arrival in America after World War II. She says she doesn't know what to say, they have waited so long for this day. Another couple is interviewed with their baby. The British woman says it had been weeks and weeks since she had seen her husband. A third English war bride and her baby, reunited with her American husband, said she read, in American newspapers, that American girls are not too pleased about soldiers marrying English girls. She says further, that she hopes they won't feel too badly about it, because love is love, all over the world.
German troops in white winter gear are seen taking prone defensive positions as they battle Soviet forces. German heavy field guns firing. The white clad soldiers smoke cigarettes as they pose for the camera. Narrator identifies the German soldiers as Panzer Grenadiers. German tiger tanks move and fire their guns, as Grenadiers move along with them. Tanks and soldiers, in long lines, advance rapidly across a snowy field. Closeup of German soldiers, in heavy dark overcoats, firing a mortar. Heavy German artillery guns firing. Artilleryman throws empty shells out of their site, into the snow. Troops advancing with tiger tanks. Closeup of several German soldiers. German troops moving forward behind tiger tank as several captured Soviet soldiers are escorted to the rear, past them. Tank firing and soldiers advancing past burning wooden structures. Shells exploding in near distance. Batteries of multiple rocket launchers (Nebelwerfer) firing.
Opening scene shows map of Greece, highlighting Athens, Samos and Leros. Views of wrecked boats and ships along a shore. Dead soldier lying near a gun position overlooking a town near shore below. German soldiers look at newspaper headline reading (in German) "British Sea base taken." German General Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller, World War 2 Commander of the operation, mingles with and congratulates ordinary German soldiers. Soldier looking over the island of Samos from a mountain. German soldier looking at large barrels on a pier. Closeup of a bottle of Greek Samos wine. German officers and soldiers drinking the wine. Soldiers cutting bananas from a large bunch carried by a local man. A long line of captured British soldiers and sailors marching under guard along a mountain road. Closeups of them passing the camera. The prisoners descending from a pier into large barges. Glimpse of an Indian colonial soldier among them. Large numbers of prisoners being marched under guard along a road in town.
Liberated French soldiers march along road in Germany. Trees in the background. They carry their belongings with them. German prisoners march on road. A long line of German prisoners crosses a river. Buildings on the bank of the river. (World War II period).
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