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Tripartite Pact signed by Germany, Italy and Japan in Berlin, Germany. Ensuing attacks by Germany and Japan in World War II
This film is a scattering montage of World War 2 scenes from 1939 through 1945. Part of an agreement between Nazi Germany and Yugoslavia is shown in English. It is dated June 1, 1939 and ostensibly signed by Adolf Hitler. Next, German Ju 87, Stuka dive bombers are shown peeling off from formation, on April 6, 1941, to attack Yugoslavia. Bombs bursting on the ground. Closeup of a Stuka airplane in a dive, making its characteristic whine, and dropping bombs. Bombs exploding just outside some concrete walls. German infantry running along railroad tracks and entering backyard of house in a village. German soldiers observing from overlooking hill; climbing over rubble; and marching along a road toward a village. Animated map showing German invasion areas early in World War II, extending through most of Europe and into Norway, by 1941. Animated map shows further invasions into France, Belgium, low countries, the Balkans, and Eastern front towards the Soviet Union. Map highlights Tokyo, Rome, and Berlin. Delegations walking in hall of building in Berlin, to sign Tripartite pact, on September 27, 1940. The group is led by by Count Galeazzo Ciano (Italian Foreign Minister, and Mussolini's son-in-law); Joachim von Ribbentrop, Germany's Foreign Minister and Japan’s Ambassador Saburō Kurusu. The diplomats are seen, next, standing near a table as Adolf Hitler enters rendering Nazi salute. He shakes hands with Count Ciano and Ambassador Kurusu. Hitler is seated to watch the proceedings. Von Ribbontrop is seen signing for Germany. Next scenes show German armored units heading East in Operation Barbarossa (June of 1941). A sign identifies the town of Eydtkau (Eydtkuhnen) on the German-Lithuanian border. German armor and artillery moving eastward. German troops destroying international crossing barriers. German troops firing siege guns. Montage with glimpses of German battle scenes showing tanks, guns, rockets in action with attendant explosions, fires, and destruction. Formations of German warplanes in flight, including Junkers Ju-52s that carry troops, including paratroops. View from above of Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers in formation. Battle of Britain scenes, with view of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England (which miraculously survived the Blitz). The Tower Bridge in London, seen through a haze following blitzkrieg. German Junkers 87 Stuka dive bombers peeling off from formation to attack. British anti-aircraft searchlights shining beams skyward. Diving bombers illuminated by the lights. Anti-aircraft guns firing. Nighttime scenes showing gunfire flashes, explosions, tracer bullets and fires in London. British fire brigades fighting fires in London buildings as some collapse from the German bombing during the so-called "Blitz." Scene shifts to Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, as a Japanese bomb explodes on a U.S. Navy warship. The USS Arizona billowing smoke and listing as it succumbs to Japanese bombing. Another view of the Arizona sinking. Smoke rising from Battleship Row, at Pearl Harbor. Glimpse of postwar Nuremberg trial.
Germany invades Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, during World War II
Bow view of Allied destroyer plunging through seas during World War 2. A supply ship sinking in the Atlantic. A lifeboat filled with survivors from a sunken ship. A freighter with stern in the air as she sinks. Survivors in the water and on a lifeboat. French troops deploying into the Maginot Line. They ride narrow gauge subway cars inside the fortress complex. View of Copenhagen, Denmark. German troops marching into Denmark. Smoke rising from bombed areas of Norway. Norwegians watch from sidewalk as German troops march into their city. Fires burning at night in Norway. German self-propelled heavy guns during invasion of Holland and Belgium, on May 9, 1940. They are followed by numerous Panzer II tanks. German trucks and motorized weapons moving through the low countries and from behind, past dragon's teeth antitank barriers, of the Maginot Line. German soldiers with machine guns aboard a train headed toward France. German troops destroying border barriers as they proceed through Holland, Belgium, and Luxembourg. They pass a large windmill. German motorcycle troops. A formation of German single-engine twin-tailed aircraft in flight overhead. (possibly early versions of Ju-87?)
A U.S. 8th Fighter Command plane piloted by Lieutenant J.H. Truckluck attacks a German Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter.
A German aircraft is attacked by a U.S. aircraft on 8th March 1944 in the European Theater during World War II. A U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command is piloted by Lieutenant J.H. Truckluck of 63rd Squadron. The aircraft trails a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter. The Bf 109 flies in a zigzag manner and very low to the ground. The aircraft attempts landing in a field. Dust rises due to strafing at the path near the aircraft. The aircraft belly lands.
A U.S. 8th Fighter Command plane piloted by Major Merritt strafes an airdrome during World War II.
An aerodrome is attacked by a U.S. aircraft on 17th March 1944 in the European Theater during World War II. A U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command is piloted by Major Merritt of 375th Squadron. The aircraft strafes a flak tower and a taxiing Focke-Wulf Fw-190. The aircraft makes a low pass over the flak tower.
A U.S. 8th Fighter Command plane piloted by 2nd Lieutenant R. Van Stryland strafes a parked Messerschmitt Me 410.
An aerodrome is attacked by a U.S. aircraft on 17th March 1944 in the European Theater during World War II. A U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command is piloted by 2nd Lieutenant R. Van Stryland of 376th Squadron. The P-47 Thunderbolt fighter strafes a flak tower and a taxiing Focke-Wulf Fw-190. The aircraft strafes a parked Messerschmitt Me 410. The aircraft follows another P-47 as it makes a low pass while strafing the Me 410.
A U.S. 8th Fighter Command plane piloted by Col. D.J.M. Blackeslee attacks a Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter during World War II.
A German aircraft is attacked by a U.S. aircraft on 18th March 1944 in the European Theater during World War II. A U.S. aircraft of 8th Fighter Command is piloted by Colonel D.J.M. Blackeslee of 335th Squadron. The U.S. aircraft attacks a German Focke-Wulf Fw-190 fighter aircraft. The aircraft makes a low pass over partly-covered terrain. Shows a hit on the Fw-190 engine, breaking landing gear, the tail section is blown off.
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