A Nazi German Kriegsmarine battleship attacks a British vessel in the South Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Kriegsmarine battleship fires artillery at British vessel in nighttime. The following morning, the British vessel is seen listing heavily. German commander climbs aboard the British vessel, which is carrying American trucks and war supplies to Asia. British officer is helped down ship's ladder. Damage inside the British vessel following German attack. Rows of American trucks shown onboard. Fire onboard the British vessel. British sailors evacuate. Explosion alongside the British vessel effectively breaks the ship into two. British vessel sinks as German soldiers watch from battleship. Nazi flag of the Kriegsmarine in battleship.
Jagdgeschwader 53, also known as "Pik As" (Ace of Spades) Geschwader German Luftwaffe in Sicily, Italy during World War 2. Flags of Italy and Nazi Germany together. German officers play with a fox terrier dog, passing him to each other as he doggedly hangs on to a shoe while biting it. Nazi pilot, wearing a flight vest and an Iron Cross, plays cards with comrades. The "Pik As" (Ace of Spades) symbol on an airplane. German Luftwaffe pilot painting another of many Abschussbalken symbols of air victory on the tail of a plane. Mechanics fixing the engine of a fighter, likely a Messerschmitt Bf 109. A crane lifts a Daimler Benz 605 engine. Man spray paints “3” on a plane. A sign in German saying “Die an “dicke Luft” gewöhnten Jöge sind dem Pressluft rausch verfallen” (“Boys, who got used to “Thick Air”, are addicted to the high of compressed air” in German). A man picks up a fox terrier dog by the scruff of its neck and carriers it away.
Nazi Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring inspects an air base in Sicily during World War 2. General Kesselring reviews Luftwaffe troops. Luftwaffe officers assist General Kesselring in walking on muddy field after his boot is lost in the mud. General Kesselring and a Luftwaffe officer inspect a Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter. A Luftwaffe Jagdgeschwader 53 pilot returns to air base from a mission. Pilot exits fighter cockpit and salutes to his officer. German soldiers with life jackets on a boat, boarding a Dornier DO-24 seaplane. A cartoon on DO-24 depicting a Pinocchio like figure with telescope and goulashes. The Luftwaffe Seenotdienst (Air Sea Rescue Service) seaplane takes off. Pilot operates DO-24 seaplane. A radio operator inside seaplane. A German pilot survivor treading water near Malta. Two German soldiers lower themselves from the seaplane and rescue German pilot. DO-24 seaplane flying before landing in water. On land, German pilot is carried on a stretcher and into an ambulance.
German Luftwaffe attack British Royal Air Force (RAF) Hawker Hurricane aircraft over Malta during World War 2. A German Luftwaffe pilot gets into the cockpit of a Messerschmitt Bf 109. Ground crew member helps pilot in putting on his helmet before flying. A Messerschmitt Bf 109 takes off from a German airfield in Sicily, Italy. A group of fighters take off, heading for Malta. Aerial views of the coast of Malta. Gun camera footage from Luftwaffe aircraft shows Bf 109 shooting down British Hawker Hurricane aircraft. British aircraft on fire and crashing into ocean.
Marshal Ion Antonescu, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania, salutes German soldier after awarding him an Order of Michael the Brave, 3rd Class medal during World War II. Close up of German soldier saluting. Another German soldier receives a medal, possibly a Romanian Crusade Against Communism Medal. Close view of another medal, a Order of the Star of Romania, 2nd Class. Words on the medal reads, "FIDE SALUS" (salvation lies in loyalty). Marshal Ion Antonescu inspects artillery covered by camouflage net and talks to Romanian soldiers. Marshal Ion Antonescu at trenches talking to more Romanian soldiers.
Man sitting on a bomb being pulled toward a plane during World War II. German ground crew moves a bomb in front of a Junkers Ju 88. Men load a large bomb onto the wing of a Junkers Ju 88. German Junkers Ju 88 bomber takes off from airfield. Pilot in cockpit of Messerschmitt Bf 110 with ground crew alongside. Messerschmitt Bf 110 in flight. Squadron of German Messerschmitt Bf 110 bombers in flight. View through canopy of bomber at English Channel water. German pilots in bomber while in flight. View of cliffs of Dover, England as seen from German bomber. Aerial view of England being bombed by Luftwaffe bombers as seen from bomber. A German Messerschmitt Bf 110 bomber in high banking turn. Point of view from German planes as British Royal Air Force RAF spitfires are fired upon. German Messerschmitt Bf 110 bombers flying over English city.