Film opens showing Adolf Hitler and staff awaiting arrival of a train at the platform of Gorlitz Station, the private station railroad station serving Hitler's East Prussian headquarters (called the Wolf's Lair) near Rastenburg (now Ketrzyn, Poland) . A Steam locomotive pulls a passenger train into station. The Bulgarian regent Prince Kiril steps from the train and greets Hitler. The second regent, Professor Bogdan Filov, gets off the train and shakes hands with Hitler, Generals on Hitler's staff, including Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, and German Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop. Hitler escorts Prince Kril to a waiting car. Brief glimpse of the Bulgarian flag mounted on side of the car. Next, Hitler escorts Prince Kril from the car into a building at the Wolf's Lair. Members of Hitler's military staff and Professor Filov follow them into the building. Inside, Hitler removes his hat and gives it to an aide. He greets Bulgarian officers and officials. Several closeups of Hitler. Outside a Bulgarian officer chats with Marshal Keitel and another German officer. Hitler and Prince Kril emerge from the building and Hitler bids them farewell. View of the Prince riding away in a car. Next, he arrives and steps from the car at a different location. Closeups of the Prince as he enters the building. Next, he is seen conversing with Von Ribbontrop, and then escorting Prince Kiril and Professor Filov up some stairs to a room with a view. They continue their tour descending some steps into a dining room where a table decorated with flowers is set for a meal.
Fleet of German Heinkel HE-111K aircraft in formation over Soviet territory in the Eastern Front. Pilot seated in cockpit of aircraft. Bombs dropped from Heinkel HE-111K aircraft. Explosions on ground. Multiple scenes and angles of the Heinkel HE-111K aircraft from outside and inside, as well as bombardiers watching explosions (camera behind him in the plane), bombs falling away from the aircraft, bombs impacting with explosions, and heavy smoke rising from targets along a river bank. (World War II period).
German officers stand next to a large barrage balloon with German cross on it. The balloon has a basket on it and holds a German soldier. It is released from ground and it rises up. German soldier watches balloon through binoculars. Another soldier talks over phone. They sight enemy position with aid from balloon. German officer reads map. Scenes of German soldiers firing artillery at enemy targets from large caliber artillery guns. They push a small rail cart filled with artillery shells toward a Krupp K5 railway gun. Views of the Krupp K5 railway gun moving its cannon into position and firing shells. Shells exploding at enemy positions on land across a waterway. (World War II period).
Fleet of German Heinkel HE-111 bombers in formation over Soviet territory. Soviet fighter plane in flight. German aerial gunners at their positions fire machine guns at fighter plane. German pilot, co-pilot and aerial engineer seated in aircraft. Heinkel HE-111 bombers drop bombs. Bombs away. Explosions on ground. Aerial view of the city below, targeted by German aircraft, with explosions and smoke. (World War II period).
A V-2 rocket at a launch station in Germany. Generals view the rocket. Soldiers around smile. A man records. The rocket is fired. It leaves the station. A trail of fire at its tail end is seen. It takes a parabolic pathway and explodes behind groove of trees. Army chiefs stand near the site of explosion. Wreckage of a plane. (World War II period).
A V-2 rocket at a launch station in Germany. The rocket is fired. It leaves the station. A trail of fire at its tail end is seen. It takes a parabolic pathway and explodes near the launch station. (World War II period).
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