A map of Russia. German infantry troops advance along Russian Front. Troops walk on roads. Horse driven carriages, locomotive, trucks and cars in view. German engineers blast factories and other installations to clear a way for advancing troops. Several soldiers carry bicycles. Tanks on unpaved roads. German tanks cross water. Men observe with binoculars. Firing and explosion. (World War II period).
German General Alfred Jodl, and another General arrive in open car, for meeting at Wolf's Lair in forest, near Rastenburg, East Prussia. General Jodl, and General Walther von Brauchitsch,lead group walking toward cabin. They greet other German Generals. General Jodl and Chief of Staff, General Franz Halder, greet each other warmly. Adolf Hitler, strolls up path, accompanied by several personal military staff, and greets General Jodl. A large sedan arrives carrying a civilian, who is greeted by German officers and escorted into a building. Inside, Hitler greets the civilian who bows deeply, while shaking Hitler's hand.
German invasion of Russia. Early morning in Berlin with quiet street scenes during World War II. Hands of a clock in view. A man unloads milk cans from a truck. German radio broadcasting studios. A man operates controls. View of radio tower and buildings. Men enter an office. A sign announces broadcast in progress and requests quiet and no entry. Propaganda Minister Dr Joseph Goebbels enters the room and sits on a sofa. He announces Germany has launched an offensive on the Eastern Front as Germany's actions represent declaration of war against the Soviet Union. Officers stand in the background. Several men seated in cars, listen to radio broadcast. German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbontrop makes the announcement to journalists at a crowded news conference. Newspapers carry the story. Cameramen take photographs. Animated map depicts the Eastern front extending more than 5 thousand kilometers from Finland in the North to Romania in the South. This is Operation Barbarossa. German troops invade Russia. A ship underway and a bridge in view. Heavy German guns bombard targets. Smoke rises up. Street signs such as "Eydtkau" are shown as evidence of advances. German troops dismantle border barriers. German tanks and artillery advancing Eastward, encountering resistance. They blow up a building.
German leader Heinrich Himmler visits a camp near Minsk Belarus during German occupation of Belarus in World War 2. He is accompanied by other German officers. Several men stand on stairs of a building. German officers stand in a line. Heinrich Himmler meets and talks to them. Several men stand on a balcony. Heinrich Himmler waves to them. His car leaves the area. Heinrich Himmler stops the car and talk to people, including a young boy, working in fields. The car moves on a road. Buildings in the background. He arrives at Minsk Ghetto. Wire fencing on the boundaries of the camp. The prisoners sit on the other side of wiring. He tours the camp area. (World War II period).
German Declaration of War on United States in World War II. Nazi flags hung from building in Germany. German troops lined on roadside. German officers march. A huge crowd cheers. Adolf Hitler seated with German legislators in the Reichstag. Nazi German leader Adolf Hitler gives a speech declaring operations against England, the Soviet Union, and the United States. German leaders seated near him.
United States President Franklin Roosevelt warns the Axis Power and asks nation for united effort in his speech, Washington DC. People seated on chairs during the speech. President Roosevelt calls upon all Americans for 'All Out Effort'. He warns the nation for longer hours and lower profits. He warns the Axis powers that United States is pledged to resist all aggressor nations. (World War II period).
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