Arrival of German Chancellor and führer Adolf Hitler and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini in Munich, Germany during World War 2. Large crowd cheering lined up in Marienplatz (Marienplatz 1, München, Bayern 80331), the Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper Max-Joseph-Platz 2 D-80539 Munich) and other major streets at the center of Munich, as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini pass in car. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini give Nazi salute on balcony. Crowd greet Hitler and Mussolini with Nazi salute. Children performs the Nazi salute. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini walk into building after giving salute. View of gloves and hat. Guard with rifle stands at attention. Hats belonging to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini shake hands on steps of building. Italian Foreign Minister, Count Gian Galeazzo Ciano, is with Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini gives salute to crowd.
A wreath laying ceremony commemorating fallen soldiers from World War I in Berlin, Germany. German officials and dignitaries proceed along Unter den Linden, in Berlin, followed by military parade. Representatives and flags of other countries are seen, including United States, Great Britain, France, and the Nazi flag of Germany. Troops lined up in front of the Neue Wache (Unter den Linden 4, 10117 Berlin, Germany) war memorial building that commemorates those who died in World War I. Several officials lay a wreath on the World War I memorial, followed by a line of international representatives carrying their respective national flag. A band plays.
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.
Camera pans shoreline in vicinity of Trebizond (Trabzon), Turkey, on the Black Sea. Views are from the Ocean Liner, United States Army transport, USAT Martha Washington, as it carries passengers (unseen) westward, including members of the American Military Mission to Turkey and Armenia. Next, are shown scenes as the Martha Washington traverses the Bosphorus Strait, at its narrowest point, where the "Fortress of Europe" aka "Rumeli Castle" or "Fortress Rumeli Hisari" is seen on the so-called European shore.
May Day Parade at Union Square in the Flat Iron district of New York City. A crowd with communist and socialist sympathies parades with signs and banners. Banners address worker rights and speak out against United States participation in World War 2. A banner reads 'Fur Floor Workers Union'. The crowd jams the streets and lines the sidewalks. Some of the signs held by people read 'Why Not Bosses Fight Their Own War' and 'Our War Is Battle For Freedom, Wages And Better Working Conditions'. Sign seen "Keep the Yanks in the Yankee Stadium." The parade turns at the 17th Street. The side of a float has anti-war message that reads 'Convoys Means Coffin'. People sit on steps of a building.
A picket line in front of New York Public Library (476 5th Ave, New York, NY 10018, United States) at the Fifth Avenue in New York City with 'Hitler' signs during World War II. People pass along the street with signs. Various signs read 'Arm Britain And Prolong War', 'Lend Lease Lose Lives', 'Why Not Peace With Hitler' and 'Europe For Europeans America For Americans'.
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