German Tiger II, Panther and Pz.IV tanks, trucks and infantry equipped with panzerfausts on the Western Front. Camouflaged tanks and jeeps pass along the road. Horse carriages on the road. German troops walk with artillery. Soldiers camouflaged. Soldiers lie on ground. Soldiers fire. The troops walk on hilly terrain. The troops communicate through radio. StuG III on ground. A rocket barrage is laid down. (World War II period). Note: this content can also be seen with German narration in clip 65675080268
German General Hermann Balck with his aides on the Russian Front in World War 2. Change of scene to German Panther tanks and artillery on patrol in the streets of the Praga district of Warsaw Poland during the abortive uprising against German garrison in the city (led by General Tadeusz Komorowski also known as General Bór-Komorowski, or as General Bor). Mortars and flamethrowers used against the rebellious Polish resistance movement during the Warsaw Uprising. Smoke and explosions. Soldiers on grass. Wrecked buildings in view. Rubble in streets of Warsaw. Fire set in buildings by German soldiers using flame throwers. Unknown locations in city could include the Warsaw Ghetto. NOTE: this content can also be seen with German narration in clip 65675080271 .
The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) John Edgar Hoover talks about enemy agents and spies in the U.S. at the time of World War II. Two officers sit in an office. German and Japanese suspects in the United States. A German agent on a street. A Japanese spy takes photographs from a bridge. Purported Nazi German agents arriving as tourists in the United States. German and Japanese diplomats greeting one another and exchanging a Nazi salute. The conference room of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Officers discuss the activities of Nazi German secret agents and Imperial Japanese agents operating in South America. Nazi signs on an animated map show the advance of German agents in areas such as Patagonia. Narrator states that Nazi German and Imperial Japanese agents setup radio listening posts in multiple locations in South America to track and report on U.S. shipping in the world's oceans. Animated map shows settlements northward migration through Brazil of "more than 300,000 Japanese colonists". Animation shows expansion of German airline services through South America from Argentina to Colombia.
Opening scene depicts (dramatized) the presence of German submarines off the Atlantic Coast, delivering Nazi German saboteurs of Operation Pastorius to Long Island, New York and to Florida in 1942. View of German submarines in the ocean. A scientist in a FBI laboratory examines explosives found when the sabotage attempt was uncovered, including blocks of TNT and explosives designed to look like lumps of coal. J. Edgar Hoover describes how the explosives were designed to target American citizens and war industries during World War 2. Paddy wagons with military guards standing on read door platforms are seen entering court facility in Washington DC. View inside the paddy wagons of German agents ("submarine saboteurs") being brought to military trial. View of the accused and the military officers of the court sitting in court during the trial. Military judges are seen seated during the trial proceedings. View of a wall of file cabinets and a hand reaching into a cabinet marked "secret." Past events show Adolf Hitler in meetings with his staff. An animated map shows Nazi symbol overlaying an outline of the United States. A United States flag in the background. The director of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) John Edgar Hoover in the United States. He sits at a desk in his office. He talks about enemy agents, Hitler's desire to punish the United States, and the victory of the United States over them.
World War II cartoon character Private Snafu sorts shoes in the QM (quartermaster) in the United States. A sign reads 'Q.M. Depot, Shoe Division'. He arranges the shoes. He envies his brothers for their easy jobs. Technical Fairy, First Class arrives and shows him the job work of his brothers. One brother faces many trials as a farmer. He has a poultry farm. A hen wants food. Private Snafu's brother has to take care of the eggs. Another brother serves as a quarry for war dog training. A sign reads 'Training Center'. Dogs run behind him. Private Snafu then realizes the importance of his work.
Posthumous recognition given to Lieutenant General Lesley James McNair in the United States during World War II. Past events show him at various stages of his carrier. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Lesley James McNair stands with troops near an aircraft. He sits in a car. He trained army officers as he served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Ground Forces.
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