A bob sled competition in Lake Placid, New York. Four men bob sled teams get off to a speedy start during the competition. Teams move down snow covered slopes at a great speed. The teams move along sharp turns. The team from Keeney Valley after winning the race.
A French soldier enters side door of a Char 2C Super-heavy tank, number 97, as it passes him. Another Char 2C, number 94 (its name, "Bretagne" not seen ) plunges into a stream. View of tank number 97, from in front and below, shows its name "Normandie" painted on its front. Tank # 94 is seen, again, as it rolls over a tree; drives right through a masonry wall; climbs out of a deep ditch; and rolls into a concrete building, destroying it. The sequence concludes with Char 2C #97, riding over antitank obstacles, driving them into the ground.
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler at his residence Berghof in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Hitler walks along road outside Berghof. He climbs up the stairs of Berghof and enters. Surrounding mountains and landscape. Hitler with two children on the terrace of Berghof. He speaks to children. A car pulls up near Berghof and Khalid al Hud, special envoy of king Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, gets out from car. The Saudi leader climbs up the stairs of Berghof and salutes and greets a Nazi officer. Hitler talks with German officials on the terrace of Berghof.
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler on walking trails around his residence, the Berghof, in Berchtesgaden, Germany during early Spring, with snow still on the ground. Hitler's companion Eva Braun plays with a dog on the terrace of Berghof. A group of women walk along a snowy path. Hitler and a man follow a little distance from them. Hitler talks to group of women near the Mooslahnerkopf Tea House. One of the women is movie actress, Magdalena Schneider, whom Eva Braun pulls into the conversation. She removes her sunglasses to chat with Hitler. Later she poses with Eva Braun and Hitler at a scenic outlook on the Mooslahnerkopf. Eva Braun plays with dogs on the terrace of Berghof as Hitler looks on.
Emperor Hirohito visits the Yokosuka Naval Base. Soft background music of orchestra playing "Kimi ga Yo," the Japanese national anthem, is heard during this segment of the film showing Emperor Hirohito in formal attire, including top hat, as he walks following the Japanese rising sun flag, in the company of Japanese naval officers, past an honor guard of Japanese sailors. (Civilians stand against building in background.) At one point, the officers and the Emperor turn, bow, and salute, and the the Emperor removes his top hat . He then carries it as they proceed. The group walks down a gangplank to a dock. The harbor is filled with steamships and various vessels. Momentary glimpse of the Kongō class fast battleship Hiei anchored in the harbor. The Emperor and party board a motor launch flying the rising sun naval ensign. They stand as it pulls away into Tokyo harbor. Brief partial glimpse of the aircraft carrier Hōshō showing the three funnels on her starboard side. The motor launch seen headed toward the battleship. Closeup of Japanese naval ensign waving from a ship. Aerial view from an airship of Japanese warships in water below and then views from water level of various World War 2 era Japanese Navy warships. Formation of Kongō class Battle cruisers that were rebuilt as fast battleships. They are cruising with all hands on deck, as if in a naval review. The are followed by an aircraft carrier, in the background. One of the battleships firing her 14-inch guns. Three Hatsuharu-class destroyers in formation. A Fubuki-class destroyer passing at high speed. A Nagara-class light cruiser moving the opposite direction in the background. Warships firing their heavy guns. Others generating heavy black smoke screens as they cruise at full power. A Yokosuka K4Y float plane flying over the navy ships. Formation of Navy Yokosuka B4Y (or Aichi D1A) bi-wing dive bomber aircraft in flight. Camera pans over many naval vessels in the water. Segment ends with the Japanese naval ensign in the breeze, again. Following the segment with Emperor Hirohito, and the national anthem, the remainder of the film is accompanied by male chorus singing martial songs and brass band music.
Japanese emperor inspects Japanese fleet in Japan. Japanese Emperor Hirohito and his staff boards a flagship. Emperor Hirohito reviews his fleet. Japanese sailors salute their emperor. The Emperor's ship passes the Japanese fleet anchored in a harbor. Squadrons of aircraft fly overhead. Cruisers speed along and fire guns.
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