Japanese submarine being welcomed in a German harbor, 30 September 1942 during World War II. German Naval vessels escort the Japanese submarine into the harbor. Officers and sailors stand on the deck of the Japanese submarine.German Admirals board the submarine and greet a Japanese admiral. A German womanpresents flowers to the Japanese Admiral. The Japanese Admiral converses with head of German U-Boat Command, Admiral Karl Doenitz, who is later seen aboard the submarine greeting its officers. On shore, the Japanese Admiral and staff are greeted by German Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Commander in Chief of the German Navy.
People's Court Trial Concerning Plot of 20th July, 1944, to assassinate Hitler and overthrow the government. Judge Roland Freisler presides. People seated in a court room. A man in civilian clothes is brought before the judge who harangues him rather than listening to any testimony. A second man, Count Peter Yorck von Wartenburg, cousin of Count von Stauffenberg ( who carried the bomb in his briefcase) is also harangued by Judge Freisler, but manages to get a few words into the record. (World War II period).
Major Otto Remer,Commander of the Berlin Guard Regiment. He is known for his role in thwarting overthrow of Hitler's regime, following the 20th July, 1944 bomb Plot, when Hitler ordered him to take charge of all troops in Berlin and to apprehend conspirators. Major Remer addresses his Regiment, drawn up in formation, and emphasizes the Unity of the Nazi party and the German Army. His Regiment then parades while he reviews them. (World War II period).
Montage of scenes from air war in Europe, covering period from about 1943 through 1945 during World War Two. U.S. P-47 and P-38 fighter aircraft being unloaded from a ship at a port in Europe during the Second World War. A line of P-47s on an airfield. German aircraft taking off and inflight, including: Me-109; He-111 bombers; Me-110 fighters; and Fw-190 fighters. U.S. P-51s firing at and destroying German aircraft. Multiple aerial dogfight scenes with gun camera footage showing dramatic mid air explosions of various enemy German aircraft. U.S. B-17s flying to Berlin and back again, with P-51 fighter escorts. P-38 aircraft flying in formation and returning from escort duty, seeking targets of opportunity, strafe German airfields, and fire on German aerodromes and parked aircraft, destroying many airplanes.
P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes (with bubble canopies) of U.S. Army Air Corps 365th Fighter Group, on parking ramp at airfield (Y-34) in Metz, France. Extensive damage seen to hangars and structures around the parking area. Pilot climbs out of P-47 cockpit, smokes cigarette and talks.
Ruins of a German town in World War II. U.S. ARmy truck convoy driving through ruined town. American soldier on motorbike talks with another U.S. Army soldier. Ruined buildings and rubble in town from heavy bombardment by Allied forces. American soldiers on streets. Various bomb damaged buildings. Destruction and bomb craters in a graveyard or cemetery, and a cross topped tomb stone seen amidst the rubble and devastation.
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