American 8th Air Force fighter operations in Germany during World War II. Captain B E Ellington of 360th Squadron in action. German ME-109 is chased and shot down. The plane explodes in flames.
Anachronistic mixture of scenes from Germany, circa 1935, Italy, circa 1915, and World War 2. Opening sequence shows Waffen SS troops goosestepping on parade in Nuremberg,Bavaria, circa 1935. Then a scene is inserted of Italian Generalissimo Luigi Cadorna, Chief of Staff, Italian Army, in World War 1, who salutes while reviewing troops. This is followed by scenes of grim-faced civilians watching German forces occupy their countries in World War II. Finally a radio tower and antenna are shown.
Autobahn construction in Germany. Engineers use explosives to fill a swamp and allow the autobahn to be constructed across it. Views of large dam of earth across the bog. Diagrams show how the final roadbed is to be constructed. A man blows a horn to signal the demolition, and three men push plungers to set off explosives, which cause the huge pile of earth to settle in the desired shape. Views of explosions in slow motion and from different angles.
Response of the German people to the appeal for winter clothing and skis for German soldiers on the Eastern front. A large crowd of German people on a street in Germany outside a donation station. Inside the donation station, a woman holds warm fur coats in her arms. Woman volunteers collect and organize the woolens donated by civilians. A man removes his coat and hands it over to a German soldier while others await their turn in a line. Many citizens hand over woolens and skis and ski poles to the soldiers. Some exchange nazi salutes as they give donations. Famous German World Cup skier Christl Cranz is seen donating her skis and shaking hands with the collection worker. Large number of boots collected. The clothes and equipment are loaded onto trucks by German troops and then into trains to be taken to the troops on the Eastern Front. A soldier closes the railroad car door after the car is filled with skis. (World War II period).
German Propaganda Minister, Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels addresses a Nazi party gathering in Germany. Nazi party members and soldiers in a huge stadium. They give the Nazi salute. Nazi flags all around. Goebbels arrives and is led through the crowd by officers and soldiers. He acknowledges the crowd and takes his place on stage. Officers and soldiers seated on stage. Goebbels begins his speech. He talks about the Allied assault on Europe, V-1 bombs and their use against England. He praises Adolf Hitler and the German people. The people laugh and applaud during the address. (World War II period).
Fuhrer Adolf Hitler reviews SA torchlight parade in Germany. Hitler and other Nazi officials, including: Goering, Hess, and Goebels, in a balcony. Stormtroopers ("Brownshirts") march with Nazi flags. Leaders in the balcony give the Nazi salute. A military band plays. Hitler, flanked by Goering and Hess, in the balcony.
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