Damage due to avalanches in the Alpine nations of Europe, much in Austria including Bludenz which occurred on January 13, 1954. Several villages are destroyed and many people are killed and injured. U.S. helicopters hovering over the area. Destroyed houses and buildings. The rescue workers working to take out the dead bodies and some survivors from the snow. They shovel the snow. A wrecked train covered with snow on the mountain side. Rotary snowplow on a locomotive used to clear tracks in rescue area. Survivors from train shown rescued 80 hours after event.
Storks return to Austria during springs. Houses in an area. Storks seated in nests on roof tops and on chimneys. A bird in flight.
Rare life-form Actinia in a laboratory in Austria. Actinia is half plant and half animal. Actinia with tiny coral fishes in an aquarium. A man standing near the aquarium.
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's companion Eva Braun at Wolfgangsee Lake in Austria. Eva Braun enjoys water skiing at the lake. She leaves the rope while on a surfboard. Eva on the surfboard being towed across the lake. Mountains in the background.
Trial of Nazi leaders for war crimes at Nuremberg, Germany in 1946. Guido Schmidt, former Foreign Minister of Austria testifies regarding Adolf Hitler's decision to annex Austria. Footage of Adolf Hitler meeting Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg and later Germans annex Austria in Anschluss.
Chancellor Dollfuss and other officials review Tyrolese riflemen in Innsbruck, Austria. The riflemen dressed in picturesque uniforms pledge aid to the state in Innsbruck. Huge crowd gathered to watch the demonstration.