German leader Adolf Hitler makes dramatic entry in Vienna, following the Anschluss, to celebrate the Osterreichs Befreiung (Austria's Liberation). View from above of Heldenplatz (Heldenplatz, 1010 Vienna), with crowd assembling. Crowds cheer as Hitler's motorcade proceeds into Heldenplatz. Huge crowd gathered around the equestrian statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy. Adolf Hitler gets out of open car and proceeds up steps of the Hofburg Palace. The crowd cheers. Nazi German flags hung from the building. A civilian official introduces Adolf Hitler, from balcony of the Hofburg Palace. Adolf Hitler, dressed in uniform with cap, addresses the crowd. The crowd shouts "Sieg Heil." Many spectators stand on the Prince Eugene of Savoy monument to get a better view.
Germans enter into Vienna, Austria. A procession of cars and trucks enters Vienna. The Nazis cheered and saluted as they pass public buildings.The Austrian Parliament Building. Civilians parade. Children wave small Nazi flags. Adolf Hitler stands in his car. The car passes through the streets. Women smile. Nazi soldiers lined up along the street. Adolf Hitler gets out of his car and shakes hands with officials. He walks along an avenue crowded with soldiers and people. Adolf Hitler stands on a balcony and acknowledges the cheers. 'Sieg Heils' and 'Hitler ist Fuehrer' are heard. Ambient sound of crowd and parade is heard during the clip.
The Anschluss.German displays its military on parade in Vienna, Austria. German Luftwaffe Junkers JU 88 bombers fly overhead in formations. Huge crowds watch. Some spectators climb trees for a better view. Adolf Hitler looks up from reviewing stand to watch the planes. Hitler salutes units as they pass the reviewing stand in front of the art and natural history museums.. Parade around the Vienna Ring, includes armored cars, tanks, artillery and trucks filled with Nazi soldiers, motorcycles, cavalry, infantry and a goose stepping color guard. Crowd including an officer covered with medals watch the procession.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand's funeral in Vienna, Austria. His assassination led to the outbreak of World War I. The caisson bearing the coffin of Archduke Francis Ferdinand moves on the streets followed by royal guards. Pall bearers unload the coffin from the caisson. A large number of soldiers in the streets of Vienna.
Opening scene shows Adolf Hitler with entourage of Nazi officers at a reviewing stand in Vienna, Austria following the Anschluss (German annexation of Austria in 1938). A local Nazi official introduces Hitler as their benefactor. Views of large enthusiastic crowd cheering and rendering Nazi salutes. Closeup of well-dressed spectators. The official shakes hands with Hitler. Closeups of the cheering crowds and Hitler making his way among them. Children presenting him with bouquets of flowers. Narrator refers to Hitler representing hope of Liberty, Peace, and work. Austrians in the streets chanting One People; One Nation; One Leader (Ein Volk; Ein Reich; Ein Fuhrer) and giving Nazi salutes as Hitler passes in a motorcade. Views from a leading car in the motorcade as People run to keep up with it and others line the way cheering and saluting. Closeups of enthusiastic men, women, and children. Hitler being inundated with flowers. A German military band (unseen) can be heard playing the German National Anthem in the background.
Anschluss, or German occupation of Austria prior to World War II. Soldiers and a large crowd of Austrian citizens gather on in the streets of Vienna Austria for a parade. JU 88 bomber aircraft of the German Luftwaffe in formation flight overhead. Men seated on branches of a tree. A band plays. The crowd cheers. German Army tanks and artillery move along the street. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler reviews the parade with officials. Cavalry units move past. People wave and cheer.