A-4 German missile takes off from a launch site in Peenemunde in north east Germany. A camouflaged missile emits smoke and fire at the time of launch and moves straight upwards. A fiery flare emerges from its tail as it moves upwards.
American officers and other NATO Military in Brandenburg to watch a partial withdrawal of the Soviet Army as it demobilizes and reduces forces in East Germany. Russian photographers take pictures. A number of obsolete and propeller driven planes are part of the demobilized equipment. The first contingents of 50,000 Soviet troops depart.
Clip opens with scene from a play in Berlin entitled: The Star Shines Again. German officer stands on a stage and gives speech. Following street scenes and newspaper headlines illustrate the increasingly desperate conditions developing in postwar Germany following World War 1, culminating in declaration of martial law by the Ministry of Defense. Scenes of civil unrest and use of martial force to control the population during the German Revolution of 1918-1919. German soldiers and artillery in the streets work to control unrest of German citizens. Massive crowd of German citizens running and dispersing in panic on streets of Berlin. Newspaper headlines describe the unrest.
River Elbe and a bridge across it in Hamburg, Germany. Important building, a man shakes hands with a woman and she gets into a car. An equestrian statue in Hamburg showing a German officer riding a horse. A Mercedes drives to the country side. Point of view shot from inside moving convertible Mercedes, looking out toward highway and German countryside. Footage is from Eva Braun movies, early in World War 2.
Mix of actor portrayals and actual footage: Otto Von Bismarck the Prime Minister of Prussia declares war against Denmark in a house of Ministry of Prussia. Scenes of war, cavalry and infantry invading Denmark. War against Denmark. Victory parade by German soldiers, while people cheer for them. War against France in year 1870. Meeting of minister to declare unification of Germany. Actual footage of Palace of Versailles and nearby buildings. Dramatized crowning ceremony for German Emperor Wilhelm I. Mix of actor portrayals and actual footage of growth of German military complex: Closeup view of sculpture of Chariot driven by Victoria atop Brandenburg Gate. German industries and men working in factories; merchant marine ships of Germany at harbors. German man drinking beer from glass. German man eating a sausage. German farmers tending fields on hillsides in Germany. Mountain villages in Germany. Fleet of German Navy warships. Actual footage of troops of German army, riflemen, cavaliers march through the streets in decade of 1910s. Dramatization of German men dueling swords in German universities. Actual footage of German Army officers in discussion in early 1910's before World War 1, including Helmuth von Moltke the Younger and other officers.
Cologne Cathedral and various shops and buildings in West Germany. German pedestrians on street in modern shopping and office district 15 years after World War 2. Swastika found painted on wall of a synagogue makes headlines in the newspapers sold on German streets. Temple in England also painted with Swastika graffiti on door. Donald Sofer, former President of Methodist Conference, speaks about the matter in his office. Flashback to prior to World War II in 1935 during boycott of Jewish businesses and harassment of Jewish people in Germany: Shop window in Germany painted with word 'JUDE'. Nazis stand in front of Jewish businesses and patrol in open trucks. Nazis denigrate Jews and hold signs. Nazi soldiers march with Nazi flag in streets of Germany.
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