Project Cirrus, Wiesbaden Germany. C-119 aircrafts in flight as French paratroopers of March Battalion drop downwards after jumping from the aircraft. Aerial views of parachutes as they float down, drop zone terrain dotted with parachutes for miles. Parachutes mainly white in color float downwards. Smoke rises from the ground as parachutes near the earth.
Officers on bridge of the auxiliary Cruiser SMS Möwe, homeward bound from raiding activities in the Atlantic, during winter of 1916. Small ice floes seen around the wake of the Moewe. As they approach Germany, an armed fishing steamer signals them to halt at once. View of the fishing steamer. A motor launch also approaches the Möwe through ice strewn waters. Numerous prisoners taken by the SMS Möwe are assembled on deck of ship. Her Captain, Count Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien, addresses his crew and then salutes them as he prepares to board the motor launch to report onshore. view of the Count standing aboard the motor launch as it makes way in the harbor. Later, Admiral Reinhard Scheer, Commander of the High Seas Fleet, comes aboard the Möwe to congratulate its Captain and crew for their successes. He is seen addressing them and then exchanging salutes with Count Nikolaus zu Dohna-Schlodien. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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.
Adolf Hitler reviews troops in Germany during World War 2. German soldiers march on streets. Massive columns of German soldiers marching, some in goosestep. Soldiers carry the Nazi flags. Soldiers carrying shovels. Adolf Hitler addresses a crowd. Antitank dragon's teeth defense line of Siegfried Line. German troops march into Armored Division fortification with sign over door Scharnhorst Panzerwerk 1238. Adolf Hitler confers over documents with Benito Mussolini, Hermann Goering, and members of the German General Staff at time of signing of Munich Agreement in 1938. Adolf Hitler stands in an automobile and passes through a crowd at time of Anschluss. Crowd cheers and waves. Adolf Hitler gives a speech. Adolf Hitler discussing plans with German General Gerd von Runstedt and staff.
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