Gold bars, bags and suitcases filled with coins inside the Merkers Mines in Germany. Reichsbank notes and confiscated silver. Two U.S. soldiers open one of the bags, remove gold bar and examine it, then place it back into the bag. They stack bags labeled "Reichsbank" (World War II period).
Gold bars, bags and suitcases filled with coins inside the Merkers Mines in Germany. Reichsbank notes and confiscated silver. Two U.S. Army soldiers examine the stash. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers climb through a hole blown through the brick wall of a bar-locked room at Merkers Mines in Germany near end of World War II. Bags of Nazi German gold, bank notes, and treasured paintings and stolen art work found inside the mine.
American troops bring in three German spies to an open space in Germany. The Spies are tied to poles and their eyes covered with bands. Firing squad is given orders to fire. The firing squad fires and executes the three German spies. Nazi murderers and concentration camp personnel hang by American Military Police at a prison camp in Germany. (World War II period).
Exteriors of the Palace of Justice (Fürther Str. 110, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany) in Nuremberg, Germany. American Military Police and tanks stationed outside the building. High ranking tribunals from all the major countries of the world arrive for the World War II Nuremberg Trials. Interiors of the court room. Judges, lawyers, prosecutors, and audience wear headphone to hear the translation off all the speeches in their native languages. Chief of the German Defense Council addresses the court. Shows accused German war criminals sitting in their dock. The accused includes Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Joachim von Ribbentrop. Wilhelm Keitel, Karl Donitz, Erich Raeder, Baldur von Schirach and Fritz Sauckel. Hermann Göring addresses the court and says that he is not guilty. Joachim von Ribbentrop and other German accused also say that they are not guilty. Göring Stand-up to make another statement but denied doing so. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson opens the prosecution's case. He condemns the crimes done by the German war criminals against the world peace.
A propaganda film titled "Angel in Overalls" by the U.S. Army aimed at praising and encouraging war materiel production workers in the U.S. who are building aircraft and other weaponry for U.S. soldiers in World War 2. Aerial scenes of clouds and formations of B-24 Liberator aircraft on their way to a day light bombing run over Germany. Interior views of B-24 cockpit area and other parts of B-24 aircraft as crew perform their duties. Bombardier using sighting equipment to evaluate path toward target. Mix of staged and actual battle scenes. Mock dialog between crew members is heard. Simulation of view through bombardier scope is seen. Bomb bay doors seen opening. Flak bursts and phosphorous bombs seen exploding nearby. Smoke streaming out from one of the B-24 aircraft in formation after it is hit by enemy fire. Machine gunner opens fire at an incoming enemy aircraft. Several views of machine guns being fired. Views of ammunition casings falling the floor as the guns are fired. Hit enemy aircraft are seen exploding and breaking up in air. Close-up view of a P-38 Lightning aircraft joining the group in combat. Scene of a P-38 aircraft production factory assembling P-38 planes in the United States. Narration encourages the work of P-38 production plant workers. P-38 aircraft during building and assembly operations. Formation of four P-38 aircraft in flight. Aerial views of a P-38 in flight. Gun camera footage showing strafing of a German target at the edge of a forest of trees.
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