Film opens showing map of Czechoslovakia and various sections perceived early in World War 2. View of military ceremony with German swastika flag being raised over newly occupied Czechoslovakian territory. Momentary glimpse of Nazi flag flying in snow covered mountains, and mountain troops nearby. Map is shown again, this time highlighting Czech Republic – Slovakia (Tschecho – Slowakei). Closeup of that area is labeled Sudete Germans (Sudete Deutsche). Next are views of German Chancellor, Adolf Hitler, British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, Benito Mussolini, Italian Premier, and French Prime Minister, Édouard Daladier, each signing the accords acquiescing to Hitler’s demands concerning the annexation of the Sudetenlands. (The Munich Agreement.) View of German newspaper announcing the pact. Closeup of a border marker showing Seal of Czechoslovakia. German troops throw it down and allow others to enter, some on a motorcycle with sidecar. German soldiers use a hatchet to cut the Czech seal from the downed border post. German Panzer I tanks begin crossing the border. (Anti tank devices are seen unused in the foreground.) Next, Adolf Hitler is seen visiting with German officers who guide him on a tour. He steps inside what appears to be a large canvas field tent. Scene shifts to a town (in Eger or Egerland), where a German armored car is parked in the center of the road as German soldiers on motorcycles pass it, followed by others in German Hanomag Sd. Kfz. 11 Half-Tracks towing 4-wheeled 88mm guns. Welcoming citizens crowd the sidewalks and cheer them. Formation of German troops marches slowly into the town. Closeup of local people enthusiastically cheering them. A contingent of local youth march carrying many flags. View of houses and streets decorated with swastikas and crowds jamming the sidewalks. A church with many spires looms over the town. Adolf Hitler at a speaker’s stand, as huge crowd renders Nazi salute. Hitler, later standing in an open car driving slowly through the throng. Overview of picturesque city in a valley surrounded by mountains. View in the city of Hitler walking with entourage of officers and saluting, as he passes numerous Panzer I tanks lined up side by side and their crews. View from rear as they pass the camera. Hitler standing on a balcony saluting a vast crowd gathered below. More views of him standing in an open car moving amidst the crowds. Hitler and others in a motorcade. View from ground of church spires and a zeppelin passing overhead. Scene shifts to grass airfield where Hermann Goering and others walks toward a Junkers Ju 52 airplane that is just taxiing in to park. Goering speaks to a young German airman. View of Goering in town amongst a crowd. He gives a piece of candy to a little girl, held by her mother. Goering accompanying Hitler as he walks about a town. A banner reading “Lebensmitteltransport für das Deutsche Sudetenland.” (Food transport for the German Sudetenland.) Open air food cooking stoves are seen and one where people around are being fed. Closeup of some people eating and being served.
Bombing of the White Cloud airdrome at Canton (Guangzhou), China during World War II. Animated map shows Canton as a target. Aerial views of an airfield and countryside near Canton in Guangdong Province. Bombs are dropped on targets United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberators.
Combat cargo airdrop from a United States Air Force Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar in Korea during the Korean War. The C-119 Flying Boxcar in flight. Views of rugged Korean terrain. Cargo hatch showing crew readying the cargo to be-dropped. Interior of the aircraft shows doors as the cargo drops. The Flying Boxcar drops cargo: parachutes open and the cargo descend. Three C-119 Flying Boxcars in flight over water. The three C-119s flying low over an airfield and peeling off for landing.
United States Army Air Service (USAAS) 1st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field in Michigan, United States. Commanding Officer of the 1st Pursuit Group Major Carl Andrew Spaatz gives a signal for preparations for take off. Crew get into airplanes. Views of fighter aircraft across a airfield at Selfridge Field. Three aircraft take off followed by other aircraft. Formations of aircraft flying overhead.
German aircraft used by the Nazis during World War II. View of parked German Messerschmitt Me 262 turbojet fighter aircraft propelled by twin Junkers Jumo 004 engines. A Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter aircraft lands. Trees in the background. The aircraft taxis on the runway. Hangars in the background. Compartments open to reveal jet engines of the Me 262 fighter aircraft. The tail section of the aircraft. An American pilot climbs into the cockpit of the fighter aircraft. Technician shows moveable front slats on wing. The fighter aircraft taxis and takes off. Men on an airfield. The aircraft in flight over grasslands.
In Germany, an aircraft used by the Nazis during World War II. Animated drawing of a German Dornier Do 335 fighter-bomber aircraft. Men move a DO 335 aircraft from a hangar with panels open to reveal engine details. Propellers on nose and tail of the aircraft. The aircraft is started and taxis past a group of men watching. The Do 335 taxis across a grassy field and then takes off. Mountains and trees in the background. Aerial views, from chase plane, of the DO-335 in flight The aircraft lands on an airfield.
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