Story number: VAF270939 002

10:05:20
Location: Berlin

Hitler speaks to veteran soldiers at the Lustergarten about the need to make sacrifices for Germany.

10:06:44
Location: Germany

German newspaper headlines and tickertape announce a special meeting to be held at the Reichstag.

10:07:10
Location: Germany

Telephone switchboard operators busily connecting callers.

10:07:36
Location: Germany

People listen to wireless sets to hear Hitler address Reichstag on German re-occupation of the Rhineland.

10:08:03
Location: Germany

German troops parade through streets to the cheers of the crowd.

10:08:43
Location: Germany

Horse drawn wagons, a mobile catering wagon, infantry with bicycles, mounted troops, Cologne Cathedral.

10:09:58
Location: Germany

Mounted military band in Karlsruhe, light artillery drawn through streets of Coblenz.

10:10:29
Location: Germany

Map shows progressive re-occupation of Rhineland territory.

10:10:43
Location: Germany

Newspaper headline from Voelkischer Beobachter says Siegfried Line here to stay. Map shows its position.

10:10:57
Location: Germany

Film showing building of the Siegfried Line, labourers dig defences, form concrete anti-tank obstacles.

10:11:20
Location: Germany

Infantry garrison moves in to occupy the fortifications, march through system of interconnecting tunnels.

10:11:43
Location: Germany

Underground train carries soldiers and supplies.

10:12:05
Location: Germany

Hitler arrives to inspect the Siegfried Line fortifications, studies maps of the area with generals.

10:12:15
Location: Germany

View of anti-tank fortifications stretching for miles.

10:12:26
Location: Germany

Hitler reviews troops. Young boy dressed up in military uniform plays and salutes at the feet of an SS soldier.

10:12:46
Location: Germany

Infantry goose step past Hitler. Hitler takes salute.

10:14:05
Location: Berlin

Colour film showing scenes of Berlin: the swastika lined Unter den Linden, the Siegeseule (victory column),

10:14:48
Location: Berlin

The Brandenburg Gate, trams and buses in street scenes, the Reichstag, a barge on the River Spee.

10:15:31
Location: Berlin

Alexanderplatz with pedestrians and traffic, a tram, the S-Bahn train.

10:16:14
Location: Berlin

Colour film showing people enjoying the sunshine, eating and drinking and dancing outdoors.

10:17:34
Location: Berlin

Group of Hitler youth walking along street, scenes at the Berlin Zoo, crowds swimming at the Wannsee Lake.

10:18:53
Location: Berlin

Colour film showing Goering's Reich Air Force Ministry building, SS soldiers in black changing the guard.

10:19:40
Location: Berlin Olympics

Opening - Hitler salutes the crowd, athletes march past, Hitler declares the 11th Olympic games open.

10:21:00
Location: Berlin

Pigeons released, the Olympic torch carried through the Brandenburg Gate, brought into the stadium.

10:22:24
Location: Berlin

Hans Woellke wins the Shot-put for Germany, Hitler smiles, relaxed Goering looks through binoculars.

10:23:36
Location: Berlin

Germany leads in the long jump with Lutz Long against Jesse Owens, but Owens beats Long to win the gold.

10:24:48
Location: Berlin

Germany, America and Japan compete in women's' freestyle diving competition.

10:27:44
Location: Berlin

Night time procession of flags from the participating nations in closing ceremony of the 1936 Olympics.

10:28:13
Location: Nuremberg

Army exercise day at Nuremberg, mock battle with infantry, armoured vehicles and biplanes.

10:28:39
Location: Germany

Demonstration of anti-aircraft artillery. Panzer I tanks attack with infantry and air support.

10:29:04
Location: Germany

Waves of aircraft flying in formation over Nuremberg and watched by Hitler and his generals.

10:29:29
Location: Germany

A formation of about 50 tanks advance and fire their machine guns together.

10:29:58
Location: Germany

Hitler addresses the Nuremberg Rally with, justifying Germany achievements.

10:31:13
Location: Germany

The new German Luftwaffe: aerial view of rows of planes. Hitler and Goering inspects Luftwaffe.

10:31:40
Location: Germany

Demonstration of aerial reconnaissance techniques from Gotha Go 145 biplanes

10:32:08
Location: Germany

A squadron of biplanes take off, includes views from the cockpit.

10:32:32
Location: Germany

Demonstration of fighter biplanes hedge-hopping to carry out low level attack, the fire at ground targets.

10:32:56
Location: Germany

Demonstration by early German monoplane bombers dropping live ammunition on targets.

10:34:59
Location: Germany

Early bomber demonstrates its retractable machine gun turret. Massed aircraft of the Luftwaffe fly past.

10:37:04
Location: Germany

Mussolini is greeted by Hitler and cheering crowds as the two nations form a friendship pact.

10:38:06
Location: Germany

Hitler addresses a very large crowd at night, followed by Mussolini.

10:39:04
Location: Germany

Procession of torch-bearing troops, gradually forming themselves into a giant flaming swastika

10:39:51
Location: Germany

Conscripted recruits arrive at barracks. Army clerks process their documents.

10:40:02
Location: Germany

Men bid farewell to family. Officer lectures new conscripts and a military band plays the national anthem.

10:41:25
Location: Germany

Troops swear an oath to the Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and the German Reich.

10:43:35
Location: Germany

Scenes from the everyday life of new recruits: early morning bugle call, morning run, showering etc.,.

10:46:00
Location: Germany

Learning metalwork, welding, machining, in aircraft factory making Heinkel He III bombers.

10:48:14
Location: Scapa Flow

Archive footage of the German wartime fleet on its way to Scapa Flow to be surrendered to the enemy.

10:49:04
Location: Scapa Flow

Then scuttled to avoid it falling into enemy hands. The British salvage the ships for scrap.

10:49:58
Location: Atlantic

The new German navy: battleships steam by, submarine surfaces, ships plough through the waves at speed.

10:52:31
Location: Austria

The Anschluss. Austria becomes part of Germany, frontier barrier is removed, German soldiers move in.

10:52:56
Location: Austria

Troops greeted by the Austrians. Hitler addresses the nation.

10:53:16
Location: Czechoslovak

German troops march into the Czechoslovakia. Tanks and infantry greeted by citizens of German origin.

10:54:14
Location: Czechoslovak

Hitler in open Mercedes car offered flowers. Prague occupied. Hitler tours city in open car.

10:55:12
Location: Berlin

Hitler drives through Berlin at night to make a speech at the Reichstag, enters auditorium to standing ovation.

10:56:41
Location: Berlin

Hitler makes speech claiming an international Jewish conspiracy. Hitler and Goering shake hands.

10:58:10
Location: Berlin

Torch march through Berlin lined with swastika to celebrate Hitler's 5th anniversary of coming to power.

10:58:56
Location: Berlin

Hitler takes salute from a balcony as a military band plays and the troops march past.

10:59:46
Location: Munich

World championship ballroom dancing - The British couple win, followed by the German couple.

11:00:52
Location: Munich

Gauleiter Wagner smiles as he watches the German couple perform a traditional folk dance.

11:01:59
Location: Berlin

Hitler's 50th birthday. Buildings decorated with garlands, a banner translates "Fuhrer, we thank you".

11:02:12
Location: Berlin

A three storey high picture of Hitler adorns a building, Nazi flags line streets.

11:02:26
Location: Berlin

Hitler serenaded on morning of 20th April by band of the SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler division.

11:03:19
Location: Berlin

Hitler drives off in cavalcade of open Mercedes cars, salutes troops, drives through Brandenburg Gate.

11:04:12
Location: Berlin

Hitler gets out of car and mounts dais to review biggest ever march past of troops.

11:05:05
Location: Berlin

Troop lorries, tanks on trailers, fly past of Luftwaffe planes, soldiers, sailors and airmen march past.

11:05:58
Location: Berlin

Mounted musicians form up in front of the dais, mounted artillery units trot past followed by motorcyclists.

11:06:53
Location: Berlin

Troop lorries, Panzer II tanks on trailers, medium and heavy artillery pieces. Hitler waves from a balcony.

11:07:52
Location: Berlin

Hitler opens the 1939 International Automobile and Motorcycle Exhibition..

11:08:40
Location: Berlin

Military band plays as participants go past. Hitler rides through the Brandenburg gate in an open Mercedes

11:09:28
Location: Berlin

Route lined by troops and include motorbike despatch riders.

11:10:16
Location: Berlin

Hitler enters exhibition centre and tours it with his generals, admiring the exhibits.

11:11:04
Location: Berlin

A woman demonstrates the comforts of a Steir car. The Volkswagen car on display followed by film of it.

11:12:04
Location: Berlin

Hitler opens new building dedicated to German Art. Example of new German sculpture shown including work being done on a series of giant statues.

11:14:30
Location: Poland

German Propaganda film showing primitive Polish planes, artillery and troops which threatened an invasion of Germany.

11:15:54
Location: Berlin

Hitler arrives at the Reichstag to declare war on Poland.

11:16:11
Location: Poland

German tanks, lorries and motorcycle units race across Polish territory - Danzig is declared German.

11:16:28
Location: Poland

Polish resistance crushed by SS Panzer unit.

11:17:04
Location: Poland

A German battleship pounds a coastal target.

11:17:43
Location: Poland

Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters, Ju 87 Stukas, and Ju 52 transport aircraft take off - Stukas attack a railways.

11:18:19
Location: Poland

View from forward gunner position in Heinkel He III bomber as he strafes enemy ground positions.

11:19:00
Location: Poland

Bombs drop on a town. Scenes of destruction inflicted on Polish railway system.

11:19:36
Location: Poland

Hitler visits the front and greeted by troops of the SS Leibstandarte. Artillery bombardment of Warsaw.

11:20:46
Location: Poland

Hitler looks through range finder. Scenes of the battle viewed from the air.

11:21:58
Location: Poland

Warsaw capitulates. German General Blaskowitz accepts the Polish surrender.

11:22:28
Location: Poland

German troops enter Warsaw amid scenes of destruction. Polish prisoners marched away.

11:24:59
Location: Poland

Hitler reviews march past of troops, cavalry units, infantry. Hitler salutes his triumphant army.

20:24:46
Location: Berlin

The American flag flies above the Swastika and the Japanese flags.