German military power on display at Nuremberg stadium
Creator(s)
- Library of Congress - Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS)
Scope and Content
Parteitag 1936 (Nazi Party Congress) in Nuremberg in September 1936. Nazi soldiers with armbands march up a narrow street. Crowd gathers for the events, numerous large Nazi banners, marching band, WWI vet with still camera. Street views. SS soldiers run beside stadium decorated with swastika flags. Hitler youth, crowds and military fill the stadium. Hitler, Goebbels, other Nazi officials converse on the podium. Hitler is introduced, and begins his speech to the troops in neat rows on the field. 05:34 CUs, Nazi officials in the stands. Pan of stadium grounds with spectators, grandstand, Nazi flags. VAR shots of troops on field awaiting performance and soldiers marching. INT, stadium, Nazi officials arrive in cars, including Hitler. Air show. CU, decorated officials seated, smoking. Grand display of Germany’s military power - vehicles, weapons, aircraft, cavalry, armored half-track vehicles, motorcycles, and tanks. 12:27 End
Note(s)
This 16mm film is part of the Library of Congress's German collection containing films that the Americans confiscated at the end of the war.
Film transferred at incorrect speed.
Subjects
- NAZI OFFICIALS
- GERMANS
- BANDS
- GOEBBELS, JOSEPH
- AIRPLANES
- STADIUMS
- HORSES
- SWASTIKAS
- FLAGS
- HITLER, ADOLF
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY (GERMAN)
- CROWDS
- HITLER YOUTH
- NAZI PARTY
- LUFTWAFFE (GERMAN AIR FORCE)
- MILITARY VEHICLES
- MILITARY EXERCISES
- SPEECHES
- ARMBANDS
- MARCHING
- MOTORCADES
- SPECTATORS
Places
- Nuremberg, Germany
Genre
- Film
- Unedited.