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  1. Anniversary of Manfred von Richthofen's death

    Ceremony commemorating the 15th anniversary of the death of Manfred von Richthofen. Opens on a portrait of von Richthofen, then a shot of his gravestone with a rose laid across it. Large crowds at the cemetery; pastor speaks a brief part of eulogy, people salute as music plays. Civilians and military in crowd. Photographers visible.

  2. American journalist interviewed re: propaganda

    Interview with the "well-known radio reporter" Doug Brinkley about "atrocity propaganda" (reaction against the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses) in the United States. Doug Brinkley traveled extensively in Germany from 1932-1934 and wrote a pro-Nazi book titled "An American Sees the New Germany." The interview takes place outside. The interviewer asks his questions in German and Brinkley responds in English. Brinkley proclaims his admiration for Hitler and the new Germany, and states that although the first reports of atrocities caused demonstrations in the US, Americans now realize that su...

  3. Singing on Horst Wessel Platz

    A huge crowd gathered on Horst Wessel Platz in Berlin sings folk songs. The narrator says that the event, and others like it, was organized by a Berlin radio station. The camera focuses on a choir of Hitler Youth and League of German Girls members singing. The crowd then whistles the tune.

  4. Ley speaks after crushing labor unions (consolidation of power)

    Title on screen: "Schutz der deutschen Arbeit! Nach der Befreiung der Gewerkschaften von den Marxistischen Leiter hoeren 200,000 Arbeiter und Angestellte in Berliner Lustgarten die Rede des Leiters der Aktions-Komitees Dr. Ley. [Protection German labor! After the freeing of the labor unions from Marxist leaders 200,000 workers listen to the speech of the leader of the Action Committee, Dr. Ley, in the Berlin Lustgarten]." Shots of Ley speaking interspersed with low aerial shots of the huge crowd. After Ley finishes his speech, the crowd sings, accompanied by a band. The German labor unions ...

  5. Memorial to police

    Title on screen: "Ein Ehrenmal der Polizei auf dem Horst Wessel-Platz in Berlin enthuellt. Unweit dieser Stelle wurden vor drei Jahren die Polizei Hauptleute Anlauf und Lenk von Kommunisten ermordert. [The unveiling of a memorial to the police on the Horst Wessel Plazt in Berlin. Three years ago the police captains Anlauf and Lenk were murdered by communists]." A policeman stands and speaks at a flag-draped podium. He salutes at the end of his speech. The crowd salutes as the memorial is uncovered. Members of the military march past the memorial. Good shots of police in uniform, including c...

  6. Reichsbischof Mueller's investiture

    Title on screen: "Feierliche Einfuehrung des Reichsbischofs Mueller im Dom zu Berlin in Anwesendheit saemtlicher Bischoefe des Landeskirchen. Begeisterte Begruessung durch Abordunungen aus dem Reich. [Investiture of Reich Bishop Ludwig Mueller, in the presence of all the other bishops. Joyful greetings from delegates from throughout the Reich.]" View of the Berlin Cathedral Four lines of clergy exiting the church. Shots of spectators, close-up of Mueller. Dark shot of Mueller, others, entering the church while giving the Nazi salute. Large crowds waiting outside. Mueller and others exit the...

  7. Baldur von Schirach speech

    Title on screen: "Eine Million deutscher Jungen und Maedchen beteiligten sich am Reichsberufswettkamp, den der Reichsjugendfuehrer im Transformatorenwerk der A. E. G. eroeffnete." Baldur von Schirach, leader of the Hitler Youth, speaking at a podium in a factory. Views of uniformed boys and girls standing at attention while he speaks. Schirach ends his speech with three "Sieg Heil" salutes.

  8. Nazi Party Rally

    Title on screen: "Parteitag der Freiheit." Reich Party Day in Nuremberg, 9/10-9/16, 1935. Music plays over a view of a hall filled with Party members standing at attention in front of a large Swastika flag backdrop. The front row is composed of high-ranking leaders, including Hitler, Hess, Streicher, others. The camera pans slowly to an empty podium, then back to the Party leaders. Hess approaches the podium, salutes, and announces the opening of the seventh Reich Party congress. Low aerial shots of the huge crowd, and shots of other leaders, including Goering, Frank, Rosenberg, Goebbels (l...

  9. Leni Riefenstahl gets film prize for Triumph of the Will

    Title on screen: "Die besten geistigen Werkes des Jahres erhalten in der Berliner Staatsoper den Filmpreis und Buchpreis 1935." Goebbels at a podium announcing Leni Riefenstahl as the winner of the 1934 Film Prize for her film Triumph of the Will. Shots of Hitler and other leaders (Wilhelm Frick, Goering, Hess, Ley, in the audience as Goebbels describes Triumph of the Will as the "great film vision of the Fuehrer." Riefenstahl is not shown. Goebbels goes on to award the Book Prize to Eberhard Wolfgang Moeller for two of his books of poetry.

  10. Hitler speaking about Memel

    Session of the Reichstag in Nuremberg on 9/15/35. Hitler speaks from a podium about the situation in Memel. He speaks of the mistreatment of the ethnic Germans and that their only crime is being German and wanting to remain German. Memel was annexed to Lithuania in 1923. Hitler wanted Memel and its ethnic German population to be reincorporated into the Reich. The ethnic Germans, headed by Dr. Ernst Neumann, became dominant in local politics and most of the Lithuanian and Jewish population fled the territory. Memel was annexed to Germany in March 1939.

  11. Memel vote

    Map showing the area surrounding the region of Memel, situated between Lithuania and Germany. The narrator speaks of the elections to the provincial government, which had voter turnout of almost one hundred percent, despite the terror inflicted on the Volksdeutsch by the Lithuanians. Shot of a pro-German banner on a street in Memel. View of the Queen Luise Bridge and the plaque designating the border between Memel and Germany. Memel was annexed to Lithuania in 1923. Low aerial shots of Memel and the river and the bridge in the distance. Brief shot of election posters on a post. Long line of...

  12. Summary of 1935 events

    Men carrying shovels marching down a steep incline, martial music in the background. Narrator announces that 1935 brought a further lowering of unemployment. Shots of Nazi eagle, flags, Adolf Hitler in profile. Scenes of industry: interior of a factory, road building. Narrator: since the seizure of power unemployment has been reduced by more than half. Scenes of Hitler riding on the Autobahn; ships being launched (one named "Potsdam"). Inspiring music over shots of newly built buildings in Berlin. Panning low-aerial shot of the Olympic stadium under construction. Shot of sign reading "Die S...

  13. 10 Years -- 1926 to 1936

    "Gauhauptstadt Thueringen" named as location. Scene opens on poster illustrating 1926 to 1936. 1926 was the year of the first Reich Party Day. Narrator: Hundreds of thousands come to celebrate with Hitler and his trusted advisers. Shots of flag and banner draped city streets. Hitler arrives by car to a large outdoor venue, surrounded by crowds. Close-up of Hitler speaking about the economic situation that existed in Thueringen when he took power and how much better it is now, even though their enemies held it to be impossible. German farmers now stand on firm ground. Shots of crowd watching...

  14. Party day in Nuremberg w/military exercises and Hitler speech

    Military exercises on the field at Reich Party Day in Nuremberg. Smoke, explosions, soldiers simulate battle while spectators look on. Shooting machine guns, tanks. Hess, Hitler, members of military watch planes flying overhead. Good shots of blimp over the stadium. People in the crowd wave handkerchiefs. Hitler speaks to the military: "You are chosen by the nation to stand watch." Alternating shots between Hitler speaking and the field. Hitler reviews marching military, including Navy.

  15. Hitler at opening of Autobahn (Breslau to Kreibau)

    Hitler opens the stretch of the Autobahn between Breslau and Kreibau. Narrator: In ten different places segments of the Autobahn were opened at the same time. This completes the first 1000 km. Hitler opens the stretch between Breslau and Kreibau. Hitler arriving, greeted by crowds. He consults a map with two men, then speaks from a podium (quality changes - very dark). He waves his finger as he says that these streets will not be destroyed in five or ten years as were those from earlier... Hitler rides standing up in his car down the street, adored by the crowds. Men run alongside his car. ...

  16. Wehrmacht exercises ("greatest since 1913")

    Soldiers on horseback traveling along a road. Narrator: "Im Gebiet um den Vorwaerts Berg in Oberhessen" the great exercises of the Wehrmacht in Fall 1936 occurred.... They were the greatest German maneuvers since 1913. More soldiers along the road, marching into a village. A banner hung in the town greets the Wehrmacht. Soldiers on horseback receive drinks from smiling women leaning out of the windows of their house; young girls and women rush up to soldiers carrying plates of food. Men marching along road and signing, shot from above. Sign reading "Frankfurt am Main 69 KM" Soldiers perform...

  17. Helene Mayer fencing for Germany at Olympic games

    Half-Jewish athlete Helene Mayer fencing for Germany. Mayer was the only Jewish athlete who represented Germany, and she was allowed to do so only under the pressure of international opinion. She won a silver medal in the individual foil event and gave the Nazi salute from the podium. After the Olympics she returned to the United States, where she had been living. Schacherer-Elek, who won gold, and Preiss, who won bronze, were also part Jewish. Mayer is the tall blond fencer.

  18. "Gebt mir 4 Jahre Zeit" Goebbels speaks at exhibit, etc.

    Exhibition "Gebt mir vier Jahre Zeit" in Berlin, about the accomplishments of the Hitler regime in the four years since the seizure of power. Narrator explains the purpose of the exhibit over scenes of the German countryside and the exterior of the exhibition hall. Goebbels stands on a stage in a large hall and speaks of the rise in employment, the resurgence of German farming and industry, the growth of a "proud army on the borders of the Reich," the "Kraft durch Freude" (Strength through Joy) trips, etc. Huge panels on the walls display photos mounted on pages that turn as he speaks of ea...

  19. "Entartete Kunst" [Degenerate Art] exhibit in Paris with commentary

    Sign advertising "Exposition Internationale du Surrealisme" in Paris. Interior of exhibit featuring a naked female mannequin in a museum display. Shrill, harsh music over scenes of the exhibit and the narrator's critical comments about the exhibit on surrealist art.

  20. Year anniversary of takeover of Austria

    The one-year anniversary of the Anschluss, which occurred on 3/13/1938. Animated map of the expanded Reich with the superimposed words "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuehrer." Standard shots of the lifting of the border crossing between Germany and Austria, Austrians saluting and holding Nazi flags, Hitler speaking to a huge crowd from a balcony. Germans marching into Austria; bucolic scenes of the Austrian mountains and countryside.