THE NAZI PLAN Reel 17 · Part 1

Description

On the activities and policies of the National Socialist Party in Germany, 1921-1944, particularly as reflected in the speeches of Adolf Hitler. Shows much of the pagentry associated with the speeches. Consists of four parts: The rise of the NDSAP, 1921-1933 (reels 1-2); Acquiring, totalitarian control of Germany, 1933-1935 (reels 3-8); Preparation for wars of aggression, 1935-1939 (reels 9-16); Wars of aggression, 1939-1944 (reels 17-22). Reel 1, Alfred Rosenberg describes early Nazi struggles for power. Includes scenes of rallies and riots. Hitler speaks at Nuremberg in 1927, and reviews a parade after another speech in 1929. Reel 2, Hitler delivers his first speech as Chancellor (1933). Hermann Goring outlines his program. Shows balloting in Bavaria and Berlin. Hitler addresses the Reichstag. Reel 3, Hitler speaks at a press conference, at the christening of the von Hindenburg, on disarmament, and at a youth meeting in Thuringia. An official delivers an anti-Semitic address, Jewish businesses are marked, and books are burned. Joseph Goebbels speaks at the burning. Reel 4, Hitler speaks at a large rally. at the Fifth Party Congress (1933), and at the ground breaking ceremonies of a super highway. Rudolf Hess administers an oath to Party leaders. Reel 5, Hitler, Hess, Goring, Rosenberg, and several other Nazis speak at the Sixth Party Conference (1934). Reel 6, Hitler speaks at several day and night rallies. Reel 7, he addresses a night rally and a day rally and reviews a large military parade. Reel 8 shows activities at an indoor rally. Reel 9, von Schirach addresses youth and Goring announces rearmament. Shows miscellaneous military scenes. Reel 10, Hitler and Goring address the Seventh Party Conference (1935). Hitler speaks to Germans and greets the Hungarian prime minister. Reel 11, Hitler addresses youths at Post Stadium, workers at the Krupp munitions plant, and delegates at the Eighth Party Congress(1936), and reviews a military parade. Shows reoccupation of the Rhineland. Ribbentrop asserts Germany's faith in Hitler. Reel 12, Hitler lays a wreath commemorating the return of German soldiers killed in the Spanish Civil War and addresses a youth meeting and the Ninth Party Congress (1937). Reel 13, he speaks at the Reichstag on the Anschluss and reviews a military parade. Reel 14, he addresses the Tenth Party Congress (1938), and speaks on the Sudetenland. The Munich Pact is signed. Citizens of Sudetenland greet German soldiers. Reel 15, Hitler predicts Jewish annihilation (1939) and ridicules Pres. Roosevelt's plea to avoid aggression. He meets Pres. Hacha of Czechoslovakia and arrives in Czech Bohemia after it has been occupied by German troops. He and his troops are cheered in Memel. Goring speaks at the launching of the carrier Graf Zeppelin. Reel 16, Hitler attends the signing of the pact between Germany and Italy, reviews troops returned from the Spanish Civil War, and inspects West wall defenses. Reel 17, German troops fight in Danzig. Hitler arrives to accept the surrender. Tanks, cavalry, and infantry cross the Polish border. Goring discusses the invasion as scenes of the Luftwaffe are shown. Reel 18, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, and the Netherlands are invaded (1940). Hitler signs the armistice between Germany and France. Reel 19, Hitler visits the Krupp ammunition plant and welcomes delegates at the signing of the Germany-Italy-Japan alliance. Ribbentrop and others sign the agreement. Bulgaria joins the Axis (1941), Yugoslavia and Greece are invaded. Reel 20, Hitler meets with Henri Petain, Pierre Laval, and Francisco Franco in France. He declares war on the U.S. in a speech at the Reichstag. Heinrich Himmler visits a youth camp. Reel 21, Hitler and Mussolini confer at Berchtesgaden (1942). A Japanese submarine is welcomed at a German port. Ribbentrop signs a Germany-Japaneconomic pact (1943). Mussolini visits Germany after his rescue from U.S. captors. Reel 22, Hitler confers with leaders after

Collection

National Archives Collection of World War II War Crimes Records

Series

Motion Picture Films Used as Exhibits and Evidence at World War II War Crimes Trials