GERMAN ENTRY INTO AUSTRIA Reel 4
Description
Reel 1 shows the German occupation of Austria in 1938. German motorized inf. cross the Austro-German border. Hitler rides in a motorcade through city streets, mounts a podium, and speaks as Austrians cheer. Children wave swastikas and cheer as German tanks roll through city streets. Reel 2, a German soldier lays a wreath for Austrian Nazis who died during Austrian political disturbances. Goring addresses a crowd in Vienna; German Army units parade; Jewish people rush to board a train as German planes roar overhead. Seyss-Inquart addresses a crowd as Himmler looks on. Reel 3, Berliners cheer the Anschluss. Hitler deplanes at Tempelhof airport on his return from Austria, rides in a motorcade through Berlin, is met by Goebbels and a Guard of Honor, and is showered with flowers by the populace. Reel 4 shows the Reichstag in session. Hitler addresses a crowd and inspects troops. Reel 5 shows a steeplechase and fashion show in Berlin. Hitler addresses the Reichstag and speaks to a crowd from a balcony as Goring looks on.
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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