1. Africa.
Loading ships bound for Africa in an Italian port.
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Loading wagons and locomotives.
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Ships of the Italian escort convoy at sea.
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Appearance of a British aircraft.
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Gunfire.
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Anti-aircraft guns firing.
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A downed British aircraft on fire.
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An Italian aircraft in the air.
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An Italian ship.
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Arrival at the port of destination.
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Special ferries deliver cargo to land.
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Unloading sheep, barrels of fuel, and other cargo.
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A truck leaves with its cargo.
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Unloading of a locomotive and carriages.
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The locomotive is placed on mobile tyres, on which it will be delivered to the
coastal railway station.
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The train with its cargo sets off for El Alamein.
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A caravan of camels passes by.
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The train is on its way along the Egyptian coastal railway.
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Provisions and other cargo are unloaded at one of the units.
Field Marshal Rommel, Field Marshal Kesselring and other officers discuss the
military situation.
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A car with pilots arrives, Captain Marseilles reports to Rommel that he has shot
down 168 aircraft to date.
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A souvenir photo.
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A German aircraft takes off (night shot).
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Flight to Alexandria, a powerful British fortress in the Nile Delta.
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Numerous ammunition depots in Alexandria are on fire (shot from the plane).
2. The Atlantic coast of Europe.
A Japanese submarine approaches a German naval base.
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During a joint naval operation, the countries that signed the Tripartite Naval
Pact came into contact with active
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During a joint naval operation, the countries that signed the Tripartite Naval
Pact came into contact with German submarines operating in Atlantic waters - the
‘wolf pack’.
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The crew on board.
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Meeting with Japanese allies.
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Commander-in-Chief of the German submarine fleet, Admiral Dönitz, visits
Japanese sailors.
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He inspects the formation.
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Presentation of flowers.
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Report of the captain of the Japanese submarine to Grand Admiral Raeder.
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The Japanese ship will undergo repairs in a German submarine bunker.
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Japanese submariners hold a solemn reception for their German comrades.
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Presentation of a souvenir: dolls in kimonos.
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Sports performances and games.
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Japanese wrestling.
3. The crew of a German submarine returns to their home port after a successful
voyage.
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The boat of Captain 3rd Rank Ernst Kals, who has sunk 16 merchant ships to date.
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Ernst Kals has been awarded the Knight's Cross.
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Another boat approaches the shore. Captain 3rd Rank Klaus Scholtz smiles among
the crew on deck. His achievements total 176,000 tonnes.
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He has been awarded the Knight's Cross with Oak Leaves.
4. USSR. Eastern Front.
Finnish airfield on the coast of the Arctic Ocean.
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In the German section.
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Preparing for the operation.
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Technicians carry shells on a trolley, one of which has the inscription:
Murmansk.
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Loading bombs.
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Machine gun belts are loaded for the aircraft's weapons.
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Pilots receive their assignments and check their watches.
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The planes take off.
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Destination: Murmansk.
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A real dog barks near the planes with a dog painted on them.
5. USSR. Murmansk region.
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Aircraft in the air, bombing of the Murmansk port.
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Fragments of combat with Soviet fighters, explosions.
6. USSR. In the Stalingrad region.
Flight unit, Focke-Wulf reconnaissance aircraft take off.
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View of Stalingrad.
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The observer pilot accurately determines the location of the enemy's defence
line.
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He puts the reconnaissance data in a case and throws it to the artillery
battery, where the data is marked on a map.
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German guns fire.
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Infantry on the approaches to Stalingrad, the city is surrounded on all sides.
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The only Soviet tank that managed to break through to the front line is
destroyed by a direct hit.
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German soldiers in a trench.
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Fierce tank battle on the approaches to Stalingrad.
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Tanks in the vicinity of the city.
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They are moving forward.
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The great battle for the city has turned into small skirmishes.
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Destroyed Soviet tanks.
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Burning houses.
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Charred stove pipes.
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German soldiers in Stalingrad.
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The city is shelled from aircraft and artillery.
7. USSR. Caucasian Front.
View of Mount Elbrus, camp of German mountain troops.
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Soldiers going about their daily business.
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A group of riflemen set off on their journey; they are in the mountains, walking
along mountain paths.
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Combat position at the top of the mountain; riflemen climb to the summit.
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Firefight with Soviet troops.
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Machine gun and mortar fire.
