1. Plot summary.
A police officer arrives at the flat and points out that the blackout measures are inadequate.
– The flat’s occupant tries to argue with the officer, but the officer proves his point.
– He explains the importance of blackout measures and urges everyone to take the matter seriously.
2. ‘Scenes of the Homeland’.
The city of Ulm.
– Soldiers on leave on an excursion.
– Ancient streets and buildings, the town hall.
– The famous Münster Cathedral.
3. The English Channel coast.
Construction of new concrete berths for German submarines off the French coast.
– Scenes from the massive construction site, workers.
– The nearly completed berth.
– A German submarine returning to harbour from a combat mission.
– Captain Mergen, his combat merits.
– The belated presentation of Christmas presents to the crew.
– An Italian submarine.
– The captain and crew are greeted by their colleagues.
– Traces of enemy shelling.
– Italian sailors on board the submarine.
4. Western Mediterranean.
Landing of Italian troops on the island of Corsica.
– Italian motorised columns and motorcyclists moving through the streets of Ajaccio.
– Italian units occupy former French coastal fortifications.
5. North Africa.
Panorama of the city of Tunis.
– General von Arnim with officers at a meeting.
– German tanks advancing southwards.
– German tanks in a local village.
– A crowd of locals welcoming the German troops.
– Arab women and children.
– Germans buying food.
– Children near the tanks.
– Distribution of souvenirs.
– The march continues; vehicles heading towards the Atlas Mountains; vehicles on the motorway.
– Conversation with local residents.
– Shelling of British outposts.
6. Caucasus Front.
German sappers at work.
– Fighting in the forest.
– Flamethrower operations to destroy Soviet pillboxes.
7. Central sector of the Eastern Front.
Retreat of German troops.
– German infantry and supply convoys moving through the snow.
– A soldier with a dog.
– General Model inspecting new positions; he talks to machine-gunners.
– Devastated Soviet positions, destroyed equipment, corpses of Soviet soldiers.
– Changing of the guard among the Germans on the front line; soldiers descend into the trenches.
– The relieved soldiers engage in a firefight with Soviet units.
– A German sniper.
– German artillery begins a barrage.
– Grenadiers and sappers take up their starting positions for the attack.
– The German advance under fire from Soviet artillery.
– The unit reaches the Soviet trenches.
– A bunker explodes.
– German infantrymen in action.
– Soviet prisoners of war.
– German aircraft attack Soviet positions.
– Bombs are dropped on a settlement where a concentration of Soviet combat forces and equipment has been detected.
– Explosions.
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