1. Germany.
A day of mourning in Berlin, dedicated to the memory of soldiers who fell on the Eastern Front.
– The Führer arrives at the Arsenal building, where he is met by Göring.
– Adolf Hitler steps out of the car and greets Field Marshal Keitel, Rear Admiral Dönitz, Reichsführer-SS Himmler, Field Marshal von Bock and Field Marshal Milch.
– A solemn gathering.
– Adolf Hitler, Göring, Keitel and others are seated.
– A symphony orchestra performs Beethoven’s 7th Symphony.
– Adolf Hitler’s speech (narrated by the commentator) on the treacherous plans of Bolshevism and the merits of German soldiers.
– The Führer leaves the Arsenal building; on the steps, the Commandant of Berlin, Lieutenant General Paul von Hase, approaches him with a report.
– On the right flank, a guard of honour with 30 banners of the old army and navy and 30 new Wehrmacht banners.
– A military parade, with the Führer inspecting the ranks of soldiers and sailors.
– Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring.
– Adolf Hitler visits the pantheon tomb of the fallen heroes.
– Four recipients of the Knight’s Cross lay a wreath on behalf of the Führer in the pantheon.
– Bowed banners.
– Berliners with their arms outstretched in the German salute.
– The Führer greets the wounded and disabled veterans of the First and Second World Wars, shaking hands and speaking with them.
– Disabled veterans in wheelchairs.
– The ceremonial march of the honour guard company.
– Standard-bearers.
– Weapons of the Wehrmacht and sailors marching past.
– Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring reviewing the parade.
2. The Atlantic.
A German submarine in the northern part of the ocean during a storm.
– This submarine belongs to a flotilla deployed against a large British transport convoy.
– The crew on deck in waterproof overalls.
– Huge waves.
– The lookout.
– Alarm on the submarine.
– The crew take up their positions according to the battle station order.
– The crew’s actions.
– Diving.
– The commander observes through the periscope.
– The periscope is retracted.
– The submarine evades the enemy destroyer.
– A depth charge explosion.
– Damage to the electrical wiring.
– Assessing the damage.
– Restoring the electrical system.
– The commander at the periscope.
– The submarine fires a torpedo.
– The submarine surfaces.
– The sinking of an enemy vessel.
– A German submarine.
– The sinking of an enemy vessel.
3. Greece.
The deployment of additional Wehrmacht units to Greece.
– German tanks on the streets of Athens.
– Tanks.
– Artillery.
– Tanks and other military equipment being loaded for dispatch to the islands.
– A naval transport ship sets sail for the island of Crete.
– Escort destroyers.
– A German convoy at sea.
4. Crete.
A view of the island.
– Construction of coastal defences.
– A German artillery battery.
– An airfield.
– Pilots boarding an aeroplane.
– Aeroplanes taking off.
5. The USSR. The Battle of Kharkiv.
Tanks and motorised units of the Waffen-SS advance through the snow towards Kharkiv, where the Bolsheviks have taken up defensive positions.
– Tanks and motorised infantry launch an attack on one of the settlements near Kharkiv.
– A firefight ensues with Soviet troops.
– Tanks advance.
– Infantrymen carrying the German flag.
– A motorcyclist rides up to a tank and receives a parcel.
– Following a sudden thaw, the roads have turned into quagmires.
– Motorcycles ride along a waterlogged road.
– Anti-aircraft batteries are clearing the approaches to the city.
– German infantrymen on the attack.
– German troops storm the city from the north and east.
– Germans in the suburbs of Kharkiv.
– Scenes of street fighting.
– German machine-gunners and artillery are firing.
– Wounded Soviet soldiers in a barracks, abandoned by retreating Soviet units.
– The Germans in the city; soldiers resting after the battle, eating.
– Fritz Witt, recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and commander of a motorised regiment, talks to a scout in camouflage uniform whilst looking at a map.
– German tanks and infantry on the streets of Kharkiv.
– Soldiers march past the park’s fence.
– Street fighting continues throughout the day.
– Almost every house has to be stormed following artillery preparation.
– Burning buildings.
– Soldiers carry a wounded man on a stretcher; the wounded are taken to the medical unit through courtyards and over fences.
– The red flag is taken down from the sentry box.
– A gun fires. On 14 March, Kharkiv was recaptured.
– Luftwaffe bomber squadrons bombing the retreating Bolsheviks east of Kharkiv
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