Tonwoche №398 (1938)

USA. Troop maneuvers in the United States to demonstrate their readiness for war.

Airplanes flying, tanks driving, motorized artillery.

A tank driving toward the camera.

Infantry attack.

Tanks crossing a river.

Soldiers running along footbridges.

Guns firing.

Tracer bullets glow in the dark.

Germany.

Bicycle race from Berlin to Leipzig, 145 km.

Close-ups of wheels and pedals.

Racers’ faces.

Falls on the track.

The finish.

A racer carries a bicycle.

Germany.

View from a car racing over rough terrain.

Testing new vehicles at a permanent proving ground in Rüsselsheim.

USA. Car racing in Jersey.

Car collisions on the track.

A car flips over, people run toward it.

France.

Unsuccessful flight of the French pilot Doré in a glider over the Pyrenees.

View from an airplane of a hovering glider and the ground below.

A glider hovers over the snow-capped mountains.

A rescue team finds the wreckage of a glider in the forest, and leads the wounded Dore by the arms.

Germany.

Celebrating the Fuhrer's birthday.

A military orchestra plays near the Reich Chancellery building, Hitler stands in the doorway, listening to the orchestra.

A motorcade of cars drives along the city streets, enthusiastic crowds greet the Fuhrer.

Columns of soldiers on the square.

A parade of troops in front of Hitler at the Pantheon.

Guests, diplomats, generals, and Goebbels are in the stands.

Goering and Admiral Raeder stand next to Hitler.

Sailors march, mechanized artillery and horse artillery ride by.

A military orchestra on horseback.

Drummers beat out a drum roll.

A motorcade of cars moves along Unter den Linden to the Reich Chancellery.

Hitler goes out onto the balcony.

The crowd congratulates the Fuhrer in chorus.