Tonwoche №400 (1938)

Germany celebrates May 1st.

A panorama of blossoming trees.

A May Day rally of German youth at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

Banners with Nazi symbols hang.

Hitler's arrival at the rally, his drive past the stands and columns of jubilant youth.

Youth leader Baldur von Schirach reports to the Fuhrer.

Hitler and Goebbels walk up to the stand.

The word "Grossdeutschland" - "Greater Germany" - is formed from the spectators in the stands.

The anthem is played.

A festive meeting of cultural workers in the building of the Deutsche Oper.

Goebbels's speech to cultural workers about the achievements in this area under the leadership of the National Socialists.

Hitler and Leyla are in the government box.

Goebbels talks about Leni Riefenstahl's film "Olympia - Festival of the Nations", which was recognized by Hitler's propaganda as the best film of 1937/38 and was awarded the first film prize.

Close-up of Leni Riefenstahl in a box.

The prize for the best book is received by the publisher of the Austrian Hitler Youth poems "Song of the Faithful" Baldur von Schirach.

The prize for this book - 12 thousand marks - will be used to build a youth hostel in Austria.

Close-up of Schirach.

Hitler at a rally in the Lustgarten.

Footage of popular demonstrations.

Hitler drives through the crowd in a car, a motorcade of cars moves along the street, he drives through the Brandenburg Gate to the Lustgarten park.

Hitler with Goering and Goebbels walk through the crowd.

Women with children run up to the Fuhrer, bringing flowers.

Hitler's speech from the rostrum.

A view of columns with standards.

Standard-bearers march along the aisle.

Hitler's speech, retold by an announcer, about the unity of the workers of Germany and Austria and their gratitude to the German people and the National Socialist movement.

Rally in Lustgarten.

Close-ups of people's faces in the crowd.

Speech by the leader of the Austrian fascists, Konrad Henlein, expressing gratitude to the leader, Adolf Hitler.

The anthem is playing.

View through a huge eagle onto the crowd.

Hitler's trip to Italy.

A motorcade of cars with Hitler leaves the gates of the Reich Chancellery, heading to the station for a trip to Italy, crowds of people in the streets greet the Fuhrer.

Farewell to the Fuhrer at the station.

Hitler, Goering, and Keitel walk along the line of soldiers.

Goering delivers a farewell speech on behalf of the people.

Hitler, accompanied by Goering, Ribbentrop, and Goebbels, walks to the train car and looks out the window.

The train sets off.

The first stop is the Brennero station on the Italian border.

A crowd of people greets the distinguished guest.

Hitler walks along the guard of honor, with Himmler in his retinue.

Italian officers greet the Fuhrer.

A train moves through Italy.

Hitler looks out of the carriage window.

Houses decorated with fascist symbols.

Hess and Goebbels look out of the carriage window.

Goebbels signs autographs on handed-out sheets of paper.

On the platform of the Rome station, Hitler is met by Count Ciano and King Victor Emmanuel III. A motorcade of cars travels through the city at night, accompanied by cavalry.