Overview of Germany, the German character, and lust for conquest

Overview of Germany, the German character, and lust for conquest 

Overview of Germany, the German character, and lust for conquest 

US propaganda film about"The German personalit" and its national psyche and history. Reel 1 shows panoramic views of the German countryside, its people, music, schools, offices, and factories ('a modern, educated, musical, industrious nation'); dead and living victims of Nazi concentration camps; crematoria, gas chambers, victims' clothing, and articles made of human skin; and victims of Nazi atrocities in Rome, Lublin, Belgium, and Malmedy. Describes the lack of democracy in medieval Germanic states through World Wars I and II focusing on an ideal German soldier named Karl Schmidt. Shows German"lust for conques" with troops marching during World Wars I and II in contrast to US freedoms, equal rights, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.