The Curse Of The Swastika Reel 3 Of 4 (1940)

Propaganda film illustrating rise of Nazi party. Reel 3. Hitler visits Italy. Train pulling out of station with Hitler waving from a window. He lays a wreath on Italian war memorial. Building of the Siegfried Line. Soldiers and trains in underground fortresses. Guns are loaded with shells. Wireless operator. Air display. Cannons fired. Display of military power. German army on parade. Hitler salutes. He marches past his armies. Czechoslovakia: Nazi presence. Chamberlain flies to Germany to meet with Hitler. Military manoeuvres in Czechoslovakia. Chamberlain makes speech about European peace then climbs aboard a plane. Hitler at Godesburg (Godesberg). Newspaper presses. Crowds. Chamberlain returns to Britain. Czech people fleeing before the invasion. French troops called up. 10 Downing Street. Chamberlain makes speech. Newspaper headline: “Keep Calm and Dig“. People digging trenches and children having gas masks put on at gas mask fitting centre. Men queuing at army recruitm