- Country: USA
- Genres: Drama, History, Short
- Release: 1943-04-22
- Director: Edward L. Cahn
- Writers: Karl Kamb , John C. Higgins
- Language: English
- Stars: Lewis Stone (I) (1879–1953) , Frank Reicher , George Lynn , Frederick Giermann , George Hoagland , Otto Reichow , Ray Spiker , Wilhelm von Brincken
- Runtime: 22 min
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
- AKA: Plan for Destruction (United States of America) , Plan for Destruction , Crime Does Not Pay No.39: Plan for Destruction (United States of America)
- Plot: Narrated by Lewis Stone, this 1943 MGM production looks at the roots of Nazi Germany's drive for geographic expansion. The roots of Hitler's drive for world domination is attributed to the ideas of Prof. Karl Ernst Haushofer, once a General in the German army who was humiliated and blamed, along with others of his class, for the outcomes of World War I. His theory, known as Geopolitik, posited that Germany's central location in Europe made it ideal to dominate Europe and provide a counter-balance to the British naval domination of the seas. With Hitler coming to power, Haushofer became part of Hitler's government and had even greater influence.
- IMDB:tt0036268
Plan for Destruction Cast · · · ALL
Edward L. Cahn
Director
Lewis Stone
(I)
(1879–1953)
Commentator
Frank Reicher
Karl Ernst Haushofer
George Lynn
Rudolf Hess
Frederick Giermann
Nazi Radio Announcer