In the war-torn Soviet Union, Nazi conquest of Ukraine's wheat fields have led to breadlines which have now become commonplace with the populace facing starvation unless more food can be obtained.

New uses for food products included fat as a component for high explosives, apples to be turned into synthetic fuel and milk made into lubricating oil.

German scientists created other synthetic items including a soy substitute for meat, with the purpose of making the nation self-sufficient in food.

What is allowed, is doled out in grudging order by the Nazis, with the quislings and collaborators being fed first, while ordinary citizens wait their turn and Jews and the insane thrown scraps of what is left over.

Typical of the NFB's Second World War documentary short films in the Canada Carries On series, Food - Weapon of Conquest was made in cooperation with the Director of Public Information, Herbert Lash.

[4] Food - Weapon of Conquest was a compilation documentary that relied heavily on newsreel material including "enemy" footage, in order to provide the background to the dialogue.

[5] [Note 1] The deep baritone voice of stage actor Lorne Greene was featured in the narration of Food - Weapon of Conquest.