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Animation shows trajectory of A-4 missile and compares it with that of a heavy artillery shell in Peenemunde, Germany.
An animated illustration of a graph shows distances on both axes in Peenemunde, Germany. Illustration shows A-4 missile launch and then go down in the Baltic Sea. A point shows end of the deflection of missile. Dots shows path of missile. Missile in flight. Animated map shows missile launch. Statistical calculations.
Johannes Winkler and test of liquid fuel HW-2 rocket on beach near Danzig
Dr.Johannes Winkler, rocket pioneer and his HW2 liquid fueled rocket. Winkler and his staff standing in front of the Hw2 rocket, conversing, at the Konigsberg fairgrounds in 1932. Dr. Winkler explaining his rocket to interested visitors at the fairgrounds. Closeup of Dr. Winkler as he speaks. View of the launch site where spectators are gathered at the Vistula Spit near Danzig (Gdansk) Poland, on the Baltic Sea. Winkler and his assistant on the sand beach,fueling the rocket with liquid methane. The rocket team checks meteorlogical conditions. Winkler being interviewed by a reporter. while Winkler continues the interview, his assistant, on a ladder, begins fueling the rocket with liquid oxygen. Winkler inspects it after fueling. The staff places the nose cone over the rocket. Technician in white coat checks ignition, as German naval officers and other officers and officials stand nearby. Winkler opens flush door in rocket and places something inside. German still camera men and a cinematographer, wearing army helmets, prepare to record the event. Another photographer takes refuge in a trench on the sands. At launch, the rocket lurches upward, and falls to the ground, where it burns. Winkler's staff throw sand on it to put out the fire. Winkler and staff examining the wreckage to determine the reason for the explosion (rather than smooth burning of fuel). Dr.Winkler making notes. Winkler and assistant examining fuel containers and ignition wires.
Passengers aboard a Rhine River steamer in Germany.
Passengers aboard a Rhine River steamer in Germany. Tourists watch the scenes along the Rhine River. Passengers dining onboard. View of the Wertheim Castle (Schloßgasse 11, 97877 Wertheim, Germany) in Baden-Württemberg. Ferry transport carries men and vehicles across the lake. Ship captain steers ship’s wheel. Passenger ships underway in the Rhine. A town near Lake Constance in Germany. A train heading for Scandinavia leaves Lake Constance. A Seedienst Ostpreußen ferry sailing the Baltic Sea to the German exclave of East Prussia.
German Naval (Kriegsmarine) submarines at a home port and heading to sea
Opening scene shows German sailors gathered around two naval officers on a dock. One is in a dark uniform with dark hat. The other is in working uniform and a white hat. He renders traditional hand salute. View from further away shows many sailors and a couple of officers crowded together on a wooden pier, and shifts to reveal sailors lined up formally on the deck of a submarine tied to the pier. Sailors are gathered informally on the deck of another submarine in the background. A closeup from below shows officers saluting from the bridge of the first submarine. Sailors wave their hats from a pier next to a large docked ship, as the submarine sails away into the harbor. Change of scene shows submarine cruising on the surface passing a camera on another boat (unseen). Views of a surface warship with sun in background obscured by mist. Submarine seen submerging. Closeup of sailor using a signal lamp on a submarine. A submarine and surface warship signalling each other with lamps. A submarine cruising on the surface is passed by a warplane at low altitude. Scene shifts again to two submarines cruising on the surface side by side. Glimpses of wakes churned up from some surface vessels.
The march to U.S. involvement in World War II, during 1940-41.
Presidential Palace in Havana. U.S. Secretary of State, Cordell Hull speaking at the Havana Conference. Flags of Nations attending. Franklin Roosevelt, on May 16, 1940, telling congress to mobilize for national defense. Airplane and engine factories and manufacturing plants. Navy ships being built. U.S. sailors and marines on parade. U.S. soldiers training with mock weapons. Flour bag "bombs" hitting a U.S. Army tank M2. Army trucks labeled "tanks." U.S. Army tanks M3. Empty "Adelphi" brand beer cans used for training. National Guard units Nationalized. President Roosevelt reading first draft numbers under the Selective Service Act. New recruits getting draft notices and physical exams. New soldiers in boot camp. German Ju 87 and Dornier 17 bombers taking off. Animated map showing German air attacks against Britain. View of radio broadcaster Edward R. Murrow in studio as he is describing the "Blitz" from London. German He 111 bomber aircraft in flight during blitz bombing of London, England, United Kingdom. British antiaircraft guns firing. London citizens in underground bomb shelter. British Fire brigades directing water hoses on burning buildings. British warships at sea. U.S. Destroyers transferred to Britain. British Prime Minister Churchill assigning military base rights to the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Berle. Brandenburg Gate and German, Italian, and Japanese flags flying in Berlin on September 27, 1940 Hitler greeting Italian Galleazzo Ciano, and Japanese representative Saburo Kurusu. Signing of Berlin Pact. London civilian citizens resting in underground air raid shelters, while the relentless bombing goes on. American Charles Lindbergh talks to an audience and says Britain is losing the war. Next scene shows Wendell Wilkie saying Britain will win the war. British people cleaning up after a blitz bombing run. Polls showing increased American support for Britain.
Fishermen make fishing net to dry in sun and they construct a ship in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Activities of fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts. A tourist couple in a 1940s car as they look at landscapes of the city. Car stops in front of a house. A woman rings a door bell. Boats and ship at harbor. The couple and the car in the foreground. Sailboat at sea. Sign: 'North Sea' and 'South Sea' on boats. Fishermen mend fising nets and make fishing nets dry in sun. Women packs boxes of fish filets and place them on conveyor belt in a fish packaging factory or cannery. Men of Gloucester construct a ship. After construction is completed, the new fishing boat named "Benjamin C." slides down the way into the harbor waters. U.S. flag on the ship. Christians gather as Catholic Archbishop of Boston, Richard Cushing, leads a religious service on the docks to bless the fishermen.
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