Experiments with rocket propulsion units in night in Peenemunde, Germany. A light on top of static test stand in Peenemunde. A vertically raised platform, the frame support of the mounting units at the stand. The propulsion unit on the support is fired. A jet of fire appears at the tail end on the unit. It releases smoke. (World War II period).
Scenes from Peenemunde Rocket Development Center in Peenemünde, Usedom, Nazi Germany. A V-2 rocket (A4) erected on a platform. Officials in discussion near the rocket. Sign "Keine Einfahrt" (No Entry) near the rocket site. A man works near the nose of the rocket, standing on a motile lift. A man holds a pipe to pass fuel from a container to the rocket. A hose pipe on ground. View of the surrounding missile test area
V-2 Rocket (A4) test launch scene at night at Peenemunde Rocket Development Center in Peenemünde, Usedom, Nazi Germany. V-2 rocket ignition at night. Flames light the test site area. Area surrounding launch pad appears to catch fire. View shifts to an area with flames rising; no rocket seen....possibly following its explosion. Huge flames arise. (World War II period).
Day test launch of a V-2 (also known as A4) rocket at the Peenemunde Rocket Development Center in Peenemünde, Usedom, Nazi Germany during World War 2. V-2 rocket high in flight. Smoke trail. A piece appears to break off the rocket. The piece and the larger rocket fall from the sky and crash into the ground or sea in the distance.
Day launch of a V-2 test rocket from Peenemunde Rocket Development Center in Peenemünde, Usedom, Nazi Germany, during World War 2. Close view of camouflage painted rocket at ignition and liftoff from test stand. Trees seen close by the launch area as the V-2 rocket (A4) soars into the sky. Camera tracks its progress high into the air.
Preparations for the launch of an A-4 missile in Peenemunde, Germany during World War 2. German military officers and engineers near the missile in the test area. Technicians check the missile on a launching platform. Walther Thiel (in glasses) Deputy Director of the Peenemunde facility, pulls out a document that he and another civilian discuss with several uniformed German officers. View of launch control clocks for minutes and seconds. the second hand begins to move in a countdown. (Note: Walther Thiel was killed on the night of Aug 18 , 1943, during British Air raid - Operation Hydra, the first allied air strike in the "Crossbow" operations against German special weapons and research).
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