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).
Rocket mobile propulsion unit in Peenemunde Germany, in World War 2. Mobile propulsion unit come out from the assembly building at test stand 7. Different directional views of jet during fire-test. Smoke spreads all over from exhaust emissions.
Pipelines for rocket facilities in Peenemunde Germany during World War II. A ship docked in Germany. Pipes laying on the ship. Workers lay pipes in lines. Pipelines laid on ground by the river sides.
Scenes of construction of German rocket facilities in Peenemunde Germany during World War 2. Workers dig ground for pipelines. Views of construction site. Workers lay frames for pipes.
Views of construction site in Peenemunde Germany during World War 2. Houses seen near the sea. Ships in the sea. Huge derricks at the rocket program construction site.
Network of pillars, shades and sheets at the construction site in Peenemunde Germany for rocket facilities in World War 2. Workers climb up the derricks used in construction. A jeep moves across the road. Scenes of completed facilities.