Simulation of an A-4 missile launch, in Peenemunde, Germany during World War 2. The missile is towed out to the test field in front of test stand 5 on a vehicle. Men gather near the missile. The missile is raised.
Simulation of handling for the launch of an A-4 missile in Peenemunde, Germany during World War 2. The missile is towed around the huge test stand No 5. Bicycles outside a building. Trees in the area. The missile is carried near a beach in front of test stand 5. It is raised for simulated test firing. Men look at the missile.
Technicians working on German A-4 missile, at Peenemunde Rocket Centre in Ostvorpommern, Germany, during World War 2. Wartime art painted on the missile shows a pig with wings. Another painting shows a woman riding a rocket, labeled "V4" through a crescent moon and stars. Workers stand on long ladders reaching to the top of the missile.
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).
U.S. ships near Tarawa in the Pacific Ocean during World War 2. Destroyer USS Frazier, DD-607, painted in Measure 21 Navy Blue camouflage, comes along side a transport. The USS Frazier's line is attached to the ship. Mail being transferred from the Frazier to the other ship. A convoy underway at sea. A line attached from the destroyer to other vessel.
Traffic and other conditions in New York during World War II. Vehicular traffic on a street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Aerial view of the vehicular traffic. A poster outside a gas station reads: 'Sorry No Gas. Don't blame us. Blame Hitler'. Wide view of 5th Avenue in New York City with Flatiron Building (Fuller building) in distance. Cars are seen being prepared for long term storage, covered, and stored in garages because of gas shortage and few people using cars. A traffic policeman stands near a guard post near a tunnel entrance. A sign board reads: 'Lane Closed'. Very little traffic is seen anywhere. Neon lights on the Manhattan skyline skyscraper buildings including Times Square at night. Lights with World War 2 wartime blackout conditions. Aerial view of the buildings during a blackout with very few dim lights. Woman in grocery store market loading many soup cans into her basket before in a pre-war scene. Woman at cash register ringing up the purchase. Contrasting scene with a sign on a stack of food cans that says "Only one to a customer" during wartime food rationing. Consumers use ration books for food. Close-up view of ration book. Narrator explains ration book system, including Ration Book One and Ration Book Two. Women home makers in kitchens opening pantry and taking inventory of what items they have. Long line of people outside a building to get a ration book. People inside, mostly women and some young children, submitting paper work and receiving ration books. A young boy and then a woman are seen buying food items from a grocer shop using ration books or coupons. People buy vegetables at a market. Delivery boy at a residence door dropping off groceries and receiving ration stamps. A cartoon caricature of Axis leaders Mussolini, Hitler, and Hirohito with labels "Fatso, Ratso, and Japso" for the three leaders, respectively. Wooden cases loaded onto a ship in a harbor.
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