Manufacturing of German weapons in Germany during World War 2. Opening scene shows steam and smoke rising from a German industrial complex in 1941. Inside the plant, men and women are at work in arms manufacture. A woman rides on a traveling crane, moving a large steel wheel suspended by a chain. Another woman operates a grinder from which sparks fly. A woman welder uses a torch on slabs of steel and another removes parts from a machine press. An array of new rifles moves past the camera, revealing men fitting barrels into rifle stocks. Closeup of a worker examining a rifle stock for symmetry. A man in protective clothing uses a long pole near a steel furnace. Bessemer-type furnaces emit flames as they are charged with oxygen. Caldrons filled with molten steel move while suspended below an overhead conveyer. A machinist turns the nose section of a large shell. A man uses white tape to tie finished munitions for shipment. Men working on several 122mm field pieces and others working on a line of 88mm anti-aircraft guns. Camera pans over assortment of shiny finished artillery shells. A container is raised up from an annealing operation. Men tend others where flame can be seen. Many workers walk in unison to a row of Junkers JU-88 aircraft fuselages. A 1,340 Junkers Jumo 211J twelve-cylinder engine for one is seen moving on an overhead conveyer. Assembled and painted Ju-88s are rolled through a hangar. One sits at the door of the hangar. A production line of Panzer tanks in various stages of completion. One moves through the plant on an overhead conveyer.
Different types of high explosive bombs are shown in a Soviet civil defense film from World War 2. Bombs of different sizes are shown in a room. A Soviet specialist shows and discusses the bombs. A German Heinkel He 111 bomber aircraft in flight. The hand of a pilot at the controls, releasing bombs. A bomb explodes destroying a dwelling.
Soviet World War 2 film about various incendiary bombs. Several different types are displayed with their markings. Brief view of a German Heinkel He 111 bomber, followed by closeup of an incendiary bomb igniting in an enclosure. It burns with great intensity.
Soviet World War 2 civil defense clip about chemical bombs. A variety of aerial chemical bombs are shown. Each is marked with a cross. View of a German He 111 bomber. Bombs being dropped from a bomber. Bombs striking several targets and raising smoke and fumes.
Soviet Air defenses in World War 2. Thumbnail of a barrage balloon superimposed on an animated illustration of a Soviet city. Various aircraft sensing devices plotted on the illustration. Animated view of German Heinkel He 111 bomber in flight. Illustrated Soviet industrial or military buildings with defense positions highlighted. View of Soviet citizens inside an air raid shelter. Women looking for food supplies. Men dressing in fire fighting uniforms. Animation of antiaircraft guns firing at a German airplane illuminated by searchlights.Citizens in shelters reacting to exploding bombs. They rush outside to render aid to injured and search for survivors. Ambulances respond. Workers begin cleanup.
Soviet information about coping with incendiary bombs during World War 2. Views of Soviet city under bombing attack. Spotters on roofs. Antiaircraft guns firing and searchlights illuminating attacking German airplane. Incendiary bombs fall in several places. A man picks on up and throws it outside on the grounds where it burns without damaging the building. Others shown coping with incendiary bombs. One person throws it into a tub of water with bad result. Citizens are advised not to use water on incendiary bombs. Men shown using a special fire extinguishers on incendiary bombs.One man throws a bomb into a furnace and closes the door.
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