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Launch of German A-4/V-2 missile from Test Stand VII in Peenemunde,Germany, during World War II

Surface to surface A-4/V-2 missile of Germany being launched from Test Stand VII arena at Peenemunde in Germany, during World War 2. After being fired, the white and black missile moves upwards towards the sky above the water.

Date: 1943
Duration: 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675037445
Colonel from G-2 (Intelligence) briefs Commander, 29th Infantry Division, and his staff, during World War II

Major General Charles Gerhardt, Commanding General, U.S. 29th Infantry Division, with members of his staff, at their Headquarters in occupied Germany, during World War 2. He stands in front of a series of maps and discusses the status and plan for the Allied offensive in Germany since the securing of bridgeheads across the Ruhr River. A Colonel from G-2 (Intelligence) explains the enemy capabilities and other details to the officers. He also answers General Gerhardt's questions.

Date: 1945, February 24
Duration: 4 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037782
Dimensions of 4.2 inch mortar of United States

A film titled 'Army's newest mortar' Different parts and dimensions of United States 4.2 inch mortar are explained. Used for direct fire against stationary objects 4.2 inch mortar consists of a clamp, reaction chamber, fixed firing pin. Soldiers assemble the mortar. It is mounted on a tripod stand. Soldiers carry it in a machine gun cart. Trinitrotoluene (TNT) filled shells are fired from the mortar Rocket drivers are used for firing at low elevation areas whereas gravity fire is used for the areas at a higher elevation. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037795
Soldiers of United States 591st Engineering Corp return home from the European theater of war in World War 2

A newsreel titled '2,000,000th G. I, head for home' shows soldiers of United States Army 591st Engineering Corp head for home after 22 months from European theater of war. Charles Hudgins being presented a plaque by an officer as other soldiers look on, as Hudgins is the 2,000,000th soldier to return. American soldiers say goodbye to dear ones before embarking a ship at a European port. Second half of clip shifts subject matter, showing exterior views of the landscape and grounds of the Culzean Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland, then owned by the Kennedy family, who donated it in 1945 to the National Trust for Scotland, with the stipulation that the top floor apartment of the Castle would be offered to General Eisenhower for his use for the rest of his life (it was later nicknamed the "Scottish White House" by then President Eisenhower). Views of the castle grounds, walls, gates, defense cannons.

Date: 1945, December 13
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038060
Successful test flight of PV-2 helicopter at factory of P-V Engineering Forum, Inc. in Pennsylvania

Successful test flight of the PV-2 helicopter at facility of P-V Engineering Forum Inc. (later the Piasecki Co.) in Roxborough, Pennsylvania. Pilot assisted by a mechanic enters the cockpit. Pilot starts the engine and P-V2 lifts off. Helicopter is seen maneuvering making 360 degrees turns and hovering, all under good control of the pilot at all times.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038459
Soviet Russian P3-2 dive bomber aircraft takes off to bomb German positions.

Shows Soviet Army personnel of Air Force arming a Petlyakov Pe-2 bomber aircraft to attack a German position. Bomber armed and it takes off. View of Pilot in cockpit of airplane in flight. A track made in snow by a German tank. German positions bombed by the Pe-2 bomber. (World War II period).

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675039421