Opening scene shows large numbers of U.S. Army soldiers taken prisoners in the final German counter offensive of World War 2, known as the Battle of the Ardennes or Battle of the Bulge. German photographer concentrates on African American soldiers in the group, with closeups of many, juxtaposing them with closeups of German soldiers. A German Panzer IV tank passes a hillside where many American prisoners are seated on the ground. A horse-drawn wagon and a Panzer III tank pass the hillside, and then the American prisoners are herded, under guard toward the road below. Scene shifts to German soldiers sharing captured American foods and cigarettes. Several German soldiers in camouflage uniforms. One carries an M34 machine gun with a circular magazine. A dozen German soldiers are seen crowded atop a tank. A tiger II tank (Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B) drives through a village. Closeup of crewmen on a tank. One rides astride the gun barrel. Another mans a machine gun. Closeup of another machine gunner atop a tank. Several more Tiger II tanks moving through the village.
German Heinkel He 111 on tarmac. Heinkel He 111 in flight drops a Henschel Hs 293 radio controlled glide bomb during World War 2. Camera follows Hs 293 trajectory. Very distant view of another glide bomb being dropped and slowly descending before exploding and bouncing off of water.
View of an disassembled R11 260 engine during World War 2. Men assemble the R11 260 engine before hauling it to a Heinkel He 111 bomber. Men attach the R11 260 engine to the bottom of a Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb on the Heinkel He 111. Plane launches the Hs 293 glide bomb, powered by the R11 260 engine. Camera follows the trajectory of the shooting Hs 293 glide bomb before ground target. A different plane launches an Hs 294 glide bomb, also powered by the R11 260 engine.
Title card reads “Schleuder für flakzielgerät 76” (“slingshot for anti-aircraft target 76 (FZG-76)” in English). View of a V-1 “flying bomb” Walter catapult rocket launching ramp during World War 2. Men inserting piston into the V-1 Walter catapult. V-1 rocket launches from the ramp.
Title card says “Geheime Kommandosache” (“secret commando operation” in English). “Erprobungsstelle der Luftwaffe Karlshagen” (“Test site of the Air Force Karlshagen” in English). “Flakzielgerät 76 Schnittautnahmen 14.10.1943” (“Anti-aircraft target device 76 cut recordings 10/14/1943” in English). Close up of V-1 glide bomb Argus pulse jet engine. Disassembly shows various components of the intake on the Argus engine, including the crucial spring controlled flap valve system, designed to close after each pulse of the engine.
Title card says “Geheime Kommandosache” (“Secret commando operation” in English). “Erprobungsstelle der Luftwaffe Peenemünde- West” (“Test site of the Peenemünde-West air force” in English). “Flakzielgerät 76 Schnittautnahmen 11.1.1944” (“Anti-aircraft target device 76 cut recordings 01/11/1944” in English). A World War II V-1 glide bomb launch as viewed from immediately behind launch ramp. Views of Walter catapult ramp used to launch the buzz bomb. Close up of Argus pulse jet engine starting and running, with intake flap valve system closing between pulses. Close up of spring actuated launch controller.
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