View of the "Olympic Village" during the 1972 Summer Olympics. Athletes, in civilian clothes, walk about in the garden walkways of the village, where they are housed. A small banner, labeled USA, hangs from one apartment balcony. Another,larger banner, reads: "U.S.A. Cycling. Track-Road Olympic Team. Its great to be part of the best. Go Harder."The banner is topped with 4 small American flags.
United States officers, Polish officers and freed slave laborers standing near graves of two U.S. aviators. The officers discussing amongst themselves. The aviators are alleged to have been beaten to death by the Germans. German civilians under guidance of U.S. Grave Registration group. They remove bodies for autopsy purposes. Men carrying the burned body of an aviator on stretcher and place it into ambulance.
Opening scene shows the Monument to the Battle of the Nations erected in Leipzig, in 1913, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the epic battle of Leipzig, and the defeat of Napoleon by a coalition of allies arrayed against the French. Notable are images of Teutonic knights standing guard around the upper periphery of the monument. Closeup of the base of the monument and entranceway. Some signs of war damage are visible. Camera pans upward. An American soldier is seen in lower left foreground, manning an M45 Browning .50 caliber Quadmount anti-aircraft gun. Camera continues to pan over details of the monument. (World War 2; WWII; WW2)
Sign atop building identifying town as Berchtesgaden. View of town square with tall snow-covered Alps mountain in background. U.S. paratroopers patrol the street. A White spade symbol on their steel helmets indicates that they are members of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. One carrys belt ammunition around his neck. They each carry weapons of various kinds.
German A-4 ballistic missile also known as V-2 rocket almost topples over during launch, but then corrects its flight path successfully. Snow covered area in the background. Missile on launch pad as billows of smoke rise.
German A-4 Missile (also termed V-2 rocket) on a launch pad ready for launch from Peenemunde rocket research and test center during World War 2. Puff of smoke rises from rocket tail and rocket / missile lifts off, fire emits from tail. Missile in flight. Missile descends. Gauge in lower right of image depicts measurements while rocket is in flight..
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