Various weapons and ammunition found inside a bunker in the Siegfried Line in Nazi Germany. Camera shows neatly-arranged rifles, artillery, artillery shells, and cannons inside a bunker. Long lines of light infantry artillery in storage including Pak 36 (Panzerabwehrkanone 36) is a 3.7 cm caliber German anti-tank guns and German le IG G18 75mm infantry support guns. Rows of cannons in storage and many shells. Sign says “Sechsscharten Turm” (German: “Six-slot tower”). German solders pull chains to lift armament up from storage. Soldier push a rail cart full of artillery shells into an elevator after track signal changes to indicate entrance clear. German soldiers aim artillery with cannon in foreground inside bunker. POV aiming cannon from inside German bunker through pillbox embrasure to outside. Various German artillery pieces moving into aiming position through embrasure as seen from outside bunker pillboxes. German soldiers marching into a bunker. View of Dragon's teeth tank barriers arranged on the Siegfried Line.
German Nazi soldiers ride underground railroad small gauge train cars inside bunker tunnel in the Siegfried Line in western Germany before World War II. Other German soldiers march alongside soldiers in rail cars. Soldiers enter an elevator while others take stairs alongside. Elevator door closes and soldiers seen rising to upper bunker areas. POV inside bunker elevator as it passes German troops on stairs. Bunker door sign reads “Unterk. Räume," which is German for "sub spaces," German soldiers smoke cigarettes and socialize together inside a dormitory room in the bunker.
Title card says “Erprobungsstelle der Luftwaffe Peenemünde- West” (“Test site of the Peenemünde-West air force” in English). “Flakzielgerät 76 V99 Schnittaufnahmen 4.8. 1943 HK” (“Anti-aircraft target device 76 V99 cut recordings 4.8. 1943 HK” in English). A V-1 rocket, also known as a buzz bomb or doodlebug, on a launch ramp in Germany during World War 2. The Argus engine on the V-1 fires up, but the rocket fails to launch from the ramp.
Title card saying “Erprobungsstelle der Luftwaffe Karlshagen” (“Test site of the Air Force Karlshagen” in English). “Flakzielgerät 76 Trick 3.1. 1944” (“Anti-aircraft target device 76 trick 3.1.1944” in English). Animation demonstrating the parts- such as the engine (Triebwerk), tail unit (Leitwerk), wings (Tragflächen) and odometer (Wegmesser)- of a V-1 rocket, an early cruise missile developed in Germany during World War 2. Animation demonstrating cut away parts and the inside parts of a V-1 rocket in German.
Title card saying “Flakzielgerät 76 Trickaufnahmen Argus 11. 12. 1943 HK” (“Flak target device 76 trick shots Argus 11.12.1943 HK” in English). An Illustration showing the parts of the Argus engine of the V-1 rocket, an early cruise missile developed in Germany during World War 2, with the parts named in German. Animation demonstrates how the pulse-jet action works on the Argus jet engine.
Title card says “Erprobungsstelle der Luftwaffe Karlshagen” (“Test site of the Air Force Karlshagen” in English). “Flakzielgerät 76 Trick 5.1. 1944” (“Anti-aircraft target device 76 trick 5.1.1944” in English). Animation demonstrating how a V-1 rocket, an early cruise missile developed in Germany during World War 2, is launched from a launching catapult ramp. Sectional view of launch ramp, also known as a Walter catapult. Piston for the launch ramp is installed. V-1 rocket is attached to ramp. Cross sectional view of ramp shows hydrogen peroxide (T-Stoff) mixing with sodium permanganate (Z-Stoff) to produce the steam for launch. The steam pushes against the piston to propel V-1 up the ramp. Piston falls away after launch. V-1 animation shows configuration for launch from an airplane. V-1 attached to bottom of plane ready for launch.
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