United States President John F. Kennedy arrives and enters Kurhaus (Kurhauspl. 1, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany) in Wiesbaden, Germany. Police controls spectators. Various dignitaries arriving at event. Inside, view of dignitaries at a party.
Formation of U.S. Army Air Force B-17 bombers over Emden, Germany, during World War 2. They are under fire by flak and German Luftwaffe fighters. B-17 belly gunner firing at attacking German fighter plane which explodes. Scene of a waist gunner firing from inside a B-17. Bombardier crouched over bombsight in nose of B-17. Bombs exploding on targets below. View from inside of bomb bay doors opening on a B-17. Bombs away view of bombs falling from open bomb bay. Scenes of smoke rising from explosions on ground. German aircraft being shot down. Aerial view of Emden, Germany. Several views of B-17s with bombs dropping from them. B-17 with Square B tail code of the 95th Bombardment Group. Black smoke from antiaircraft firing (flak). German fighters attacking B-17s. A new group of P-47 fighters arrive for aerial dogfights to protect the bombers. Waist gunner firing at enemy German aircraft. B-17 is hit by a German long-range antiaircraft rocket and explodes.
Carnival festival in Düsseldorf, Germany. People gather at the Burgplatz in old town Düsseldorf (Burgpl., 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany). The St. Lambertus Chuch is seen on the background. People waving various flags during a parade of floats. Men in costumes participate in the street parade. Gigantic papier-mâché effigies depicting cartoonish humans and animals decorate the floats. A large papier-mâché effigy of a bear rotates on a float. A mechanized effigy of a man drinking alcohol. Men dressed as the Michelin Man participate in the parade. Crowds watch the parade from sidewalk and terraces. Gypsy women dancing. Men feeding balls into the mouth of a mechanized effigy. An effigy of a dog with a “KOLN” collar. Men dressed in grass skirts. A band plays music. Large effigies on floats. A man on stilts carnival costume.
Congressional inspection of Displaced Persons Camp in Eschwege, Germany in the year after World War 2 ended in Germany. Congressman Frank L Chelf, Kentucky; consultant to congress man Walter M Basterdman and others along with press photographers visit the refugee camps. A herd of pigs inside one of the camps. The visiting party walks out of one of the camp and observe others. A crowd of people watch them. Dignitaries visit various houses and camps and talk to each other. A burnt Quonset hut in the camp.
A-4 missile of Germany is test fired from a range in Peenemunde in north east Germany. A meter shows readings. (World War II period).
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.
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