116th Cavalry Regiment, 12th Armored Division, XXI Corps, Seventh US Army move toward Weilheim in Oberbayern during World War 2. Burning farmhouses in Bavarian countryside. German soldiers run across a field, raising their hands to surrender. At Werdenfelser barracks ( Oflag VII-A ) POW camp for Polish Army officers, Polish prisoners wave their hands to welcome United States troops. United States soldiers enter prison camp gate. Behind barbed wire wall, Polish prisoners greet US troops. German soldiers with raised hands, running from camp. Corpses of two executed SS men, Colonel Max Teichmann and Captain Widmann (some sources claim one body is that of Ernst Otto Fick) shot at approx. 3 pm that day by U.S. 1st Tank Division forces as they attempted to leave Murnau. United States Army vehicles enter Murnau Germany.
German Nazi Major General Alfred Petray surrenders his garrison to United States soldiers at Werdenfelser barracks ( Oflag VII-A ) in Murnau Germany during World War 2. Two German soldiers wearing Red Cross armbands survey gathered German troops. German soldiers stand in formation during surrender of their garrison. Major General Alfred Petray, in full uniform, with a defeated expression. German soldiers are seen with varying age groups. German soldier holding a white sheet as a sign of surrender. United States soldier speaks with Major General Alfred Petray.
United States soldiers cross a mined river in Germany during World War 2. German prisoners assist small group of US infantrymen in crossing the river. A United States soldier directs a military vehicle to park. Soldiers cross a bridge. Two United States soldiers into brush at side of road to hide. German locals meet United States soldiers arriving in Murnau am Staffelsee, in the Oberbayern Region of Bavaria, Germany. United States soldiers follow a tank inside Murnau am Staffelsee. In the Murnau am Staffelsee town square, United States infantrymen apprehend more German prisoners.
United States Army Sherman M4 tanks and other military vehicles move across Bavarian countryside during World War 2. POV moving down road as the tanks go through the Oberbayern region of Bavaria. The Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, can be seen from afar. Some United States soldiers walking nearby.
Civilian use of radar in the United States post World War 2. View of New York Municipal Airport, later La Guardia, control tower and terminal. A TWA Lockheed C-69 Constellation taxiing as another plane descends. Ships sailing in harbor. Speeding train pulled by Pennsylvania Railroad class GG1 electric locomotive. A circular crt display showing radar activity and approaching storm front. A hurricane in America. Scientists study radar in Evans Signal Laboratory, located in Camp Evans, New Jersey. Entrance of the Evans Signal Laboratory. A large radar antenna. Radar oscilloscope display shows signal received from the moon.
A GB-4 glide bomb in a hanger, suspended from the ceiling. A robot bomb, possibly V-1, launching from a catapult ramp. A United States Air Force bomber drops GB-4 glide bomb during World War II. United States army air men use a television screen with radar system to direct the GB-4 glide bomb to its target. POV view target via GB-4 glide bomb camera. GB-4 glide bomb seen at ground level gliding to target and exploding. United States soldiers preparing a V-2 rocket for launch in the desert in the United States. Men working on radar system. V-2 firing room engineer gives the "go" signal for launch. V-2 rocket lift off in the desert. Scientists in radar control room at Fort Evans. Soldiers at controls of early field radar control system. Large radar console with circular CRT display. A United States soldier repairs radar console. Various types of radar antennas and dishes moving while in operation.
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