Germany conducts Junkers Ju-52 flight and static tests (named as a “secret commando operation” from the German title card) in Peenemünde, Germany during World War II. German subtitles. Junkers 52 aircraft taxiing over open field in the Peenemünde-West test site. The transport plane towing a high-wing glider. The camera follows the Junkers 52 and the glider as the two aircraft take off.
Germany conducts static tests on the Junkers Ju-52 aircraft at the Peenemünde-West test site during World War II. Two medium sized Jato bottles on top of the Junkers 52 left wing ignite and throw behind a large stream of flame. The Junkers 52 aircraft stays stationary as static tests are being conducted to determine the thrust of the Jato units. The rear of the Junkers 52 transport plane shows the four Jato units, two on top of each wing. The Jato bottles ignite simultaneously. Smoke envelopes the surroundings. The four Jato bottles fire, throw out large flames behind. Jato bottles eventually burn out and flame disappears from the Jato outlets of the aircraft wings.
German flight tests on Junkers 52 transport aircraft in Peenemünde, Germany during World War II. A Junkers Ju-52 taxiing and then taking of in the Peenemünde-West .
Junkers 52 aircraft parked in open field in the Peenemünde-West test site during World War II. . A glider in tow behind the Ju-52. Both aircraft taxi and take off, slight smoke seen from JATO bottle assist.
The funeral of István Horthy, son of Hungarian Regent Admiral Miklós Horthy and World War II fighter pilot. View of the dome of the Hungarian Parliament Building (Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 1-3, 1055 Hungary) in Budapest. Pallbearers carry the coffin of István Horthy from a gun carriage. Sign bearing the name and coat of arms of István Horthy. Funeral procession of István Horthy. The coffin is taken inside the Hungarian Parliament Building. Banners with the Swastika, 'Adolf Hitler' and 'Benito Mussolini' in the flower arrangements. Prominent guests from Axis nations pay respects during the funeral. Nazi Germany Minister of Foreign Affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop and Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring attend the funeral in Budapest. Officers perform the Nazi salute. Men bring in a large funeral wreath with a royal monogram “VE” (Victor Emmanuel II of Italy). Count Gian Galeazzo Ciano conte di Cortellazzo, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, attend the funeral. Guests gather around the casket and the flower arrangements and honors for István Horthy. A military funeral parade with the coffin of István Horthy carried on a cannon carriage. Two women with their heads completely covered with black veil (probably Magdolna Purgly, wife of Admiral Miklós Horthy and Countess Ilona Edelsheim-Gyulai, widow of István Horthy) accompany Admiral Miklós Horthy as he trails behind the cannon carriage. A black flag on top of a building.
German Afrika Korps fly to Libya during the North African Campaign of World War II. An outline of the African continent with word “AFRIKA”. German Afrika Korps soldiers rest outside tents in Southern Greece. They receive mails. A shirtless German soldier hammers a Quadriga cutout on top of an arch into place. Afrika Korps soldiers fall in line and receive food supplies. A German soldier fills his canteen from water fountain. Troops carry supplies and move. Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft are parked on airfield. Afrika Korps soldiers load supplies into transport planes. Soldiers wearing life vests board the plane. Junkers Ju 52 transport plane takes off. German soldiers peer from the window onboard the aircraft. Soldiers cuddle a pet dog mascot they brought to the flight. Division title on uniform sleeve reads “AFRIKA KORPS”. Afrika Korps soldiers rest during the flight. Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft landing in Libya. Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft cockpit bears the Coat of Arms of Berlin. Pilot in the cockpit. German Afrika Korps in desert uniform climb out of the plane. Two aircraft flying over a makeshift arch. Sign on arch reads “15000 hinsatz”. Afrika Korps troops carry an engine. Soldiers smoke cigarettes. Axis soldiers march to El Alamein, Egypt. An Italian Royal Air Force plane is parked behind. Fighter planes in the sky. A pilot jumps down from a German fighter plane. Axis pilots talking to one another. A pilot stencils a kill mark. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel confers with General Albert Kesselring. Italian Field Marshal Count Ugo Cavallero gets out of his car, meets Rommel and Kesselring. Italian General Ettore Bastico joins Cavallero, Rommel and Kesselring.
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