A group of passengers waiting to go on board the American ocean liner SS Washington, standing at the port of Le Verdon Sur Mer, Bordeaux France. Passengers leaving France shortly before its fall to Nazi Germany are shown inspected for passport and searched before boarding. A car being hoisted onto the ship. View of the clock tower and loading areas at the port of Le Verdon Sur Mer (subsequently destroyed by Nazi Germany later in the war, in November 1944). Captain Manning standing on the bridge. View of ship SS Washington pulling away from dock. June 1940.
U.S. heavy artillery gun crew fires a self-propelled 155mm gun on M40 (T83) carriage. during Korean war. Multiple rapid firing of the gun. Crew members stripped to the waist. Some hold their ears, during firing. Brief scene of U.S. soldiers riding on top of a Tank destroyer moving through water.
Troops of the Republic of Korea (ROK) during the Korean War. ROK soldiers marching along a road in full field gear with rifles and backpacks. They scramble through rough terrain with natural foliage on their helmets and packs, as camouflage. Shells seen bursting in the air with smoke descending. ROK troops firing recoilless weapon and shells seen striking distant targets. An ROK machine gun nest, with crew firing. Numerous artillery shells seen bursting on targets.
A-5 Missile takes off at Greifswalder Oie in Ostvorpommern, Germany, during World War 2. Missile launches into the air. Missile cover and equipment in background. Aerial view of terrain, showing corn crops in the region.
V- (A-4) rocket takes off from wooded area at Peenemunde Rocket Centre in Ostvorpommern, Germany, during World War 2. Rocket rises cleanly with well-defined burning gas jet at its tail. Test and tracking equipment seen positioned near the launch pad. The missile continues its flight until out of sight.
A-4 missile on launch pad at Peenemunde Rocket Centre in Ostvorpommern, Germany, during World War 2. Launch pad is surrounded by trees. The rocket ignites and then fires fully. The missile rises and accelerates smoothly, continuing its ascent until almost out of sight, when it begins to generate a contrail (water vapor condensation trail) which makes patterns in the sky as it is buffeted by winds aloft.
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