Paratroop training in the German army early during World War II. German Army paratroopers in training seen on a large field with parachutes, learning to stand and control an open parachute after landing. German Army troops marching and in drills for infantry training in addition to paratrooper duties. A column of German soldiers marching in formation. A view of several German soldiers goosestep march with very high steps in front of a parked Junkers Ju 52 aircraft on an airfield. Parachute trainers use different training methods and drills to prepare soldiers for jumping out of aircraft, descending on parachute, and landing safely on the ground.
Parachute manufacture for the German army early in World War II. Soldiers stand on the ground rolling parachutes. German women work inside a parachute factory. They stitch the parachutes with the help of a Dürkopp sewing machine. Men, including older or elderly men, inspect the parachutes to test that they are properly stitched. Workers also manufacture the other parts to be attached to the parachute. A Singer sewing machine is seen in use. A stamp of acceptance is given for the parachute after a rigorous inspection (stamp bears date 20 September 1938). A man selects a parachute backpack from a large stock of completed parachutes. A German airplane in flight. For testing purposes, a 400 pound mannequin dummy is attached to one of the parachutes and pushed out of the airplane. View of the mannequin descending to ground, attached to the test parachute.
Parachute training in the German army early during World War II. A German soldier stands wearing a parachute. An airplane parked on a field. They are taught proper landing techniques by the instructors. Soldiers lying on the ground wearing parachutes. Men packing the parachutes. Other men learn the parachute packing techniques. An airplane in flight. A soldiers jumps and lands with the help of a parachute. Via loudspeaker, the instructor tells him not to wriggle while descending. A German airplane parked on the airfield.
Parachute training in the German army during World War II. An airplane in flight. Newly trained German paratrooper soldiers jump out of the airplane. Close up views of German soldiers as they jump from aircraft. They descend towards the ground. Many parachutes open in the air as paratroopers descen. The parachute troops insignia. A German officer explains a model of an enemy town to the soldiers and a target demolition area. He explains a diagram on the board. They discuss a document.
Parachute training in the German army during World War II. Junkers Ju-52 airplanes parked on an airfield. Soldiers stand near the planes. A soldier salutes an officer. Paratroops board the aircraft. The Ju 52 airplanes take off from the airfield. The planes in flight. They fly in formation overhead. The soldiers jump out of the planes with parachutes. Close up views of them jumping from open door of aircraft, and aerial views of German paratroopers jumping. Aerial view of the soldiers descending. They land and quickly take off their parachute gear. They race to a gear parachute and open it to get rifles.
Paratrooper training in the German army during World War II. Paratrooper soldiers advance on a field. They lie in prone position. A soldier looks through binoculars. Other soldiers come forward and take a prone position with a MG 34 machine gun. One soldier loads a cartridge belt in the MG-34 and the other soldier fires it. Smoke in the foreground due to firing. Soldiers advance on the field amid smoke and explosions. View of machine gun being fired at dusk or near night, as seen from just behind the gunman, almost machine gun operator point of view.
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