A German ballistic missile A-4 being launched during tests in Peenemunde, Germany during World War II. An A-4 missile at a launch pad. Billows of smoke rise up. The missile lifts off emitting a fiery flare. It descends leaving behind a vapor trail.
A German ballistic missile A-4 being launched during tests in Peenemunde, Germany during World War II. Billows of smoke rise up. A A-4 missile lifts off emitting a fiery flare. The missile lifts off with a smoke cloud on the ground.
Opening slate says, "Hindenburg's former troops vow loyalty." German President Paul Von Hindenburg in Berlin, Germany. Civilians gather to watch a parade. German soldiers being lined up. President Hindenburg reviews the Reichswehr troops. Troops march as Hindenburg and other officers salute. Troops march past the reviewing officers. Timeframe is near end of Weimar Republic, as the Nazi Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) were gaining prominence.
An underground tunnel in Berlin, Germany. An apartment in East Berlin near the Berlin Wall. “Heidelberger Str.” Street sign behind the Berlin Wall. A sign reads 'You are leaving the American sector' at Checkpoint Charlie. An underground tunnel leading to West Berlin where Heinz Jercha was shot dead for helping East Berliners escape. Underground tunnel at Heidelberger Strasse 75 at the sector border between Berlin-Treptow and Berlin-Neukölln. The East Berlin police find a stairway leading to the tunnel. A woman walks out of a door. Berlin Wall separating East and West Berlin.
A wild sow with her piglets graze in the Doberitzer Heide forest to the west of Berlin, Germany. Close view of wild piglets in forest. A wild boar spooks the wild sow and piglets. Wild sow nurses piglets in forest.
German villagers’ recruitment as laborers to work on Siegfried Line defense fortification. German villagers from the Rhineland-Palatinate area march out of town, most likely Saarlouis, Germany, given sign on street noting distances to Trier and Saarbrücken. German men board buses bearing signs in German that read, "Baugesellschaft C. Hallenbach, Berlin" (C. Hallenbach Construction Company, Berlin) Two young men smile and peer from their bus window. Men from all over German work on the Siegfried Line, march in the countryside. German men, holding spades, march past dragon's teeth tank barriers on their way to work on the Siegfried Line. Laborers march with spades in countryside amid mounds of soil.
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