Views of the rocket launching inclined rail or track. Man working to place a V-1 launcher with rollers onto the rail assembly in Germany. Views of launcher and rollers up close as it is moved slowly along the rails. (World War 2 period)
Test launchings in Germany of V-1 rocket during World War 2. Technicians working on the launch rail. Men hoist launcher onto launch rail. A man pushes the launcher with a long rod. Right rear and right side views of V-1 rocket launches off inclined rail and out over the water. View of partially built rocket hangar in foreground as rocket flies out over water.
Fi103 flying bomb for test launchings in Germany. Views of launch track and its systems. Right side view of track as V-1 dummy missile launches from the track and quickly lands in the water. Fi103 body with no wings mounted on the launching stand and fire comes out from exhaust area with technicians standing nearby observing. View from left side of track with man waving arms as Fi103 dummy launches and falls, bouncing on the ice and snow on the waterway beyond the launch ramp. (World War II period).
Response of the German people to the appeal for winter clothing and skis for German soldiers on the Eastern front. A large crowd of German people on a street in Germany outside a donation station. Inside the donation station, a woman holds warm fur coats in her arms. Woman volunteers collect and organize the woolens donated by civilians. A man removes his coat and hands it over to a German soldier while others await their turn in a line. Many citizens hand over woolens and skis and ski poles to the soldiers. Some exchange nazi salutes as they give donations. Famous German World Cup skier Christl Cranz is seen donating her skis and shaking hands with the collection worker. Large number of boots collected. The clothes and equipment are loaded onto trucks by German troops and then into trains to be taken to the troops on the Eastern Front. A soldier closes the railroad car door after the car is filled with skis. (World War II period).
German Propaganda Minister, Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels addresses a Nazi party gathering in Germany. Nazi party members and soldiers in a huge stadium. They give the Nazi salute. Nazi flags all around. Goebbels arrives and is led through the crowd by officers and soldiers. He acknowledges the crowd and takes his place on stage. Officers and soldiers seated on stage. Goebbels begins his speech. He talks about the Allied assault on Europe, V-1 bombs and their use against England. He praises Adolf Hitler and the German people. The people laugh and applaud during the address. (World War II period).
Fuhrer Adolf Hitler reviews SA torchlight parade in Germany. Hitler and other Nazi officials, including: Goering, Hess, and Goebels, in a balcony. Stormtroopers ("Brownshirts") march with Nazi flags. Leaders in the balcony give the Nazi salute. A military band plays. Hitler, flanked by Goering and Hess, in the balcony.
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