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Various war scenes showing Soviet counteroffensive against German forces during Battle of Stalingrad (WW2)
Battle scenes outside the snow covered city of Stalingrad, Russia, Soviet Union, as Soviet forces attack German forces that had encircled the city. Aerial view of Soviet Sukhoi Su-2 light bomber aircraft as it releases bombs on Nazi German positions. Soviet soldiers on the ground using flame throwers against German positions. Three Soviet RF-8 (GAZ-98) Aerosled (aircraft engine powered ice sled) are seen racing by camera position over snow covered terrain. Large batteries of Katyusha rocket launchers fire rockets toward German positions. Soviet soldiers advancing across open fields. Map depicting how Axis power was squeezed in early 1943 and defeated by the Soviet forces that had encircled it during Operation Uranus in late November 1942. Scenes of ruined city of Stalingrad from bombing in World War 2. A soviet soldier covers an artillery gun barrel after it fires a last shot in February 1943. Powerful sceneshowing bombed out Stalingrad buildings and one large building on fire, with a lifesize outdoor art sculpture of happy Soviet children playing in a circle in the foreground. Soviet civilians greet and embrace the defending Soviet soldiers and fly a Soviet flag. Group of German soldiers waving a white flag emerge from a blockhouse and surrender as prisoners of war to Soviet soldiers. Contingent of senior German generals and officers under Friedrich Paulus are seen during surrender, including General Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach. General Arthur Schmidt, General Maximilian von Daniels, and General Edler von Daniel.
Fritz von Opel's rocket-powered car OPEL RAK 2 sets speed record in 1928 at famous AVUS race track in Berlin
Before the eyes of 3000 invited guests, the Opel RAK 2, Fritz von Opel's rocket car, set a speed record in 1928 at Berlin's AVUS race track. The Opel RAK 2 managed a top speed of 238 km/h with the help of 24 solid-fuel rockets packed with 120 kilograms of fuel. Fritz von Opel chose the high-speed AVUS track in Berlin because the company's racetrack was not engineered for speeds over 140 km/h. Men fix rocket boosters on the car. The car moves at a high speed. It releases large amount of smoke as it moves. Crowd watches the car. Photographers take pictures.
Johannes Winkler and test of liquid fuel HW-2 rocket on beach near Danzig
Dr.Johannes Winkler, rocket pioneer and his HW2 liquid fueled rocket. Winkler and his staff standing in front of the Hw2 rocket, conversing, at the Konigsberg fairgrounds in 1932. Dr. Winkler explaining his rocket to interested visitors at the fairgrounds. Closeup of Dr. Winkler as he speaks. View of the launch site where spectators are gathered at the Vistula Spit near Danzig (Gdansk) Poland, on the Baltic Sea. Winkler and his assistant on the sand beach,fueling the rocket with liquid methane. The rocket team checks meteorlogical conditions. Winkler being interviewed by a reporter. while Winkler continues the interview, his assistant, on a ladder, begins fueling the rocket with liquid oxygen. Winkler inspects it after fueling. The staff places the nose cone over the rocket. Technician in white coat checks ignition, as German naval officers and other officers and officials stand nearby. Winkler opens flush door in rocket and places something inside. German still camera men and a cinematographer, wearing army helmets, prepare to record the event. Another photographer takes refuge in a trench on the sands. At launch, the rocket lurches upward, and falls to the ground, where it burns. Winkler's staff throw sand on it to put out the fire. Winkler and staff examining the wreckage to determine the reason for the explosion (rather than smooth burning of fuel). Dr.Winkler making notes. Winkler and assistant examining fuel containers and ignition wires.
American float plane OS2U catapulted from battleship and bombardment at San Fernando Beach in Philippines.
American float plane OS2U catapulted and bombardment at San Fernando Beach in Philippines. Funeral services aboard USS Mississippi (BB-41) for casualties of USS Ommaney Bay (CVE-79), which had been struck by Japanese kamikaze aircraft. OS2U aircraft catapulted from battleship. Smoke column rises from bombardment at San Fernando Beach. (World War II period).
Recruitment of Civilians for Chinese Peoples Army during 2nd Sino-Japanese war. First All-volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) formed by Claire Chennault
Events in 2nd Sino-Japanese War covering late 1930's through 1943 in World War 2 Scene opens with two Chinese army buglers sounding a call. Next, a line of recruits is seen marching on a field. Chinese officers sit at a table with civilian officials. A Huge crowd of army volunteers are seated, each holding a small white flag. Two more buglers sounding a call. Crowd of recruits move through a gate. Northern Chinese soldiers in fur hats march. Recruits are shown from the East and West of China. Recruits in formation. Bugler sounding a call. Chinese cavalrymen joining the army. More scenes of Chinese people joining together to fight the Japanese. Recruits engaged in close order drill and physical training. Uniformed soldiers in helmets, performing Calisthenics with rifles. Platoons of Chinese soldiers practicing marching and tactical maneuvers. Chinese youth training as first aid workers, carrying stretchers and learning first aid techniques. Chinese women in uniform marching with rifles. A Chinese girl kneels down behind a Maxim machine gun, as an officer instructs and other girls sit around in a group. Glimpse of girls training with rifles on an outdoor firing range. Claire Lee Chennault and his American "Flying Tigers" pilots and P-40 airplanes at an airfield. The American flag flying from a flagpole behind them. Pilots scrambling to their aircraft. Chenneult, now a U.S.A.A.F Major General, commander of 14th Air Force in China, in seen congratulating Chinese army aviators. He is accompanied by a Chinese Air Force General. Behind them is parked a B-24 Liberator bomber of the 308th Bombardment Group. A Chinese Nationalist P-40 with tiger teeth logo on air intake, starts its engine and taxis out for takeoff. View from cockpit of a P-40 pursuing and shooting down a Japanese Nakajima Ki-27 aircraft. Chinese soldiers in precision drills at a garrison.
Celebration of the Liberation of Paris, and Americans returning to college, farms, and work after World War 2
Exterior views of United Nations headquarters building in New York City. World map showing NATO member countries shaded dark. Series of shots of American voting in elections, with views of American citizens entering voting booths and placing ballots in voting boxes. Distant view of U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC with an American flag flying in the foreground. Following Presidential election of 1952, Dwight D Eisenhower takes oath of office as President in January 1953, surrounded by other dignitaries at Eisenhower's inauguration. Scenes from end of World War 2 with U.S. Army forces in Paris and happy celebrating French people welcoming the U.S. military and other Allied forces. Close up view of faces of U.S. Army troops marching beside Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Parisians cheer and smile. A French woman kisses an American soldier. Aerial view of Statue of Liberty in New York as a troop ship is arriving in New York Harbor with soldiers returning from World War 2. Soldiers disembark the troop carrier ship. Cunard sign on gang plank. Young American men enrolled in American colleges. A college square area. Inside, a professor instructs college students in class. American students work in a University science laboratory with beakers, vials, burners, and microscope. Young veterans of the war who have returned to be farmers are seen on their farms working. American farmer works in field with a tractor. Views of various church buildings and church spires in American towns and cities. American men,women and children in church and clergy at altar circa 1950.
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