A transport ship carrying released German prisoners of war arrives at a Baltic Sea port during World War II. Crowds cheer the returning prisoners of war and throw flowers at them. Sailors perform the Nazi salute. Women and children waving bouquets of flowers. Prisoners of war crowd the deck of a ship with a Nazi flag. Nazi officials among the crowd welcoming the soldiers home from North Africa. Former prisoners of war disembark from ship one by one. They are holding bouquets given to them. Sign reads “Die heimat grüßt euch” (“Greetings from the homeland”). An Afrika Korps veteran soldier holding a bunch of flowers besides a smiling woman. Girls offering flowers to an Afrika Korps veteran smoking a pipe. Elderly women admire a young veteran. An Afrika Korps veteran cradling a kitten. A woman writes on a notebook at a table with paperwork processing the incoming soldiers. Stamps and wads of cash on the desk. A nurse and a German soldier together. The soldiers board a waiting railroad train. A woman gives a cup of beer to a soldier, through the train window. The soldier drinks it and smile. A soldier with a cast talking to his friend. Soldiers returning to Germany for rest. Railroad train cars filled with smiling, German soldiers who crowd at the windows and wave to family, friends, women and children crowding the train station platform to see them off. Crowds waving at the soldiers as the train leaves the train station.
One man torpedo boats racing across lake in Germany during World War II. Various torpedo boats operated by German Navy (Kriegsmarine) sailors. Water splash from boat. A Kriegsmarine torpedo boat operator jumps from the boat. View of the German Iron Cross military decoration. An officer of the Kriegsmarine is awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross or simply the Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz).
German military vehicle with four German soldiers sitting in it backs up to rear of open fuselage of a Gotha Go-242 transport glider in Germany during World War II. Rear view of military vehicle backing up as seen from Go-242 fuselage. A small truck towing the Go-242 right to left on a snowy airfield. The Go-242 is towed past the camera.
A group of 30 marching German soldiers enter the open fuselage of a Gotha Go-242 transport glider in Germany during World War II. Other soldiers push two hand-pushed ammunition trailers and one side-car motorcycle into the Go-242 aircraft parked on snow covered ground. View of the rear part of the Go-242 as its fuselage closes. Interior view of aircraft as all soldiers sitting on both sides of fuselage with motorcycle, ammunition trailers, and one anti-tank gun between them. In front can be seen the backs of the pilot and co-pilot of the Go-242. Rear view of Go-242 parked on snow-covered ground. The rear of fuselage is closed and through opening in the glass-covered rear, a soldier mans a heavy caliber machine gun. Machine guns protrude from two openings on each side of the fuselage and an opening on top of the fuselage is also seen. The Go-242 airborne over airfield after takeoff. Wheels and the undercarriage are seen dropping off from the Go-242 in flight.
A small truck towing a Gotha Go-242 transport glider from right to left over snow-cleared runway in Germany during World War II. A Junkers Ju-52 transport aircraft towing Go-242 over a snow-cleared runway. Both aircraft take off and fly low past camera after a short run. The undercarriage drops off from the Go-242. Front view of Junkers Ju-52 transport aircraft towing Go-242 taking off from runway.
German Junkers Ju-52 transport aircraft towing a Gotha Go-242 transport glider over a snow-cleared runway in Germany during World War II. Both take off as seen from camera placed in rear top turret of the Ju-52 towing the Go-242. Aerial, in-flight shots of the Go-242 glider taken from rear of the towing Ju-52. Interior shots of rear of the two pilots inside Go-242 glider cockpit. A Go-424 pilot demonstrates use or control wheel and movability of the pivoted instrument panel which can be swung from one side to other with pilot's foot. Go-242 releases toe line and continues to glide on its own power as seen from the rear camera of the Ju-52. View of gliding Go-242 from left to right. After a while three pair of spring skids are let out from-bottom of fuselage. Go-242 pilots as they pilot the glider. Two pilots at the nose section of the Go-242 glider. The nose section is half glass covered through which can be seen the two pilots. On top of nose is an opening through which a soldier climbs and shows a heavy caliber machine gun; another opening is on the right bottom side of nose where another opening is made for machine gun. One soldier demonstrating use of machine gun and a small rectangular opening just below pilot's seat where another soldier holds a light machine gun at the front section of Go-242 glider.
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