Von Braun's Bicycle Surrender
About this episode
Werner von Braun, 1945, Peenemünde. Von Braun sought a ceasefire deal for his rocket engineers, documented in intercepted Allied communications, hoping to keep them from Soviet capture while advancing German technology.
Research sources for this film
- The United States Army | Redstone Arsenal Historical Information
- Wernher von Braun
- Wernher von Braun - New World Encyclopedia
- f NRO APPROVED FOR RELEASE 1 JULY 2015 HANDLE V
- INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
- Wernher von Braun and the Nazis | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
- INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT
- TECHNOLOGIES OF INTELLIGENCE AND THEIR RELATION TO
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