Keywords: Dornberger-Axster-von Braun.gif Magnus von Braun two U S soldiers Walter Dornberger Herbert Axster Wernher von Braun http //www astronautix com/astros/linnberg htm Hans Lindenberg and Bernhard Tessmann after surrendering to the Allies in 1945 Titles and Captions in Published Books German rocketeers after they surrendered to the U S troops in Bavaria Left to right Major General Walter Dornberger Commander of the Army Peenemünde Center; Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Axster a former Berlin patent lawyer and chief of the military staff at Peenemünde; Wernher von Braun von Braun broke his arm in a car accident in March when his driver fell asleep at the wheel and the car crashed ; and Hans Lindenberg a combustion chamber specialist in Peenemünde and later in the Mittelwerk Photo by Technician Fifth Class Louis Wintraub U S Army Austria 3 May 1945 Photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration <ref name Gruntman> cite book Gruntman Mike Blazing The Trail The Early History Of Spacecraft And Rocketry p156 </ref> Major General Walter Dornberger left commander of the Peenemünde missile base with Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Axster Wernher von Braun with sling and Hans Lindenberg after they surrendered to U S Seventh Army troops May 3 1945 <ref name Hunt> cite book Hunt Linda Secret Agenda The United States Government Nazi Scientists and Project Paperclip 1945 to 1990 1991 St Martin's Press New York 0312055102 p148c NOTE Hans Lindenberg was an engineer at Mittlewerk p29 </ref> General Dornberger left and Wernher von Braun arm in cast from an auto accident after surrendering to American forces in 1945 <ref name Johnson> Stein and Day Ney York 0-8128-2858-5 p193 </ref> Dornberger on left and von Braun with cast on May 3 1945 at Reutte in the Austrian Tyrol shortly after they were taken by the units of the 44th Infantry Division U S Seventh Army <ref name McGovern> cite book McGovern J Crossbow and Overcast 1964 W Morrow New York p120d </ref> Smithsonian Institute Negative 77-11215 similar but with Stewart at left edge Dr Wernher von Braun then aged 33 suffering from an arm broken in a car accident centre 'surrenders' with his rocket team to the Americans at Reutte in May 1945 NASA http //assets cambridge org/052181/5959/sample/0521815959ws pdf The Moonlandings An Eyewitness Account; Reginald Turnill pdf In May 1945 many engineers and scientists who had worked at Peenemünde surrendered to American forces operating near Reutte Austria Shown here are left to right Charles L Stewart U S Counterintelligence Corps; Lt Col Herbert Axster a member of Gen Dornberger's staff; Dieter K Huzel; Wernher von Braun whose arm is in a cast after a car accident several months earlier ; Magnus von Braun; and Hans Lindberg S I Negative 77-11215 <ref name Kennedy> cite book Kennedy Gregory P Vengeance Weapon 2 The V-2 Guided Missile 1983 Smithsonian Institution Press Washington DC p55 </ref> Reutte Austria April 1945 Left to right Charles L Stewart Herbert Axster Dieter Huzel Wernher von Braun Hans Lindenmayr <ref name Ordway> cite book Ordway Frederick I III Sharpe Mitchell R The Rocket Team Apogee Books Space Series 36 1979 Thomas Y Crowell New York p78a NOTE Instead of Lindenberg Ordway Sharpe have used the surname of a different Peenemünde worker Hans Lindenmayr </ref> Dr Wernher von Braun surrenders to U S Army Counterintelligence persornel of the 44th Infantry Division in Ruette Bavaria on May 2 1945 Left to right are Charles Stewart CIC agent; Dr Herbert Axster; Dieter Huzel; Dr von Braun arm in cast ; Magnus von Braun brother ; and Hans Lindenberg http //ntrs nasa gov/search jsp R 954513 id 8 qs No 3D0 26N 3D48 Von Braun with arm in cast surrenders to the Americans at Reutte in May 1945 Left to right are Charles L Stewart U S counter-intelligence agent; Lt Col Herbert Axster attached to Gen Dornberger's staff; Dieter K Huzel; Wernher von Braun; Magnus von Braun; and Hans Lindenberg <ref name Huzel> Peenemünde to Canaveral 1962 Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs NJ NOTE After arriving in the third rocket group which left Fort Strong for El Paso on January 10 1946 Ordway p358 Hans Lindenberg unexpectedly died in Feb 1946http //www astronautix com/astros/linnberg htm from an ailment neglected during the War and is buried at Fort Bliss Huzel was in the fourth group that was informed of the death when they arrived at Fort Hunt VA from which they departed for El Paso on February 21 1946 Huzel pg 210 214 The fourth group was escorted by U S First Lieutenant Enno Hobbing and included scientists slated for Army Air Corps duty at Wright Field such as Dr Alexander Lippisch designer of the Me163 jet fighter and Dr T W Knacke a pioneer in the design of parachutes Ordway p358 </ref> 531328 1945-05-03 T5C LOUIS WEINTRAUB PD-USGov Wikipedia cropped version http //www dodmedia osd mil/DVIC_View/Still_Details cfm SDAN HDSN9902953 JPGPath /Assets/Still/1999/DoD/HD-SN-99-02953 JPG DVIC cropped version cite web http //www efour4ever com/44thdivision/vonbrauncapture html von Braun capture 44th Infantry Division en 44th Infantry Division United States 2007 HTML Battle history of the U S 44th Infantry Division in World War II Flume Creek Company Chapter Four Victory cite web http //www v2rocket com/start/chapters/backfire html Operation Backfire Tests at Cuxhaven T Dungan / Brothers Designs HTML The A-4/V-2 Resource Site V2Rocket com Chapter Operation Backfire cite book Gruntman Mike Blazing The Trail The Early History Of Spacecraft And Rocketry p156 http //books google com/books id 2XY9KXxF8OEC dq blazing+the+trail+the+early+history+of+spacecraft+and+rocketry pg PP1 ots gEC8wqf_oi sig sKUbCcRRzMRRbrgLctaWtdhCu6Y hl en prev http //www google com/search hl en q Blazing+The+Trail +The+Early+History+Of+Spacecraft+And+Rocketry btnG Search sa X oi print ct title cad one-book-with-thumbnail PPA156 M1 References and Notes reflist Magnus von Braun engineer 19450503 Wernher von Braun in 1945 19450503 Walter Dornberger 19450503 Herbert Axster 19450503 Hans Lindenberg 19450503 Bernhard Tessmann 19450503 World War II surrenders Arm in sling ImageNote 1 5 159 8 8 464 600 2 Magnus von Braun ImageNoteEnd 1 ImageNote 2 115 180 9 8 464 600 2 Walter Dornberger ImageNoteEnd 2 ImageNote 3 194 170 11 8 464 600 2 Herbert Axster ImageNoteEnd 3 ImageNote 4 248 165 8 8 464 600 2 Wernher von Braun ImageNoteEnd 4 ImageNote 5 344 167 10 8 464 600 2 Hans Lindenberg ImageNoteEnd 5 ImageNote 6 446 186 8 8 464 600 2 Bernhard Tessmann ImageNoteEnd 6 |