Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm
In the final days of World War II, the advancing Allied armies captured a large number of documents from the German and Japanese governments. These documents were taken to various sites in Europe and the United States for evaluation and appraisal. Those documents considered valuable were microfilmed for preservation.
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Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm
Identifier
NASM.XXXX.0408
Processing Information
Described and encoded by Paul Silbermann, 2019.
Date
1945-1946
Provenance
United States Navy?, unknown, unknown, XXXX.0408, unknown
Extent
7 Microfilm reels
Summary
Collection of microfilmed translations of captured German documents mainly relating to supersonic research, swept-back wings, jet-propulsion, patents, explosives, ballistics, missiles, compressors, and other aeronautical subjects.
Restrictions
No restrictions on access
Abbreviations
AAF -- [United States] Army Air Forces ADRC -- Air Document Research Center, USSTAF (later T-2) AEL -- Aeronautical Engine Laboratory, Bureau of Aeronautics, United States Navy ATSC -- Air Technical Service Command, United States Army Air Forces AVA Göttingen -- Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt Göttingen E.V. BuAer -- Bureau of Aeronautics, United States Navy BuOrd -- Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy BuShips -- Bureau of Ships, United States Navy DAL -- Deutsche Akademie für Luftfahrtforschung [German Academy for Aeronautical Research] DFS -- Deutsche Forschungsanstalt für Segelflug "Ernst Udet" [Ernst Udet German Glider Research Institute] DVL -- Deutsche Versuchsanstalt für Luftfahrt E.V. [German Avaition Research Institute] FB -- Forschungsbericht [Research Report] FKFS -- Forschungsinstitut für Kraftfahrwesen und Fahrzeugmotoren Stuttgart [Research Institute of Automotive Engineering and Vehicle Engines Stuttgart] GDV -- Gasdynamische Versuchsanstalt [Gas Dynamics Research Institute] HVP -- Heeres Versuchsanstalt Peenemünde [Army Experimental Institute, Peenemünde] KWIS -- Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut für Strömungsforschung [Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Flow Research] LFA -- Luftfahrtforschungsanstalt Hermann Göring E.V. [Hermann Göring Aviation Research Institute] NAA -- North American Aviation NavOrd -- Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy NavShips -- Bureau of Ships, United States Navy NOL -- Naval Ordnance Laboratory, United States Navy ONI -- Office of Naval Intelligence, United States Navy RLM -- Reichs Luftfahrtministerium (Aviation Ministry) UM -- Untersuchungen und Mitteilungen [Investigations and Communications] USSTAF -- United States Strategic and Tactical Air Forces, United States Army Air Forces VDE -- Verband Deutscher Elektrotechniker [Association of German Electrical Engineers] VDM -- Vereingte Deutsche Metallwerke WAC -- Wright Aeronautical Corporation WVA -- Wasserbau-Versuchsanstalt [Hydraulics Research Institute] ZWB -- Zentrale für wissenschaftliches Berichtswesen der Luftfahrtforschung des Generalluftzeugmeisters [Central Office for Scientific Reporting of Aviation Research]
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Microfilm reels
Microfilms
Arrangement
Documents are filmed in Army Air Forces Air Technical Services Command (AAF ATSC) Translation File Number order. Files numbers are in the form "CGD-#".
Scope and Contents
This collection is an incomplete set of microfilmed translations of captured German documents mainly relating to supersonic research, swept-back wings, jet-propulsion, patents, explosives, ballistics, missiles, compressors, and other aeronautical subjects. This set contains rolls 1, 3-4, 6, 8-9, and 14. Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.
Genre/Form
Microfilms
Rights
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic
Jet propulsion
Airplanes -- Wings, Swept-back
Aerodynamics, supersonic
Airplanes -- Germany
Aeronautics
Aeronautics, Military
World War, 1939-1945
Citation
Captured German Aeronautical Documents (CGD) Microfilm, Acc. XXXX.0408, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Archival Repository
National Air and Space Museum Archives
