Von Braun the Nazi and Von Braun the Walt Disney Presenter
August 27th, 2008 1 comment link to (permalink) posted by david
The fact that the US space program was kicked off by a Nazi who was let off because he was useful was made famous by Tom Lehrer. However the comparison between these two films rams the point home.
At top is color film from 1944 showing Von Braun as a Nazi, testing the V2.
And a Walt Disney space series from 1955, where Von Braun himself talks about space rockets.
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Walt Disney’s: Education For Death | Smashing Telly - A hand picked TV channel : Jan 22, 2009 at 4:06 am
[...] Disney’s adaptation of Education for Death, the making of a Nazi, is a fascinating piece of wartime propaganda. Convincing enough and expertly made, although a few years years later Disney hired a senior Nazi as one of their presenters. [...]