Die Deutsche Wochenschau is the title of the unified newsreel series released in the cinemas of Nazi Germany from June 1940 until the end of World War II, with the final edition issued on 22 March 1945. The co-ordinated newsreel production was set up as a vital instrument for the mass distribution of Nazi propaganda at war.
In this Die Deutsche Wochenschau:
00:00-00:38 - Intro
00:39-02:45 - Fifth German War Championship: Dresden Sports Club vs Lufftwaffe Sports Club Hamburg, German Reich, 1944.
Armament industry workers and soldiers in the stands watch final match of the fifth German War Championship. Dresden Sports Club wins with Luftwaffe Sports Club Hamburg with result of the match 4:0.
02:46-04:16 - Speech by French Minister of Information Henriot, Berlin, German Reich, 1944.
French Minister of Information Philippe Henriot gave a speech in front of thousands workers from France, and call for collaboration between France and Germany. He express his dedication to Adolf Hitler and to fight against Bolshevism. Philippe Henriot (7 January 1889 – 28 June 1944) was a French poet, journalist, politician, and Nazi collaborator who served as Secretary of State for Information and Propaganda for Vichy France.
04:17-07:59 - Ritterkreuzträger recipient Willy Apitz tells about the battle experience, German Reich, 1944. During the autumn of 1943 Obergefreiter Apitz found himself engaged in his Division’s heavy defensive combat along the Lower Dnieper front between the Nikopol and Cherson bridgeheads. In this time, while he was serving as a radio operator at a forward observation post, all of his comrades were killed during a large-scale Soviet attack. When the Soviets proceeded to launch a renewed thrust with tanks and infantry, Apitz decided to personally direct the fire of his attached artillery even though he had no training in this role. However, despite being all alone, he managed to fulfill this role effectively and direct devastating artillery fire onto the attacking Soviet forces.
08:00-09:44 - German soldiers take a rest on the rear positions, Soviet Union, 1944.
Soldiers are allowed to take a rest in the newly build rest village behind the lines.
09:45-12:19 - Defence battle against advancing Allied troops, Italian Front, north of Rome, Italy, 1944.
German troops hold the positions north of Rome to slow down Allied forces advance. German soldiers in defence fight against advancing enemy troops. Soldiers use mortars (5 cm Granatwerfer 36), machine guns (MG-42) and anti-tank guns (7.5 cm Pak 40). Scene shows American soldiers taken prisoner. German heavy artillery (17 cm Kanone 18) provide fire support to cover retreating troops. AA-gun in fight against British/American fighter planes.
12:20-19:20 - Western Front, Operation Overlord, Normandy, France, 1944.
Corvette Captain Hoffmann, commander of torpedo boat flotilla recive the Ritterkreuz, as the first Ritterkreuzträger of the Invasion Front. Second Knight's Cross of the Invasion Front is awarded to Corvette Captain Rall. Coastal batteries fight the approaching enemy ships in the area of the Seine Bay at the mouth of the Orne. German anti-aircraft batteries in fight with attacking Allied fighter-bombers formations. Scenes show city of Caen destroyed by Anglo-American air raids. French civilian population is forced to live in caves underground in harsh conditions. German infantry and assault guns deployed to repel a larger enemy advance, to prevent expanding the beachhead. AA-gun (2 cm FlaK 30) is used in ground combat. Scene shows destroyed American glider and dead soldiers. Ritterkreuzträger Georg Scholze and Joachim Barth from Panzer-Lehr-Division during counter-attack. Captured Allied soldiers on the march into the camps. Award ceremony for young SS Hitlerjugend soldiers by Regimentskommandeur Wilhelm Mohnke. German soldiers carry out flank attack, with the support of self-propelled artillery.
19:21-19:32 - Outro
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-german-weekly-news-nr.-720-21-june-1944
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/3962/699755
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-DzDJmt5F8
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