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 video:
00:51 - NSDAP rally on Harvest Day, Berlin Sportpalast, German Reich, 1942.
Massive rally of the NSDAP on Harvest Day in the Berlin Sportpalast. Hermann Göring and Reich Minister Dr. Goebbels arrive to Berlin Sportpalast. State Secretary Backe greets the Reich Marshal and announces the awarding of high honors to distinguished men of German agriculture. Kurt Leffler and Ernst Ritter receive the Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross. Hermann Göring gives a speech. The Reich Marshal inspects the front of the Honor Battalion.
03:17 - Food shipment from occupied Eastern territories, German Reich, 1942.
Food transport from the occupied eastern territories arrived in Berlin. Soldiers unload the transport train and load boxes with food supplies onto the trucks. Animated presentation comparing food rations in 1917 and 1942. Report about improvement in nutritional situation of the German people. That was very often at cost of people from occupied territories, that had to gave away most of their crops to Germans.
07:04 - Caucasus Front/Operation "Fall Blau" (Case Blue), Soviet Union, 1942.
German mountain troops advancing through the valleys. Men of the Reich Labor Service direct the traffic. A transport column brings supplies and field mail to the soldiers in mountain positions. German Gebirgsjäger heavily loaded with equipment begin the ascent to the highest fighting positions.
09:14 - Fighting position on Elbrus Mountains, Soviet Union, 1942.
Mountain infantry observe the terrain through binoculars on their defensive positions. A Soviet shock force attack German positions. Knight's Cross recipient Sergeant Johann Bauer on the observation post. The enemy attack collapses under concentric fire from the surrounding pass and summit positions. The surviving Bolsheviks are taken prisoner. In August 1942, the German Wehrmacht, specifically units from the 1st Mountain Division, occupied the area surrounding Mount Elbrus. A detachment of German mountain troops, led by Captain Heinz Groth, reached the summit and planted the Nazi flag. When Hitler learned of the summiting of Elbrus, he reportedly considered it a "stunt" and threatened to court-martial the general who ordered the feat.
10:46 - The Battle of Stalingrad, southern sector of the Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1942.
Anti-aircraft artillery (Flak 8.8 cm) fighting against Bolshevik tanks which are advancing in heavy formations. Stukas and fighter planes pounce on the enemy with devastating force. The battlefield north of Stalingrad largely littered with destroyed Soviet tanks. Assault guns (StuG III Ausf. A) are advancing into the northern part of the city. Scenes show destroyed building in the Stalingrad. The Knight's Cross is awarded to Oberwachtmeister Karl Pfreundtner. Karl Pfreundtner and his crew standing in front of their StuG III Ausf. F.
14:41 - Northern sector of the Eastern Front, Leningrad area, 1942.
Heavy artillery hammers the enemy divisions South of Lake Ladoga. A briefing at a Panzer battalion. Tanks and assault guns drive ever new wedges into the enemy. Scene show Panzer II Ausf. J advancing. The infantry clears out the individual pockets of resistance. Enemy low-flying aircraft attack Germans.
17:51 - Southeast of Lake Ilmen, Soviet Union, 1942.
An artillery observation balloon is released. Army and Waffen SS forces attack the Soviets in the Lake Ilmen area. Waffen SS soldiers in trenches shortly before the assault. Waves of German troops break through Soviet defensive lines. The Bolsheviks surrender themselves in small groups.
22:02 - Luftwaffe operations, Soviet Union, 1942.
A squadron of He-111 fighter aircraft taking off to attack Bolshevik supply lines and reserves far behind the enemy front. Soviet transport trains are bombed. High-explosive and incendiary bombs are dropped on an important transportation hub, fuel depot, supply roads and armaments factory.
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-nr.-632-14-october-1942_202508
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/6238/684213
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWX-5hkWHZ8
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