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:
00:44 - State funeral ceremony of Marshal Rommel, German Reich, October 14, 1944.
Scenes show archival footages of commander of the Afrika Korps, Marshal Rommel. German people bid farewell to one of their bravest generals on a state funeral ceremony in Ulm's town hall. Field Marshal von Rundstedt lays the Führer's wreath after his memorial speech.
02:26 - Retreat of German troops in Finland, Finland/Soviet Union, 1944.
Finish refugees load their personal belongings into a transport train. Finish farmers with their cattle run away from incoming Soviet forces. The withdrawal of German soldiers in Finland continues to be followed by thousands of civilians.
03:19 - Oradea battle area, southern sector of the Eastern Front, Hungary, 1944.
A Soviet tanks breakthrough is being repelled with the use of 8.8 cm anti-aircraft gun. German soldiers take Soviet tanks under fire with their AT-gun (8.8 cm Pak 43 ). Panther and Panzer IV ausf.H tanks and assault gun (StuG III) advance for a counterattack. Romanian troops are surrendering to German soldiers. Infantry advance under the cover of a cornfield.
05:01 - Fighting on the Western Front, France, 1944.
Scene shows a dragon's teeth tank barriers. Assault guns and grenadiers advance forward to attack the enemy. The landscape of the valley is obscured with smoke from explosions and fires. German assault unit comes under enemy fire and take cover. Destroyed Sherman tanks and half-tracks on a country road. German soldiers inspect the American tanks.
06:57 - The German Volkssturm, Breslau/Leipzig, German Reich, October 18, 1944.
Marching column of the Volkssturm units, equipped with Karabiner 98k rifles and Panzerfausts. Men in the age between 16-60 line up in a Volunteer Registration Office of the German Volkssturm to join as a volunteers. Men are to report and be registered. A boy from the Hitler Youth registering volunteers at a registration office. On October 18th, on the 131st anniversary of the Battle of Leipzig the Reichsführer SS announced the Führer's decree, regarding the formation of the German Volkssturm. Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler gives a speech. General Heinz Guderian among the audience. Volkssturm ceremony on Annaberg in Upper Silesia. In the cities of the eastern districts tens of thousands of volunteer Volkssturm members have lined up for a roll call before their Gauleiter. The Volkssturm battalions march through the city under the leadership of the Gauleiters. The Volkssturm and HJ men armed with machine guns rifles, pistols, and the Panzerfausts march through the city streets.
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-berita-mingguan-jerman-no.-738-26-oktober-1944-teks-indonesia
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/4006/702213
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULfSWWjncfE
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