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:
00:52 - State funeral ceremony of Carl Röver, German Reich, 1942.
Scenes show the solemn state ceremony for the late Gauleiter and Reich Governor of Oldenburg and Bremen Carl Röver, in the Mosaic Hall of the new Reich Chancellery. Adolf Hitler offers his condolences to the deceased's family. Reich Leader Alfred Rosenberg gives a speech. After the solemn state ceremony, the coffin containing the Gauleiter's remains is transported to Oldenburg.
02:48 - Return of the German diplomats from America, Frankfurt/Wolf's Lair near Rastenburg, 1942.
State Secretary Baron von Weizsäcker receives the members of the German embassy after their return from USA, following the German declaration of war. The Führer awarded the General von Bötticher and Envoy Dr. Hans Thomsen the Knight's Cross to the War Merit Cross.
03:39 - Führer Headquarters, Wolf's Lair near Rastenburg, East Prussia, Germany, May 5th, 1942.
Major General Scherer reports to the Führer's quarters and receives the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross from Hitler.
04:04 - Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA, December 7th, 1941.
Scenes show a Japanese aircraft carriers before the attack on the Hawaiian Islands. Japanese pilots board the Mitsubishi 98s aircrafts and take off against Pearl Harbor. Scenes show the attack on the US air base "Wheeler" near Pearl Harbor. Images of the Ford Island harbor area with Japanese explanations. Image of destroyed California, Maryland, Arizona, and Utah-class battleships.
06:35 - The Battle for Hong Kong, December, 1941.
Japanese air force units launch their attack on formidable British stronghold in East Asia. The Japanese infantry advances toward Kowloon. A group of captured British soldiers being led away. The Japanese ships' artillery fire at Victoria Peak. The fortifications surrounding Hong Kong are being destroyed. On December 25th, Japanese troops break into the Hong Kong. Squadrons of the Japanese Air Force initiate the grand victory parade in Hong Kong.
13:54 - Murmansk Front, Murman Coast, Soviet Union, 1942.
Scenes show a German mountain troops on the Murmansk Front. Supplies and field mail arrive on horse-drawn sleighs. General Colonel Stumpff inspects anti-aircraft positions on the Murman Front. Ju 87 aircraft are loaded with bombs and other munitions before combat mission. German troops attack the Soviets in the flank. Transporting the wounded with sled dogs.
21:15 - The Battle of the Kerch Peninsula, "Operation Trappenjagd", Crimea, Soviet Union, 26th December 1941 - 19th May 1942.
Three Soviet armies have deployed on the Kerch Peninsula equipped with strong armored units and heavy artillery. Battle between Erich von Manstein's German and Romanian 11th Army and the Soviet Crimean Front forces in the Kerch Peninsula, in the eastern part of the Crimean Peninsula. On 8 May 1942, the Axis attacked in a major counteroffensive codenamed "Trappenjagd" which concluded by around 19 May 1942 with the defeat of the Soviet defending forces. German infantry units crossing the Parpatsch anti-tank ditch. Column of German tanks (Panzer 38t, Panzer III Ausf. J) advance toward Kerch. Assault on the Tartarengraben. A spearheads of the attack are fighting their way into the city. Anti-aircraft artillery is firing on enemy transporters attempting to escape at the last moment. View on the industrial complex of Kerch. Report about over 170,000 Soviets are taken prisoner. Scenes show the battlefield of Kerch. The victors of Kerch flew the swastika flag.
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-nr.-613-hd-june-03-1942
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/6130
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPPWiG7MxT8
