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:
01:08 - Göring receives the Luftwaffe's Crete warriors and Croatian Deputy Leader, Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1941.
The Reich Marshal receives the Luftwaffe's Crete warriors awarded the Knight's Cross, and Croatian Deputy Leader, Marshal Kvaternik at his headquarters on the Eastern Front. Göring recived a gifts from the Croatian people.
03:24 - Foreign volunteers to fight on the Eastern Front, German Reich, 1941.
The 1st Battalion of the Danish Volunteer Corps "Danmark" is deployed to Germany. Volunteers from the "Blue Division", including Spanish Civil War veterans, departs from Madrid station. Crown Prince Umberto of Italy bids farewell to further troops of the Italian unit.
04:36 - Northern sector of the Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1941.
German destroyers advance from a Norwegian fjord into the Barents Sea. Attack on Soviet patrol boats off the Murmansk coast.
06:05 - Advance on the Finnish-Soviet border, Salla area, Soviet Union, 1941.
German and Finnish troops advance in the far north of the Finnish-Soviet border region. Fierce fighting has broken out in the Salla area. Artillery (15 cm sFH 18) supports the difficult advance of the infantry.
07:48 - German troops advance in Bessarabia, Soviet Union, 1941.
New German units are constantly moving along the advance roads toward the former Romanian-Soviet border. Artillery take Soviet positions under fire before the assault, to avoid unnecessary losses. The Bolsheviks emerge from the forests, symphs, and swamps to surrender. The enemy positions across the Dniester are being fired upon. Scenes shows faces of Soviet POW.
11:26 - Volunteers to "Ukrainian National Movement", Ukraine/Soviet Union, 1941.
Young people from the occupied territories of Ukraine are flocking to the registration centers of the "Ukrainian National Movement."
11:55 - Hungarian and Slovak troops advance on Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1941.
The Hungarian troops have advanced far to the east in the course of heavy fighting. Slovak troops are advancing further into Ukraine.
12:53 - Advance in the Southern sector of the Eastern Front, Kyiv area, Soviet Union, 1941.
Waffen SS units reached the Dnieper in a bold assault and they're crossing the river on raft bags.
14:09 - Advance on Polotsk and Vitebsk, Soviet Union, 1941.
Polotsk and Vitebsk were defended particularly hard by the Soviets. A light infantry gun (7.5 cm leIG 18) support the advancing German troops. German soldiers use captured Soviet artillery howitzer (203 mm howitzer M1931 B-4). German infantry advances to assault Polotsk. Scenes show destroyed city.
17:59 -Crossing the Daugava River, Soviet Union, 1941.
The army's engineers are immediately on the scene with their heavy equipment to build a new bridge.
18:26 - Rest break for advancing German troops, Soviet Union, 1941.
Soldiers taking care of a horses. In a field kitchen soldiers are preparing a dumplings.
19:22 - German troops advance on Vitebsk and Smolensk, Soviet Union, 1941.
A heavy fighting taking place in this key Soviet position within the Smolensk area. Shock troops are advancing to secure a railway line. Scenes show destructive work of a Stuka air raids.
21:37 - German troops enter the Vitebsk and advance further on Vyazma, Soviet Union, 1941.
Scenes show largely destroyed by the Soviets city of Vitebsk. German soldiers marching towards Vyazma.
25:00 - Luftwaffe operations in the area of Lake Peipus, Soviet Union, 1941.
German bombers (Heinkel He 111) on an attack mission to bomb forests around Lake Peipus.
26:21 - Destruction of the city of Dorpat/Atrocities of GPU, Soviet Union, 1941.
Most of the residential buildings are completely destroyed. Scenes show victims of the Soviet secret police (GPU).
27:09 - Waffen-SS advance northeast of Lake Peipus/Pskov area, Soviet Union, 1941.
Waffen SS units are advancing in a northeasterly direction. A light field howitzer (10.5 cm leFH 18) support the German assault east of Pskov.
30:52 - First air raid on Moscow, Soviet Union, 1941.
Source :
https://archive.org/details/eng-sub-die-deutsche-wochenschau-nr.-569-hd-july-30-1941-battle-of-vitebsk-lake-peipus-air-war
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5351
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bQmzk49IEY&t=20s
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