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:
00:34 - Footage from the war zone in the Far East/Japanese army, China, 1941.
Japanese gunboats clear the Yangtze River of mines in central China. Japanese cavalry troops clear the area of the last pockets of resistance and occupy strategically important points.
01:16 - A massive fire in the northern Spanish city of Santander, Spain, 1941.
Scenes show the firefighters extinguishing the fire which spread across almost the entire city. The Santander fire of 1941 was a natural disaster that occurred in the Spanish city of Santander during the early morning hours of 15 February to 16 February 1941.
02:06 - Ice blasting on the Vistula and Danube rivers, General Government (Poland)/Hungary, 1941.
German troops plant explosives to blast the ice on the Vistula and Danube rivers. Hungarian "Red Cross" aircraft are supplying the towns cut off by the floodwaters with food and medicine.
03:51 - The "NSKK Transport Unit Speer", Berlin, German Reich, 1941.
Awarding of the War Merit Cross by Corps Leader Adolf Hühnlein during roll call. Parade of the captured French armored vehicles that the unit transported to Germany. Deployment of the unit in Berlin.
04:34 - The sixth "Hitler Youth Winter Games", Garmisch-Partenkirchen, German Reich, 1941.
Reich Minister Rudolf Hess, accompanied by Reich Youth Leader Arthur Axmann, greets the participants of the Hitler Youth Winter Games. Fighter ace Adolf Galland signs the autographs. The "BDM" (League of German Girls) performs a group skating.
07:11 - Granting citizenship ceremony, Centennial Hall in Breslau, German Reich, 1941.
Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler granted citizenship to 5,000 "Germans of Bukovina." Bukovina Germans are ethnic Germans from northern Romania. Himmler delivers his speech and presents the "naturalization" certificates.
08:27 - The opening of the Leipzig Trade Fair, German Reich, 1941.
22 nations sent their representatives to the event. Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels opened the trade fair at the Leipzig Gewandhaus, and gives a speech.
10:36 - Hermann Göring meeting with Romanian head of state Antonescu, Vienna, Austria, 1941.
The Reichsmarschall met in Vienna with the Romanian head of state General Antonescu. Göring and Antonescu during conversation in Belvedere Palace.
12:26 - Hitler during inspection of the "Nibelungen Bridge", Linz, Upper Austria, 1941.
The Führer arrived unexpectedly in Linz to see the progress of the work for himself. Gauleiter Eigruber reported on the new construction projects underway.
14:16 - Submarine school of the Kriegsmarine, German Reich, 1941.
Training of the new U-Boot crews. Scenes show the signals service, engine room operation, exercise with a diving rescue device. A submarine is being launched from the slipway.
16:55 - Relocation of the German Air Force units to Bulgaria, 1941.
Ju 87 Stuka landing at a field airfield in Bulgaria. Panzer IV tanks and AA-vehicles entering into Bulgaria.
19:06 - German troops on the way to Africa, North African Front, Italy/Italian Libya, 1941.
German troops cross the Italian border at the Brenner Pass. Exchange of provisions with Italian soldiers. Journey of the convoy across the Mediterranean. Refueling of the German fighter aircraft in the desert. Motorized reconnaissance patrols along the Libyan coast.
23:58 - Long-range air fighter unit/Fw-200 "Condor" attack on a British convoy, France/Great Britain, 1941.
General of the Air Force Hans Jeschonnek with a long-range air fighter unit. Nighttime takeoff of the long-range aircraft (Focke-Wulf Fw-200 "Condor"). Sighting of a British convoy off the Scottish coast. Air combat scenes show the FW-200 during attack on a British convoy. Scenes show sinking British ships with the background song: „Bomben auf Engeland“.
In this Die Deutsche Wochenschau video:
00:34 - Footage from the war zone in the Far East/Japanese army, China, 1941.
Japanese gunboats clear the Yangtze River of mines in central China. Japanese cavalry troops clear the area of the last pockets of resistance and occupy strategically important points.
01:16 - A massive fire in the northern Spanish city of Santander, Spain, 1941.
Scenes show the firefighters extinguishing the fire which spread across almost the entire city. The Santander fire of 1941 was a natural disaster that occurred in the Spanish city of Santander during the early morning hours of 15 February to 16 February 1941.
02:06 - Ice blasting on the Vistula and Danube rivers, General Government (Poland)/Hungary, 1941.
German troops plant explosives to blast the ice on the Vistula and Danube rivers. Hungarian "Red Cross" aircraft are supplying the towns cut off by the floodwaters with food and medicine.
03:51 - The "NSKK Transport Unit Speer", Berlin, German Reich, 1941.
Awarding of the War Merit Cross by Corps Leader Adolf Hühnlein during roll call. Parade of the captured French armored vehicles that the unit transported to Germany. Deployment of the unit in Berlin.
04:34 - The sixth "Hitler Youth Winter Games", Garmisch-Partenkirchen, German Reich, 1941.
Reich Minister Rudolf Hess, accompanied by Reich Youth Leader Arthur Axmann, greets the participants of the Hitler Youth Winter Games. Fighter ace Adolf Galland signs the autographs. The "BDM" (League of German Girls) performs a group skating.
07:11 - Granting citizenship ceremony, Centennial Hall in Breslau, German Reich, 1941.
Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler granted citizenship to 5,000 "Germans of Bukovina." Bukovina Germans are ethnic Germans from northern Romania. Himmler delivers his speech and presents the "naturalization" certificates.
08:27 - The opening of the Leipzig Trade Fair, German Reich, 1941.
22 nations sent their representatives to the event. Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels opened the trade fair at the Leipzig Gewandhaus, and gives a speech.
10:36 - Hermann Göring meeting with Romanian head of state Antonescu, Vienna, Austria, 1941.
The Reichsmarschall met in Vienna with the Romanian head of state General Antonescu. Göring and Antonescu during conversation in Belvedere Palace.
12:26 - Hitler during inspection of the "Nibelungen Bridge", Linz, Upper Austria, 1941.
The Führer arrived unexpectedly in Linz to see the progress of the work for himself. Gauleiter Eigruber reported on the new construction projects underway.
14:16 - Submarine school of the Kriegsmarine, German Reich, 1941.
Training of the new U-Boot crews. Scenes show the signals service, engine room operation, exercise with a diving rescue device. A submarine is being launched from the slipway.
16:55 - Relocation of the German Air Force units to Bulgaria, 1941.
Ju 87 Stuka landing at a field airfield in Bulgaria. Panzer IV tanks and AA-vehicles entering into Bulgaria.
19:06 - German troops on the way to Africa, North African Front, Italy/Italian Libya, 1941.
German troops cross the Italian border at the Brenner Pass. Exchange of provisions with Italian soldiers. Journey of the convoy across the Mediterranean. Refueling of the German fighter aircraft in the desert. Motorized reconnaissance patrols along the Libyan coast.
23:58 - Long-range air fighter unit/Fw-200 "Condor" attack on a British convoy, France/Great Britain, 1941.
General of the Air Force Hans Jeschonnek with a long-range air fighter unit. Nighttime takeoff of the long-range aircraft (Focke-Wulf Fw-200 "Condor"). Sighting of a British convoy off the Scottish coast. Air combat scenes show the FW-200 during attack on a British convoy. Scenes show sinking British ships with the background song: „Bomben auf Engeland“.
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-berita-mingguan-jerman-no.-549-12-maret-1941
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5335
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7rrQHQMXd4
