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:
00:00 - Intro
00:31 - Commemoration of King Boris of Bulgaria/Archival films, German Reich, 1943.
In memory of the immortalized King of Bulgaria the German newsreel shows footage of the King's last visit to the Führer's headquarters. Adolf Hitler, Wilhelm Keitel, and Joachim von Ribbentrop receives King Boris at the airfield.
02:26 - State funeral ceremony of King Boris, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1943.
The grieving population on the funeral procession on the streets of Sofia. King Boris was laid to rest in the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Queen Joanna enter the cathedral for the funeral service. Delegation of all countries friendly to Bulgaria participated in the funeral ceremonies. Grand Admiral Raeder, General Field Marshal Keitel and State Secretary von Steengracht in the German delegation. In a military funeral parade, the coffin containing the King's remains is escorted to the train station.
The burial took place in the Rila Monastery in the mountains south of Sofia.
04:47 - Day of Military Training/Hitler Youth, German Reich, 1943.
On the Day of Military Training, the Hitler Youth in all regions of the Reich demonstrated to the German people their skills in pre-military training. Boys from "HJ" demonstrate first aid, fire fighting, survival abilities, repairing mechanical faults, shooting skills and crossing the river.
05:53 - The German auxiliary cruiser "Thor" arrives in a Japanese port, Japan, 1943.
Officers of the Japanese Navy come aboard and are welcomed by the commanding officer, Captain Günther Gumprich. German and Japanese flags with Mount Fuji in the background.
06:54 - Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1943.
The "NSKK Brigade Speer" (National Socialist Motor Corps) transporting infantry units. German reinforcements occupy the front sector and are digging a trenches. Barrage of Soviet artillery. Soviet assault is repelled with support of German artillery fire. German infantry and assault gun (StuG III) are advancing. German AA-gun (Flak 8.8cm) in defence fight against Soviet airplanes. AA-gun fire is directed by crews using predictor (Kommandogerät 40 Flak). Combat scenes taken by German war correspondent Sengewitz, who was killed in action by the enemy. Scenes from Stuka POV taken with a film camera built. Defensive battle in n southern sector of the Eastern Front. Lieutenant General Count von Schwerin presents the Knight's Cross to the wounded Sergeant Bredemeyer. SS Unterscharführer Thaler recives a Knight's Cross as a first tank driver.
14:44 - Operation Achse ("Fall Achse"), German intervention in Italy, Italian Front, 1943.
The German Commander-in-Chief South, Field Marshal Kesselring inspects Southern defences. Column of German vehicles (Schwimmwagen) and motorcycles advance toward Italy. A train loaded with military vehicles and tanks/assault guns(StuG III, Panzer III ausf.J, Panzer IV ausf.G) arrives at railway station. Light armoured reconnaissance vehicles (Sdkfz 222 2cm) drive through Italian roads. German troops are receiving a warm welcome from local population. A column of Marder III tank destroyers and StuG III assault guns move through mountain advance southwards.
18:45 - Outro
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-german-weekly-news-nr.-680-15-september-1943-english-subtitle
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5126/706873
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irnDmFOmyqo
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