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
00:30 - Signing of a military convention, Berlin, German Reich, January 18th, 1942.
On January 18, 1942, Germany, Italy, and Japan signed a military convention in Berlin, solidifying their alliance as the Axis powers. This agreement formalized cooperation in their war efforts against the Allies, with Germany, Italy, and Japan agreeing to coordinate operations in different theaters of war.
01:00 - A solemn state funeral ceremony of Dr. hc. August Diehn, Berlin, German Reich, 1942.
A solemn state ceremony for the deceased General Director of the German Potash Syndicate, Dr. hc. August Diehn took place in the courtyard of the Technical University of Berlin-Charlottenburg. Reich Minister Walther Funk gives a speech.
01:52 - Archival footage of Field Marshal Walter Karl Ernst August von Reichenau, France/Soviet Union, 1940/1941.
Archival pictures show the highly distinguished Field Marshal von Reichenau at the head of his troops during an attack on French positions. Scenes show Field Marshal during a street fighting in French town of Lille. Field Marshal take Soviet pilots from downed airplane prisoner.
03:41 - Solemn state funeral ceremony of Field Marshal von Reichenau, Berlin Armory, German Reich, 1942.
German people and Wehrmacht soldiers bid farewell to one of their most successful military leaders.
Reich Marshal Hermann Göring conveys the Führer's thanks and farewell greetings to the deceased Field Marshal. Reich Marshal Hermann Göring gives a speech. General Field Marshal von Rundstedt lays a wreath.
04:59 - Northern sector of the Eastern Front/Leningrad area, Soviet Union, 1942.
Snowplows clear the supply roads. Scenes show the horses and soldiers covered in snow and ice. The supply columns roll forward with ammunition and food. A transport with winter clothing has reached a division and to deployed battery. Winter gloves are distributed. The Soviets are preparing breakout attempt preceding with artillery fire. Alert in the German infantry position before Soviet assault. A shock troop is advancing to attack the Soviets in the flank and relieve the pressure on its own infantry. Scenes show fallen Soviet soldiers in the snow.
09:34 - Street fighting in Yevpatoria, Crimea, Soviet Union, 1942.
Footage from the heavy fighting in Yevpatoria show German soldiers during advance and street combat. German artillery (10.5 cm leFH 18) on the street take Soviet mg-nests under fire. Scenes show Soviet soldiers taken prisoner.
11:48 - Combat operations in North Africa/Africa Korps, 1942.
German artillery takes up position on a desert. Tank crews preparing their tanks (PzKpfw III Ausf. J 50 mm KwK 39 L/60) for a combat mission. Report about awarding General Rommel. German and Italian units attacked the British forces deployed in Cyrenaica and drove them back northeast via Ajdabiya. Squadrons of the German (Messerschmitt Bf 110) and Italian Air Force attack British troop concentrations and armored vehicles. Burning British tanks and vehicles on a desert.
14:28 - German commerce raider operating in the South Atlantic, 1942.
Scenes show images taken by a crew member with an amateur camera. Two British ships are detected and are being ordered to stop. The investigation party crosses over to British steamer. Sinking the secound British ship by artillery fire. British prisoners are taken on board. 500 prisoners are put ashore on an island in the South Sea. German sailors on a short excursion into the island's interior. After a short stay on the island, the voyage continues. An armed freighter has been spotted during night and is taken under artillery fire. At dawn, the steamer drifts on the ocean as a burning wreck. An investigation party crosses over and determines the cargo which consisted of military equipment and ammunition. The freighter breaks apart after ammunition detonation.
21:34 - Outro
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-german-weekly-news-nr.-595-28-january-1942
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5455/686218
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyykBBC6zBc
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