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:
00:50 - Cologne Cathedral after Allied air raid, Cologne, German Reich, 1943.
Scenes show outside and inside damages of Cologne Cathedral after a British air raid. The bombs pierced the vault and wreaked severe devastation inside the cathedral.
02:04 - Hitler Youth Sports festival in the Olympic Stadium, German Reich, 1943.
Sports festival of the Hitler Youth and BDM of the Berlin region. Reich Youth Leader Artur Axmann among the spectators. Floor gymnastics by the Jungvolk. Athletic demonstrations of all kinds accompanied the competitions in which the best athletes in the Berlin region were determined.
05:55 - Colonel General Guderian and Corps Commander Kraus visit an "NSKK Tank Driving School", German Reich, 1943.
The young German tank crews receive training in driving techniques. With their tank driver's license, they return to their reserve units where they receive military training. The Colonel General Guderian ascertains the status of their training through individual questions.
07:21 - Celebration of the solstice festival on the Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1943.
Soldiers are making preparations for a solstice festival. Soldiers are taking part in competitions and games. An old car is transformed into a railcar. A truck serves as the power source for a sawmill.
10:58 - Murmansk Front, northern Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1943.
Heavy field howitzers (15 cm sFH 18) takes a Soviet positions under fire. German infantry jumps out of cover and begin the assault. Anti-tank guns provide covering fire. German troops return to their positions after the succesfull assault.
12:21 - A Japanese delegation inspects Leningrad front sector, Soviet Union, 1943.
Japanese officers visit the front between Leningrad and Lake Ilmen. Military experiences were constantly being exchanged between Germany and Japan. Major General Komatsu opens a new log bridge to traffic. Inspection of a training course.
13:37 - Turkish military mission arrived at the southern section of the Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1943.
The delegation inspects a new tanks and vehicles: VW Schwimmwagen, Marder III (Sd.Kfz. 139) early variant with a Soviet 76.2mm anti-tank gun. F-22 divisional field gun, was rechambered to use the more powerful German 7.62x715mm PaK 40 ammunition, significantly improving its anti-tank capabilities against T-34s and KV-1s. German and Turkish officers observe a demonstration of German heavy tank - Panzerkampfwagen VI "Tiger." General Field Marshal von Manstein with a Turkish officers.
15:14 - SD conduct a raid on enemy agents and saboteurs, Minsk, Soviet Union, 1943.
Police battalions (SD) conduct a raid on enemy agents and saboteurs. Suspicious houses, blocks, and apartments are being thoroughly searched. Vehicles and pedestrians are checked. The raid has yielded valuable clues for combating partisans. Army and Waffen SS units are deployed immediately and are moving towards a partisans territory through waterways and sloughs. An armored reconnaissance vehicle (Sd.Kfz. 232) advance to support the attack. Volunteers from the French Legion are also deployed. The village occupied by partisans is taken by storm.
18:56 - Occupied city of Orel, Soviet Union, 1943.
The tram is temporarily being put back into operation. German soldiers on a train. The trams are powered by a wood gas.
19:38 - Second anniversary of the outbreak of war against the Soviet Union, USSR, 1943.
On the second anniversary of the outbreak of war against the Soviet Union large liberation celebrations took place in many Russian cities. An honor company of the state-owned units of the Russian volunteers on the parade.
20:32 - A night reconnaissance aircraft on the combat mission, Soviet Union, 1943.
German reconnaissance aircraft (Dornier Do 217) take off for a combat mission. It is conduct to determine the effect of German air raids on Soviet armaments factories. Combat scenes.
21:28 - Logistics on the English Channel, France, 1943.
The forward posts on rocky reefs and small islands can only be supplied with great difficulty. A soldier reaches a lighthouse in a makeshift cable car.
22:34 - A submarine hunting flotilla in the Atlantic, 1943.
The submarine hunting flotilla off the French coast to protect it against enemy u-boots.
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-nr.-670-hd-july-07-1943
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5106
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb9FZRW1-Jk
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