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
Narration: Harry Giese
00:57 - The congress of the "Union of National Journalists' Associations", Venice, Italy, 1942.
Participants of the congress on the way to the Doge's Palace, in the center, Reich Press Chief Otto Dietrich, and to his right the Italian Minister of Popular Culture Pavolini. Representatives of 13 European nations participated in this congress. The climax of the congress was the speeches by Minister Pavolini and Reich Press Chief Dr. Dietrich.
01:58 - Opening of the European Students and Frontline Soldiers Meeting, Dresden/Berlin, 1942.
The Gauleiter of Salzburg, Reich Student Leader, Reich Governor Dr. Scheel, welcome the student representatives from 16 nations. Reich Minister Rust and Reich Governor Mutschmann, attended the meeting. In Berlin, participants of the meeting currently serving on the Eastern Front as soldiers in foreign volunteer units, were received by Reich Minister Dr. Goebbels.
02:57 - Reichstag session in Berlin, German Reich, 1942.
A Waffen SS honor guard greets the Führer upon his arrival. Adolf Hitler at the lectern gives a speech.
05:51 - At the Führer's headquarters, Wolf's Lair near Rastenburg, Görlitz, East Prussia, 1942.
Army officers who distinguished themselves during the fighting on the Eastern Front through outstanding leadership of their units and personal dedication will receive the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross from the Führer's hands.
06:40 - Visitation of the U-boot bunkers built by the "Todt Organization", St. Nazaire, France, 1942.
Grand Admiral Raeder inspects submarine bunkers build by the "OT" in France. Soldiers who distinguished themselves in the successful repulsion of the British landing attempt at St. Nazaire received the Iron Cross from the Grand Admiral.
07:20 - Finnish Army on the Svir Front, Finland/Soviet Union, 1942.
According to the Wehrmacht report Finnish troops on the Svir Front repelled 150 Soviet attacks within 10 days. Finnish infantry advances to counterattack to clear the area of any remaining resistance. Finnish tanks (Soviet-made T-26) begin the attack. The enemy is being thrown back to its initial position.
09:36 - Volunteers of the Norwegian Legion are being sworn in, northern sector of the Eastern Front, 1942.
New volunteers of the Norwegian Legion deployed on the northern sector of the Eastern Front are being sworn in.
10:06 - Battle in the Valday Region, south of Lake Ilmen, Soviet Union, 1942.
Tanks and assault guns advance. Artillery take the Soviet assembly area under fire. Tankers and infantry are attacking the enemy by surprise in the flank. The enemy has been driven back before he could reach German lines. Captured Soviet soldiers, mostly members of the Far Eastern Army. The loot is being collected and sorted. Sappers blast the ice jammed on a bridge.
13:52 - Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1942.
German vehicles move through muddy, softened ground roads. Captured Soviets are demolishing the walls of destroyed houses. The gravel thus obtained is used to make groundless roads passable again. Light and heavy anti-aircraft guns are mounted on railway wagons and deployed to combat strong Soviet gangs, disrupting supply lines behind the front. Men of the Reich Labor Service build a new railway line.
21:33 - Marshal Antonescu inspects Romanian units, Crimea, Soviet Union, 1942.
Deserving awards are presented to Romanian and German soldiers who distinguished themselves during the defensive fighting in Crimea. Antonescu inspects coastal fortifications of Yevpatoria. Arrival of the supply train with tanks (Panzer 38(t)).
24:03 - Air raid on Malta, Sicily, Italy, 1942.
Ju-88 fighter planes are loaded with bombs on their wings, and are being prepared for a takeoff. A briefing at a heavy fighter squadron that is to secure the approach of the battle group. Bf 110s and Ju 88s in flight. Bombing of the port of Valletta. Air combat between German fighters and enemy aircrafts.
28:55 - Outro
In this Die Deutsche Wochenschau video:
00:00 - Intro
Narration: Harry Giese
00:57 - The congress of the "Union of National Journalists' Associations", Venice, Italy, 1942.
Participants of the congress on the way to the Doge's Palace, in the center, Reich Press Chief Otto Dietrich, and to his right the Italian Minister of Popular Culture Pavolini. Representatives of 13 European nations participated in this congress. The climax of the congress was the speeches by Minister Pavolini and Reich Press Chief Dr. Dietrich.
01:58 - Opening of the European Students and Frontline Soldiers Meeting, Dresden/Berlin, 1942.
The Gauleiter of Salzburg, Reich Student Leader, Reich Governor Dr. Scheel, welcome the student representatives from 16 nations. Reich Minister Rust and Reich Governor Mutschmann, attended the meeting. In Berlin, participants of the meeting currently serving on the Eastern Front as soldiers in foreign volunteer units, were received by Reich Minister Dr. Goebbels.
02:57 - Reichstag session in Berlin, German Reich, 1942.
A Waffen SS honor guard greets the Führer upon his arrival. Adolf Hitler at the lectern gives a speech.
05:51 - At the Führer's headquarters, Wolf's Lair near Rastenburg, Görlitz, East Prussia, 1942.
Army officers who distinguished themselves during the fighting on the Eastern Front through outstanding leadership of their units and personal dedication will receive the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross from the Führer's hands.
06:40 - Visitation of the U-boot bunkers built by the "Todt Organization", St. Nazaire, France, 1942.
Grand Admiral Raeder inspects submarine bunkers build by the "OT" in France. Soldiers who distinguished themselves in the successful repulsion of the British landing attempt at St. Nazaire received the Iron Cross from the Grand Admiral.
07:20 - Finnish Army on the Svir Front, Finland/Soviet Union, 1942.
According to the Wehrmacht report Finnish troops on the Svir Front repelled 150 Soviet attacks within 10 days. Finnish infantry advances to counterattack to clear the area of any remaining resistance. Finnish tanks (Soviet-made T-26) begin the attack. The enemy is being thrown back to its initial position.
09:36 - Volunteers of the Norwegian Legion are being sworn in, northern sector of the Eastern Front, 1942.
New volunteers of the Norwegian Legion deployed on the northern sector of the Eastern Front are being sworn in.
10:06 - Battle in the Valday Region, south of Lake Ilmen, Soviet Union, 1942.
Tanks and assault guns advance. Artillery take the Soviet assembly area under fire. Tankers and infantry are attacking the enemy by surprise in the flank. The enemy has been driven back before he could reach German lines. Captured Soviet soldiers, mostly members of the Far Eastern Army. The loot is being collected and sorted. Sappers blast the ice jammed on a bridge.
13:52 - Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1942.
German vehicles move through muddy, softened ground roads. Captured Soviets are demolishing the walls of destroyed houses. The gravel thus obtained is used to make groundless roads passable again. Light and heavy anti-aircraft guns are mounted on railway wagons and deployed to combat strong Soviet gangs, disrupting supply lines behind the front. Men of the Reich Labor Service build a new railway line.
21:33 - Marshal Antonescu inspects Romanian units, Crimea, Soviet Union, 1942.
Deserving awards are presented to Romanian and German soldiers who distinguished themselves during the defensive fighting in Crimea. Antonescu inspects coastal fortifications of Yevpatoria. Arrival of the supply train with tanks (Panzer 38(t)).
24:03 - Air raid on Malta, Sicily, Italy, 1942.
Ju-88 fighter planes are loaded with bombs on their wings, and are being prepared for a takeoff. A briefing at a heavy fighter squadron that is to secure the approach of the battle group. Bf 110s and Ju 88s in flight. Bombing of the port of Valletta. Air combat between German fighters and enemy aircrafts.
28:55 - Outro
Source :
https://archive.org/details/eng-sub-die-deutsche-wochenschau-nr.-608-hd-april-29-1942-finnish-army-valday-region-air-war
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5936/714478
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCDZRtKL4nw
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