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:
00:40 Before and during WWII, the SA organized nation-wide sport events for their members. Initially called “Sport Competition Dayw”, they were re-named “Military Competition Days” in 1938. The aim was to make sure that all SA members would be physically fit and ready for an eventual war mission. Of course, these events were also heavily accompanied and used by propaganda, with special posters, medals and badges made for competitors.
00:45 The RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst, “Reich Labor Service“ was a German paramilitary organization, which was used to build infrastructure and buildings. During the war, the RAD was used to construct field positions, fortifications, trenches etc, and more and more RAD personnel were used as frontline troops. In late March/early April 1945, RAD-Infantry divisions were formed.
00:53 The SA-Standarte Feldherrenhalle was an armed unit of the SA; basically the equivalent of the SS-Verfügungstruppen. Formed in 1934, it received the honorary name “Feldherrenhalle” (the place of the failed Nazi Coup in 1923) in September 1936. In January 1937, the unit was put under Herman Görings control. During the war, parts of the unit were drafted to the Air Force, other to the Army. In Prague, a Feldherrenhalle Standarte, No. V., was formed in 1939.
03:10 In addition to the normal Hitler Youth, there were two specialized Hitler Youth Organizations, the Navy Hitler Youth and the Air Force Hitler Youth. As the name implies, these were made specifically to train young boys to become future officers for the Navy/Air Force. At the Air Force Hitler Youth, glider training was a central part of the curriculum, so that the young boys could be trained into future fighter pilots.
03:56 Adolf Galland (1912-1996) was a German Fighter ace and Air Force General during WWII. In February 1932, he got his civilian pilot license, and in 1933, received fighter pilot training in Italy. Germany was not allowed to have an air force according to the Versailles treaty, so this was kept a secret. He joined the German Army in February 1934 as an infantry officer. In March 1935, he officially joined the German Air Force. He fought in the Spanish Civil War in the German Legion Condor. During WWII, he took part in the Invasion of France and the Battle of Britain, where he became quite famous. In November 1941, he was made “General of the Fighter Planes”, which wasn’t a rank, but a position in which he was responsible for the training and equipment of all German fighter pilots. He was promoted to Generalmajor (Brigadier General) in November 1942 at age 30, making him the youngest Wehrmacht General. In late January 1945, Galland and Göring had an argument over the course of the war, especially the failed defense against the Allied bombing raids, during which Göring removed him from his position. After that, he was allowed, by direct orders of Hitler, to put together Fighter Squadron 44, the world’s first jet-fighter unit. In total, Galland achieved 104 kills. After the war, Galland went to Argentina and advised the Argentina air force but returned back to Germany in the 1950s and worked in the civil aviation industry.
04:47 Alfred Keller (1882-1974) was a German Air Force General during WWII. In August 1940, he became chief of Air Fleet 1, with which he supported Army Group North. He was replaced in Summer 1943 and was made commander of the Nazi Party Flying Corps, effectively ending his military career.
05:28 During WWII, POWs were supplied by Red Cross parcels, which contained food, cigarettes, but also things like books and even instruments. They were sent to neutral countries (usually Switzerland or Sweden), and then they were handed over to the other side and distributed among POWs. In general, the western Allies and the Germans made sure these packages were distributed, in order to ensure that their own POWs would also receive their packages.
05:36 Otto Kretschmer (1912-1998) was a German navy officer. Joining the Navy in April 1930, he was posted to the U-Boat branch in 1936; in October 1937, he became commander of U-23. With U-23, and later U-99, he was able to sink 46 ships, totaling over 270,000 tons of enemy shipping. On his last mission in March 1941, his boat was heavily damaged by depth charges and had to submerge; he became a POW and was sent to Canada in 1942. He was released in 1947 and joined the post-war German Navy in 1955, retiring in 1970.
05:41 Victor Mölders (1914-2010) was the younger brother of the famous German fighter ace Werner Mölders (1913-1941). He was also a fighter pilot and was shot down during a mission providing cover for a German bomber unit attacking London on October 7th, 1940. He managed to bail out and was taken prisoner; he was released in November 1946. In total, he shot down nine enemy planes.
06:57 As these packages had to take a long, indirect route over neutral countries like Sweden and Switzerland, it sometimes indeed took a few months for a package to arrive at a POW camp, especially if it was far away from Europe, like in Canada or Australia.
07:14 During WWII, German troops encountered Malaria for the first time during the Balkan campaign in 1941. Later, they were also confronted with it in hot and swampy areas of the Soviet Union, like the Pripyat Marshes. As Malaria was not a common disease in Germany, doctors that knew how to treat it were incredibly rare. As Malaria obviously massively affected the soldiers, programs to develop new drugs and measures against it were given high priority by the Wehrmacht.
07:17 The Miliary Medical Academy in Berlin was the central training complex for Wehrmacht medical officers and doctors. Originally founded as the Pepiniere in 1795, in 1934, it was re-named Miliary Medical Academy.
In this Die Deutsche Wochenschau video:
00:40 Before and during WWII, the SA organized nation-wide sport events for their members. Initially called “Sport Competition Dayw”, they were re-named “Military Competition Days” in 1938. The aim was to make sure that all SA members would be physically fit and ready for an eventual war mission. Of course, these events were also heavily accompanied and used by propaganda, with special posters, medals and badges made for competitors.
00:45 The RAD (Reichsarbeitsdienst, “Reich Labor Service“ was a German paramilitary organization, which was used to build infrastructure and buildings. During the war, the RAD was used to construct field positions, fortifications, trenches etc, and more and more RAD personnel were used as frontline troops. In late March/early April 1945, RAD-Infantry divisions were formed.
00:53 The SA-Standarte Feldherrenhalle was an armed unit of the SA; basically the equivalent of the SS-Verfügungstruppen. Formed in 1934, it received the honorary name “Feldherrenhalle” (the place of the failed Nazi Coup in 1923) in September 1936. In January 1937, the unit was put under Herman Görings control. During the war, parts of the unit were drafted to the Air Force, other to the Army. In Prague, a Feldherrenhalle Standarte, No. V., was formed in 1939.
03:10 In addition to the normal Hitler Youth, there were two specialized Hitler Youth Organizations, the Navy Hitler Youth and the Air Force Hitler Youth. As the name implies, these were made specifically to train young boys to become future officers for the Navy/Air Force. At the Air Force Hitler Youth, glider training was a central part of the curriculum, so that the young boys could be trained into future fighter pilots.
03:56 Adolf Galland (1912-1996) was a German Fighter ace and Air Force General during WWII. In February 1932, he got his civilian pilot license, and in 1933, received fighter pilot training in Italy. Germany was not allowed to have an air force according to the Versailles treaty, so this was kept a secret. He joined the German Army in February 1934 as an infantry officer. In March 1935, he officially joined the German Air Force. He fought in the Spanish Civil War in the German Legion Condor. During WWII, he took part in the Invasion of France and the Battle of Britain, where he became quite famous. In November 1941, he was made “General of the Fighter Planes”, which wasn’t a rank, but a position in which he was responsible for the training and equipment of all German fighter pilots. He was promoted to Generalmajor (Brigadier General) in November 1942 at age 30, making him the youngest Wehrmacht General. In late January 1945, Galland and Göring had an argument over the course of the war, especially the failed defense against the Allied bombing raids, during which Göring removed him from his position. After that, he was allowed, by direct orders of Hitler, to put together Fighter Squadron 44, the world’s first jet-fighter unit. In total, Galland achieved 104 kills. After the war, Galland went to Argentina and advised the Argentina air force but returned back to Germany in the 1950s and worked in the civil aviation industry.
04:47 Alfred Keller (1882-1974) was a German Air Force General during WWII. In August 1940, he became chief of Air Fleet 1, with which he supported Army Group North. He was replaced in Summer 1943 and was made commander of the Nazi Party Flying Corps, effectively ending his military career.
05:28 During WWII, POWs were supplied by Red Cross parcels, which contained food, cigarettes, but also things like books and even instruments. They were sent to neutral countries (usually Switzerland or Sweden), and then they were handed over to the other side and distributed among POWs. In general, the western Allies and the Germans made sure these packages were distributed, in order to ensure that their own POWs would also receive their packages.
05:36 Otto Kretschmer (1912-1998) was a German navy officer. Joining the Navy in April 1930, he was posted to the U-Boat branch in 1936; in October 1937, he became commander of U-23. With U-23, and later U-99, he was able to sink 46 ships, totaling over 270,000 tons of enemy shipping. On his last mission in March 1941, his boat was heavily damaged by depth charges and had to submerge; he became a POW and was sent to Canada in 1942. He was released in 1947 and joined the post-war German Navy in 1955, retiring in 1970.
05:41 Victor Mölders (1914-2010) was the younger brother of the famous German fighter ace Werner Mölders (1913-1941). He was also a fighter pilot and was shot down during a mission providing cover for a German bomber unit attacking London on October 7th, 1940. He managed to bail out and was taken prisoner; he was released in November 1946. In total, he shot down nine enemy planes.
06:57 As these packages had to take a long, indirect route over neutral countries like Sweden and Switzerland, it sometimes indeed took a few months for a package to arrive at a POW camp, especially if it was far away from Europe, like in Canada or Australia.
07:14 During WWII, German troops encountered Malaria for the first time during the Balkan campaign in 1941. Later, they were also confronted with it in hot and swampy areas of the Soviet Union, like the Pripyat Marshes. As Malaria was not a common disease in Germany, doctors that knew how to treat it were incredibly rare. As Malaria obviously massively affected the soldiers, programs to develop new drugs and measures against it were given high priority by the Wehrmacht.
07:17 The Miliary Medical Academy in Berlin was the central training complex for Wehrmacht medical officers and doctors. Originally founded as the Pepiniere in 1795, in 1934, it was re-named Miliary Medical Academy.
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-berita-mingguan-jerman-no.-677-25-agustus-1943-teks-indonesia
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5123
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naBddSFWGm8
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