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:
00:29 - The Hitler Youth celebrate the Winter Solstice, December 22nd, 1944.
"HJ" members ski down a slope in a snowy mountain with torches. The Winter Solstice was a major propaganda tool for the Nazi regime, which co-opted the ancient Germanic festival (Yule or Julfest) to replace Christian traditions and indoctrinate the youth with Nazi ideology.
01:08 - Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troops) during skiing, German Reich, 1945.
Mountain Troops ascend to the majestic heights in glistening snow and radiant sunshine. Gebirgsjäger skiing down into the valley.
01:57 - Fighting on the Southeastern Front, Hungary, 1945.
The first recipient of the Golden Oak Leaves with Swords and Diamonds to the Knight's Cross, Colonel Hans Ulrich Rudel in the combat mission against Soviet tanks. Scenes show the Stuka dive bombers in attack against advancing Soviet tanks with their Bordkanone 3,7 (BK 3,7) anti-tank cannons. Heavy fighting in Hungary between the Danube and Lake Balaton. German and Hungarian units are putting up a heroic resistance against the Soviet divisions, which repeatedly attack after heavy artillery fire. Scenes show burning Soviet T-34/85 tanks.
03:20 - Operation "Wacht am Rhein"/Ardennes Offensive, December 16th, 1944.
Beginning of the German counteroffensive on the Western Front in Ardennes. A strong German forces launched an unexpected attack from the Siegfried Line in the early morning hours of December 16th. Scene show the launching of the V-1 rockets and the barrage from the Nebelwerfer rocket launchers. German soldiers in trenches wait for the signal to attack. Allied prisoners are led away behind the German lines. German assault guns (Stug III) in advance. Assault guns and tanks had penetrated the enemy-occupied villages in a powerful advance. German columns marching along all roads, paths, and streets leading west. Paratroopers have advanced towards a village occupied by Americans and are taking house by house in close quarters combat with the support of tanks. Scenes show the Grenadiers and paratroopers in street fighting. Captured Americans emerge from a house with their hands raised. A field telephone in a captured vehicle is examined by German soldiers. SS Colonel-General Sepp Dietrich during the advance among his men. Fallen US soldiers, destroyed Sherman tanks and other military equipment. German assault guns, Panther tanks and mororized troops entering a village and are greeted by the residents. Field Marshal Walter Model during a troop inspection. Tiger II tanks drive through a taken village.
In this Die Deutsche Wochenschau video:
00:29 - The Hitler Youth celebrate the Winter Solstice, December 22nd, 1944.
"HJ" members ski down a slope in a snowy mountain with torches. The Winter Solstice was a major propaganda tool for the Nazi regime, which co-opted the ancient Germanic festival (Yule or Julfest) to replace Christian traditions and indoctrinate the youth with Nazi ideology.
01:08 - Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troops) during skiing, German Reich, 1945.
Mountain Troops ascend to the majestic heights in glistening snow and radiant sunshine. Gebirgsjäger skiing down into the valley.
01:57 - Fighting on the Southeastern Front, Hungary, 1945.
The first recipient of the Golden Oak Leaves with Swords and Diamonds to the Knight's Cross, Colonel Hans Ulrich Rudel in the combat mission against Soviet tanks. Scenes show the Stuka dive bombers in attack against advancing Soviet tanks with their Bordkanone 3,7 (BK 3,7) anti-tank cannons. Heavy fighting in Hungary between the Danube and Lake Balaton. German and Hungarian units are putting up a heroic resistance against the Soviet divisions, which repeatedly attack after heavy artillery fire. Scenes show burning Soviet T-34/85 tanks.
03:20 - Operation "Wacht am Rhein"/Ardennes Offensive, December 16th, 1944.
Beginning of the German counteroffensive on the Western Front in Ardennes. A strong German forces launched an unexpected attack from the Siegfried Line in the early morning hours of December 16th. Scene show the launching of the V-1 rockets and the barrage from the Nebelwerfer rocket launchers. German soldiers in trenches wait for the signal to attack. Allied prisoners are led away behind the German lines. German assault guns (Stug III) in advance. Assault guns and tanks had penetrated the enemy-occupied villages in a powerful advance. German columns marching along all roads, paths, and streets leading west. Paratroopers have advanced towards a village occupied by Americans and are taking house by house in close quarters combat with the support of tanks. Scenes show the Grenadiers and paratroopers in street fighting. Captured Americans emerge from a house with their hands raised. A field telephone in a captured vehicle is examined by German soldiers. SS Colonel-General Sepp Dietrich during the advance among his men. Fallen US soldiers, destroyed Sherman tanks and other military equipment. German assault guns, Panther tanks and mororized troops entering a village and are greeted by the residents. Field Marshal Walter Model during a troop inspection. Tiger II tanks drive through a taken village.
Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-no.-747-1080
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5147/711196
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0488dUeZfs
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