Sunday, January 25, 2026

Die Deutsche Wochenschau (German Weekly News) Nr. 553 - 9 April 1941


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:

00:31-01:14 - Funeral ceremony of Professor Dr. Waldmann, Munich, German Reich, 1941. 
Solemn funeral ceremony of first Sanitary Inspector of Greater Germany, Professor Dr. Waldmann in Munich. Colonel General Fromm lays a Fuhrer's wreath.

01:15-02:11 - Second anniversary of establishment Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1941.
On the occasion of the second anniversary of establishment Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, a Wehrmacht parade took place on Wenceslas Square in Prague. Reich Protector Freiherr von Neurath inspect the parade.

02:12-03:00 - Second anniversary of the founding of the Slovak state, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1941.
Solemn state ceremony of the anniversary of founding the Slovak state, with a military parade in Bratislava. President of the state Dr. Tiso watching the parade.

03:01-03:40 - Oil drilling in the General Government, Poland, 1941.
New areas are systematically explored and new drilling is carried out, under the leadership of German engineers.

03:41-04:59 - Ethnic German resettlers from Bessarabia, German Reich, 1941.
The resettlement program, known as "Heim ins Reich," saw the organized movement of Bessarabian Germans to Nazi-occupied Poland and then to the Reich. 

05:00-06:16 - German refugees from Yugoslavia, Balkans/Austria, 1941.
During and after World War II, there were significant flows of German refugees from Yugoslavia, fueled by both the collapse of Yugoslavia and the persecution of ethnic Germans by various factions. 

06:17-07:56 - Women in the armaments industry, German Reich, 1941.
Group of conscripted women from all walks of life on the way to armaments factory in the Central Germany. Manufacturing of clockwork igniters by the women. 

07:57-09:49 - 250th anniversary of the Braunschweig State Theater, Braunschweig, German Reich, 1941.
Ceremony of the opening the anniversary month with a cultural-political rally in the Knight's Hall of Dankwarderode Castle. Exhibition for the anniversary was held at Hertzog Anton Ulrich Museum.

11:58-12:54 - Knight's Cross decoration of the Corporal Brinkforth, German Reich, 1941.
Brinkforth received the Knight's Cross as the first soldier from ranks of the enlisted men. As a gunner of AT-gun he destroyed 11 British tanks in defensive battle at Abbeville.

12:55-15:23 - Railway pioneers at work, German Reich, 1941.
Scenes show process of construction of mainline railway bridge by the German pioneers. The first train crosses the bridge after completion of the construction.

15:24-17:07 - Attack exercise of German troops, Bulgaria, 1941.
German troops on the training ground exercise offensive maneuvers in front of King Boris. King Boris and Field Marshal List observing the maneuvers.

17:08-22:02 - Africa Corps, Norh Africa, 1941.
German Ju-52 transport planes are being loaded with the supplies for Africa Crops. Arrival of German tank crews in Africa. Soldiers are changing their previous uniforms into tropical ones. Distribution of letters and new issues of the "Oasis" newspaper. Reaport on the capture of Ajdabiya and Benghazi by German and Italian troops.

22:03-26:39 - Naval war, launching of new submarines, German Reich, 1941.
New submarines are being launched at German shipyards. U-Boots are being equipped for new combat operations at base. Situation briefing with the Commander of the Submarines, Vice Admiral Dönitz. U-Boot combat footage.

26:40-33:26 - Invasion of Yugoslavia and Greece/Balkans campaign, German Reich/Yugoslavia/Greece, April 6th, 1941.
Goebbels reads the Fuhrer's proclamation to the German people, and the daily order of the Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht. Announcement of notes from Germany to Yugoslavia and Greece.
German troops advance through confusing mountain terrain, deep gorges and narrow, winding mountain valleys. Serbian elite troops from the heavy bunkers on the border are taken prisoner. Heavy fortifications at the Greek border are taken under fire. Italian bombers (Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 Sparviero) attack vital targets.


Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-berita-mingguan-jerman-no.-553-9-april-1941-teks-indonesia
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5339/683732
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdIQJcLwLCs

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