Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Die Deutsche Wochenschau (German Weekly News) Nr. 573 - 27 August 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:

00:00-02:15 - Luftwaffe operations, Soviet Union, 1941.
German fighter squadrons (Junkers Ju 88) are being loaded with bombs and refueled before combat flight against Soviet arctic port in Murmansk. Bombs are being dropped on the airfield and port facilities of Murmansk.

02:16-02:55 - Lake Ladoga area, Southern Finland/Soviet Union, 1941.
German and Finish soldiers push after retreating Soviet troops. Finnish pioneers building a makeshift crossings over a numerous waterways. 

02:56-03:39 - Air raid on the "Stalin Canal", Soviet Union, 1941.
Formation of Ju-88 drop bombs on the locks of "Stalin Canal". 

03:40-05:22 - Adolf Hitler's visit to the headquarters of Army Group South, Ukraine, 1943. 
Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt and the Chief of the Air Force, Colonel General Alexander Löhr greets Adolf Hitler on the airfield, after he disembarks from his Ju 52 transport aircraft. Hitler is escorted on the way to the headquarters by soldiers on the motorcycles. 

05:23-11:19 - Capture of Nikolayev, Ukraine, Soviet Union, 1941.
German infantry, bicycle units and vehicles advance to Nikolayev. German soldiers are greeted by the population. German troops enter the town of Worms. Panzer III Ausf. H and Panzer IV ausf.F1 tanks advance on Nikolayev. Hungarian officers explain the layout of their positions to German tankers. German troops cross the Bug river under the cover of Mg34 maschine gun and light anti-tank guns (3.7 cm PaK 36). Reconnaissance soldiers set explosives on railway line in front of Nikolayev. German and Hungarian artillery (10.5 cm leFH 18) open fire. Infantry and tanks (Panzer III and IV) advance on Nikolayev. Port and shipyard facilities, including a battleship at the slipway are captured by German troops. Scenes shows administrative buildings in the city center and residents of poor housing

11:20-16:02 - Battle of Gomel, Belarus, Soviet Union, 1941.
German troops advance from west and north towards Gomel. Light artillery fire at Soviet positions in the surrounded city. Assault troops on a railway trolley securing the railway line. Tanks (Panzer 38(t) and Panzer IV ausf.f1) advance over open and difficult terrain. Scenes show destroyed Soviet tanks (KW-1) and other military equipment after a battle. City of Gomel was capture on August 19, 1941.

16:03-17:09 - Prisoners of war, assembly camp near Gomel, Soviet Union, 1941.
Soviet prisoners of war gathered in an assembly camp. 

17:10-17:58 - Visit of Field Marshal Walther von Brauchitsch to the headquarters of Army Group North, Soviet Union, 1941.
Field Marshal Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb and Colonel General Georg von Küchler greets Walther von Brauchitsch in front of the headquarters. After a briefing von Brauchitsch gets into a Fieseler Fi 156 "Storch" aircraft and fly off. 

17:59-20:09- Invasion of Narva, Estonia, Soviet Union, 1941.
German troops enter the Narva city in Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. Scenes show destruction of the city; burning houses, destroyed bridges. German troops marching out of the city and advance further.
 
20:10-25:36 - Battle of Novgorod, Soviet Union, 1941.
An observation balloon is released with artillery observation. Light field howitzers and AA-gun (8.8 cm Flak) shell an industrial facility outside Novgorod. Assault guns (StuG III) and troops advance into Novgorod. German troops marched into Novgorod on August 24, 1941. 

25:37-26:30 - Maintenance and overhaul of aircraft engines, Soviet Union, 1941.
Maintenance of aircraft engines at an air base. 

26:31-28:08 - Air raid on the Leningrad-Moscow railway line, Soviet Union, 1941.
Dive-bombers (Stukas Ju 87) are prepared before takeoff. Units of the Reich Labor Service (RAD) are loading bombs. Formation of Ju 87 fly for a combat mission. 

28:09-29:41 - Ending scene: Advance of German troops, Soviet Union, 1941.
Various units with infantry, vehicles, and assault guns are advancing, in the background song: "Von Finnland bis zum Schwarzen Meer".


Source :
https://archive.org/details/die-deutsche-wochenschau-berita-mingguan-jerman-no.-573-27-agustus-1941-teks-indonesia
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/5355/663209
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wD-eDJmxDE

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