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:
00:51 - North Africa Front/Afrika Korps, Egypt, 1942.
Scenes show the soldier's morning routine on the Mediterranean coast. Soldiers examine a pumping station blown up by the English. New cesspools pits are being built. The new watering point is put into operation. German column on the supply road to El Alamein. The British use strong tank forces for attacks on the El Alamein front. Marshal Rommel presents the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Panzergrenadier Günter Halm.
05:50 - Inspection on the Atlantic coast, France, 1942.
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder inspects units of the Navy. Inside the bunkers, U-boats returning from missions are immediately made ready for action again.
07:17 - Northern sector of the Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1942.
Colonel General Dietl with his mountain troops. German dive bombers Ju-87 Stuka attacking strong Soviet field fortifications. The mountain troops push forward, through dense virgin forest, and after a skillful outflanking maneuver, crack open several Soviet wooden bunkers. The bunker crews are being led away as prisoners.
09:11 - Svir Front, Soviet Union, 1942.
The pontoons are being used for the construction of ferries which are intended to transport heavy weapons across the river. Members of the Finnish women’s auxiliary provide warm soup for a soldiers. The artillery smashes Soviet staging areas along the Svir River.
11:44 - On the central sector of the Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1942.
At the front, a bitter defensive battle has been raging for weeks. Enemy artillery covers the paths to the front with harassing fire. German infantry guns lay down a barrage against the Soviet attack. An air force unit (He-111) taking off to attack the Soviet troop concentrations, supply columns, and transport routes.
15:52 - Operation "Case Blue"/Attack on Armavir, Soviet Union, 1942.
German armored units push forward toward the upper Kuban. Soviet bombers attack the advancing columns. The spearhead unit advances further through Soviet steppes. Quarters are taken up in a village. Romanian infantry in action. German and Romanian troops advance towards Armavir. Artillery opens the attack on the city. German soldiers in the streets of Armavir. A combat engineer assault troop works its way across to the far bank.
21:58 - Operation "Case Blue"/Battle of the Caucasus, Soviet Union, 1942.
German fast troops cross one of the few railway lines to the Caucasus. East of Armavir, a thrust toward Voroshilovsk. Attack on an airfield. German troops capture Voroshilovsk. The first foothills of the Caucasus have been reached. The captured camels are immediately put to use as pack animals. German troops on the road to Krasnodar, the capital of the Kuban region. German troops penetrate Krasnodar. Street fighting. Dense clouds of smoke hang over Krasnodar. Tanks and motorized units on dusty tracks. The advance continues into the Caucasus, via the line of Krasnodar, Maykop, and Pyatigorsk.
Source :
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/6230/723269
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afvwudWS3uE
In this Die Deutsche Wochenschau video:
00:51 - North Africa Front/Afrika Korps, Egypt, 1942.
Scenes show the soldier's morning routine on the Mediterranean coast. Soldiers examine a pumping station blown up by the English. New cesspools pits are being built. The new watering point is put into operation. German column on the supply road to El Alamein. The British use strong tank forces for attacks on the El Alamein front. Marshal Rommel presents the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross to Panzergrenadier Günter Halm.
05:50 - Inspection on the Atlantic coast, France, 1942.
Grand Admiral Erich Raeder inspects units of the Navy. Inside the bunkers, U-boats returning from missions are immediately made ready for action again.
07:17 - Northern sector of the Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1942.
Colonel General Dietl with his mountain troops. German dive bombers Ju-87 Stuka attacking strong Soviet field fortifications. The mountain troops push forward, through dense virgin forest, and after a skillful outflanking maneuver, crack open several Soviet wooden bunkers. The bunker crews are being led away as prisoners.
09:11 - Svir Front, Soviet Union, 1942.
The pontoons are being used for the construction of ferries which are intended to transport heavy weapons across the river. Members of the Finnish women’s auxiliary provide warm soup for a soldiers. The artillery smashes Soviet staging areas along the Svir River.
11:44 - On the central sector of the Eastern Front, Soviet Union, 1942.
At the front, a bitter defensive battle has been raging for weeks. Enemy artillery covers the paths to the front with harassing fire. German infantry guns lay down a barrage against the Soviet attack. An air force unit (He-111) taking off to attack the Soviet troop concentrations, supply columns, and transport routes.
15:52 - Operation "Case Blue"/Attack on Armavir, Soviet Union, 1942.
German armored units push forward toward the upper Kuban. Soviet bombers attack the advancing columns. The spearhead unit advances further through Soviet steppes. Quarters are taken up in a village. Romanian infantry in action. German and Romanian troops advance towards Armavir. Artillery opens the attack on the city. German soldiers in the streets of Armavir. A combat engineer assault troop works its way across to the far bank.
21:58 - Operation "Case Blue"/Battle of the Caucasus, Soviet Union, 1942.
German fast troops cross one of the few railway lines to the Caucasus. East of Armavir, a thrust toward Voroshilovsk. Attack on an airfield. German troops capture Voroshilovsk. The first foothills of the Caucasus have been reached. The captured camels are immediately put to use as pack animals. German troops on the road to Krasnodar, the capital of the Kuban region. German troops penetrate Krasnodar. Street fighting. Dense clouds of smoke hang over Krasnodar. Tanks and motorized units on dusty tracks. The advance continues into the Caucasus, via the line of Krasnodar, Maykop, and Pyatigorsk.
Source :
https://digitaler-lesesaal.bundesarchiv.de/en/video/6230/723269
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afvwudWS3uE
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