Die Deutsche Wochenschau Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

This moving image contains the following: Reel 1, Part 1, guards parade through a city preceding a Nazi officer in a ceremonial coach. Part 2, costumed Estonians celebrate as German officers review infantry, cavalry, motorized units, tanks, and planes. Part 3, German children travel by rail and are fed in a station. Part 4 shows skiing. Part 5 shows a soccer game. Part 6, German tanks and motorized units move through a Greek city and are loaded on ships. Naval units escort the ships to North Africa (?) where engineers construct a base and an airstrip. Reel 2, Part 1, German troops are instructed in winter warfare. Part 2, infantry man trenches; antiaircraft scanners stand ready. Part 3, Gen. Franco attends Catholic services. Part 4, Danish voters receive ballots; officials later count them. Part 5, German labor troops assemble prefabricated buildings and haul loads in rail cars at a military post. Part 6, a log is sawed, cut into blocks, and sanded. Part 7, a tape is cut, opening a new bridge in Hungary. Part 8, bicyclists change to skis at the snow line during a cross-country race. Part 9 shows a parade in Austria. Reel 3, Part 1, Seyss-Inquart and others follow the parade to a reviewing stand. Part 2, German tanks, supported by planes and artillery, advance in North Africa, U.S. and British POW's are taken, and Allied materiel destroyed. Part 3, field and tank guns hammer Russian positions; German troops enter a burning village. Part 4, German twin-engine bombers take off and bomb an enemy target. Reel 4, Part 1, a German fighter plane takes off. Part 2, Hitler, Goring, and ranking Nazis attend a military review. Part 3, German motorcycle messengers cross the snowy Eastern front as infantry, supported by tanks and artillery, enter a town. Resistance within the town is reduced. Reel 5, London firemen battle flames after a blitz. Civilians remove debris.

Collection

National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

Series

Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division