Die Deutsche Wochenschau – Newsreel No. 723 – 12 July 1944

1. Germany.

70th anniversary of the writer Wilhelm von Scholz, an honorary doctorate from the University of Heidelberg.

– He was in the garden with the dog.

– He's in the library, on the walls hang photos of scenes from performances from his books.

– Scholz in his office.

2. Germany.

In wartime, the four sisters became mistresses at the sawmill of his brother, who had gone to the front.

– They have cars.

– On the bike rides the postman gives a letter from his brother, they read.

– Performing various operations.

– Finished goods warehouse / boards, commercial timber /.

– The girls rolled logs.

– Yermanov.

– Female instructors in schools of horse Wehrmacht.

– Here prepare notation and rideable horses for the front.

– Dressage.

– Women on horseback.

– A walk on the ground, overcoming obstacles.

3. Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia

Prague.

– The opening of the German Art Exhibition „RAD - 1944“ (Imperial Labour Service).

– The exhibition features works by artists from the Imperial Labour Service, the best of which were awarded the prize.

– Head RAD Girlie Constantine and Reich Minister Hans Frank up the stairs.

– In the exhibition hall: sculptures, paintings, reflecting the life and life RAD fighters.

– Knight Knight's Cross Oberfeldmeister Fittsler became the prototype of the hero of one of the paintings.

5. Germany.

Speech by Dr. Goebbels in Breslau, July 8, 1944.

–  Hall.

– Flag bearers walk down the aisle hall.

–  Dr. Goebbels appears.

–  He was on the podium.

–  Dr. Goebbels speaks about a large-scale attack of the enemy at Europe, the prevention of which requires each person individually and the entire nation as a whole considerable effort.

–  A storm of applause greeted the audience a message about the use of new weapons V-1. A Long speech of Dr. Goebbels in a direct recording.

–  Ovation in the Hall.

6. Eastern Front, Karelia.

–  Transportation of the German troops to the front to support the Finnish troops.

–  Shuttle and unloading of food and ammunition.

–  The German company of mountain shooters on the ferry.

–  Crossing the lake, the soldiers are resting, sleeping, using the moment.

–  German boat.

–  Landings.

–  Finnish „son of regiment“ - a teenage boy named Teppo at the Finnish part.

–  He mounts his horse, he sat down on it, jumping from soldier back rides.

–  Teppo - one of the fastest and most agile couriers that provide immense help to the soldiers.

–  He talks to women, they are embracing the boy.

–  On the Finnish artillery positions.

–  Meeting of officers of the card.

–  The shelling of the Soviet position.

–  Calculation with guns.

7. France.

Western Front.

–  Coast Map.

–  Normandy.

–  Reservists are sent to the front.

–  Cars on the highway.

–  Those Marines.

–  Rear view of the column.

–  Distribution Front newspaper.

–  Soldiers reading a newspaper.

–  Title „Eisenhower did not catch us by surprise.“

–  Marines on bicycles.

–  Overturn cars.

–  Observer.

–  Air raid.

–  Machinery and infantry in the shelter.

–  Shoot the German anti-aircraft battery.

–  Drop downed American four-engine plane.

German units destroyed in the French city of Avranches.

–  Cathedral.

–  German soldiers playing the organ.

–  Interior damaged by bombing cathedral.

–  Discussion of martial law in parts of the Waffen-SS. Officers of the map.

–  Tanks and infantry moving forward.

–  Tank, camouflaged with branches.

–  German observer.

–  Uncovered guns.

–  Infantrymen in a pause.

–  They have something to eat.

–  German infantryman in the swamp.

Waffen-SS squad inspects the area.

–  The observer on the tree.

–  Start a firefight with the enemy.

–  Tanks go to the counter.

–  Shoot German guns.

–  Explosions.

–  Mortars.

–  Infantry attacks Anglo-American position.

–  Destroyed by American tanks.

–  Rewarding distinguished fighters Iron Crosses.

–  One of the heroes - the senior lieutenant Lustig.

–  The attack of German tanks. 

–  The Germans in the burning city.