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Die Deutsche Wochenschau – Newsreel No. 645, 11 January 1943


1. Plot summary.

 

A police officer arrives at the flat and points out that the blackout measures are inadequate.

 

The flat’s occupant tries to argue with the officer, but the officer proves his point.

 

He explains the importance of blackout measures and urges everyone to take the matter seriously.

 

2. ‘Scenes of the Homeland’.

 

The city of Ulm.

 

Soldiers on leave on an excursion.

 

Ancient streets and buildings, the town hall.

 

The famous Münster Cathedral.

 

3. The English Channel coast.

 

Construction of new concrete berths for German submarines off the French coast.

 

Scenes from the massive construction site, workers.

 

The nearly completed berth.

 

A German submarine returning to harbour from a combat mission.

 

Captain Mergen, his combat merits.

 

The belated presentation of Christmas presents to the crew.

 

An Italian submarine.

 

The captain and crew are greeted by their colleagues.

 

Traces of enemy shelling.

 

Italian sailors on board the submarine.

 

4. Western Mediterranean.

 

Landing of Italian troops on the island of Corsica.

 

Italian motorised columns and motorcyclists moving through the streets of Ajaccio.

 

Italian units occupy former French coastal fortifications.

 

5. North Africa.

 

Panorama of the city of Tunis.

 

General von Arnim with officers at a meeting.

 

German tanks advancing southwards.

 

German tanks in a local village.

 

A crowd of locals welcoming the German troops.

 

Arab women and children.

 

Germans buying food.

 

Children near the tanks.

 

Distribution of souvenirs.

 

The march continues; vehicles heading towards the Atlas Mountains; vehicles on the motorway.

 

Conversation with local residents.

 

Shelling of British outposts.

 

6. Caucasus Front.

 

German sappers at work.

 

Fighting in the forest.

 

Flamethrower operations to destroy Soviet pillboxes.

 

7. Central sector of the Eastern Front.

 

Retreat of German troops.

 

German infantry and supply convoys moving through the snow.

 

A soldier with a dog.

 

General Model inspecting new positions; he talks to machine-gunners.

 

Devastated Soviet positions, destroyed equipment, corpses of Soviet soldiers.

 

Changing of the guard among the Germans on the front line; soldiers descend into the trenches.

 

The relieved soldiers engage in a firefight with Soviet units.

 

A German sniper.

 

German artillery begins a barrage.

 

Grenadiers and sappers take up their starting positions for the attack.

 

The German advance under fire from Soviet artillery.

 

The unit reaches the Soviet trenches.

 

A bunker explodes.

 

German infantrymen in action.

 

Soviet prisoners of war.

 

German aircraft attack Soviet positions.

 

Bombs are dropped on a settlement where a concentration of Soviet combat forces and equipment has been detected.

 

Explosions.

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