Tonwoche № 657 (1944)

Newsreel №57697, 2 parts, duration: 0:13:48
Production: UFA

Reel №1

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Day of memory of heroes in Athens.

Greek Prime Minister Emmanuel Tsuderos bypasses troops in the area.

Laying wreaths at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The troops march past.

Norway.

Ski competition of the German military units in Lillehammer, February 28 - March 5, 1944.

Slalom on the track.

Spectators take pictures of athletes.

Switzerland.

National Championship Curling.

Club teams compete for the championship.

Mileage dice on the ice to help athletes flapping broom.

Meeting heavyweight boxing in Berlin's National Theater.

The match between the German and Dutch Tendel Melle, moments of struggle.

Among the spectators many soldiers.

Tendel wins on points.

Germany.

In the 5 th anniversary of the connection of Bohemia and Moravia by Germany Fuhrer receives representatives of the Protectorate Government.

One of them reads an address in honor of Hitler, passes it to the Fuhrer.

Arrival of Admiral Horthy in Germany, Hitler met him at the train, present Foreign Minister Ribbentrop.

The Fuhrer and Horthy in a friendly conversation to discuss arrangements for the agreement on friendship and military cooperation between Hungary and Germany.

Horthy and Hitler in the Reich Chancellery, they welcome the generals and politicians.

According to the adopted agreement, German troops arrive to Hungary to support the Triple Alliance-friendly nation in the struggle against Bolshevism.

The street passing the German military equipment, tanks.

They greet the people, the children shout with joy.

The soldiers shake hands inhabitants, talk to them.

Children are carefully tended, planted in the tanks, motorcycles, cars.

German soldiers fro Budapest panorama over the Danube Rybachi bastion.

View of the city and river from the bridge.

Locations: Greece [87] Norway [165] Switzerland [212] Germany [84] Hungary [100]

Reel №2

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Western Ukraine.

General von Korstenau inspects newly formed Cossack units under the command of General Pannwitz.

The street going Cossacks on horseback, played by an orchestra.

Field-Marshal von Kleist award the most distinguished of the Cossacks on the eastern front.

Cossacks on horseback gallop on melted snow from the ground.

Kleist takes the parade Cossack units.

Cossacks galloping with drawn swords.

Eastern front.

The central portion on the line Kirovograd, Nikopol.

Celebration in honor of Field Marshal W. Bush in a front on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his military career.

Bush leaves the headquarters, representatives of the soldiers greet him.

General bypass operation, shakes hands.

The fighting in the marshes of Pripyat.

A squad of skiers on their forest area near Soldier guns.

An observer with binoculars to inspect the area.

Soldiers are on the flooded trenches.

German reconnaissance moves in rough woodland for establishing the location of Soviet military positions.

Support actions grenade launchers scouts.

On the other site of a Soviet attack is recognized using the aircraft.

Soldiers look to the sky, where the planes are flying, there are explosions on the ground.

Military action in the city of Cassino.

The destruction in the city and the ruins of the monastery of the actions of the Anglo-American air and artillery.

German soldiers from the ruins of the monastery and the city each time give a strong fight back.

Soldiers repairing the damaged bearing.

On the road motorcycle riding with the soldiers.

Field-Marshal Kesselring and General-Lieutenant Hydro, commander of the 1st Parachute Corps, in position, they ride in a car.

Fragments fights.

Allied air bombardment of Monte Cassino, view of the ruins, the remains of arches, walls.

New battle positions of German troops at Monte Cassino, occupied by them after an hour bombing and shelling of the monastery allies.

View from the point of the mountain monastery of the valley, for which are fierce battles.

The artillery observer in the ruins, he clarifies purpose.

Together with the German artillery enter combat and rocket launcher.

The hand turns the handle fuse.

The soldiers fired from rifles, the soldiers are wounded.

Detail of American Chronicle, has fallen into the hands of the Germans: the painting of street fighting in Cassino.

American soldiers running down the street, shooting.

The Americans have guns.

The return fire from German artillery, the German infantry in battle.

Key words

Cossacks

Locations: Ukraine [229] USSR [863] Italy [110]

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