Tonwoche №592 (1942)

Newsreel №57723, 2 parts, Duration: 0:14:54
Studio UFA

Reel №1

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Numerous celebrations are taking place throughout the country to mark the 6th anniversary of the assassination of Antonio Prima de Rivera, the founder of the Spanish Falange.

Members of the Falange march under a banner.

Young people carry a huge wreath.

A number of student groups set out on foot to the Escurial, 50 km from Madrid, to honor Rivera's memory.

They approach the palace, enter the hall with the tombstones, and raise their hands in a fascist salute.

In the evening, a torchlight procession takes place, accompanying the wreath of the Spanish people to the Escurial.

In Madrid, a solemn service is held in a church in the presence of Caudillo Franco, the population, and representatives of friendly states.

A new church has been consecrated in the Romanian community of Vicirca.

People at the church.

A religious procession is underway.

Two years ago, by order of the Fuhrer, the mortal remains of Napoleon's son, the 1st Duke of Reichstadt, who died in Vienna in 1832, were transported to Paris.

In memory of this day, a solemn service was held at the Palace of Invalids.

The sarcophagus in the hall, wreaths, an honor guard.

In order to connect the railway network in Transylvania with Hungary, 27 thousand workers built a 50 km long railway from Cheretfalva to Deda over the course of two years.

Admiral Horthy arrives for the opening of the route, he cuts the ribbon.

The priest conducts the blessing ceremony.

Horthy in a train carriage, the train arrives at the station.

The people greet Horthy, a solemn rally takes place.

The bakery near Kyiv was completely destroyed by the Bolsheviks.

The German troops put the factory in order, which now supplies bread to both the civilian population and the troops stationed in Kyiv.

Production processes at the factory.

A big bullfight is taking place in Bordeaux.

The toreros enter the arena.

Most of the audience consists of German soldiers and Spanish workers working in the south of France.

A woman on a horse rides through the arena, greeting the audience.

The bullfight begins, the bull is defeated.

Shooting locations:

Spain Romania France Hungary Ukraine

Reel №2

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A hockey match between the Berlin Skating Club and the Hungarian National Team is taking place in the Berlin Sports Palace.

Moments of the game, it ends in a draw.

The head of Portugal, President Antonio Oskar de Frangoso Carmona, celebrated the 73rd anniversary of his birth.

In Lisbon, the president was congratulated by delegations.

Houses were decorated with flags and portraits of Carmona.

In memory of this event, a plaque with a memorable date - November 22, 1942 - was nailed to the house where the president was born.

Tunisia.

Peasants plow with oxen.

The announcer reports that the population in places occupied by German troops can safely continue their work.

Knight of the Iron Cross, General Fischer goes to the front lines in the Tebourba area.

He gets into an armored car that is driving along the road.

Fischer looks through binoculars from above.

A view of the foothills of the mountains.

He passes by knocked-out US tanks that were destroyed during the first attack, and broken enemy guns.

A Ben-Hur tank, a Tiger, stuck in the mud, with a US flag painted on the tank.

Eastern Front.

Northern section, in the forests of Karelia.

General Dietl inspects the front line with officers, gives instructions, and awards Iron Crosses to German soldiers in honor of the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Finland.

Northern section.

Soldiers are painting their helmets white for camouflage.

A German motorcyclist passes by, and they also paint his helmet.

Soldiers in camouflage suits are building fortifications from snow blocks.

An officer is working with a map at the table at headquarters.

German signalmen are crossing a communication line under fire from Soviet snipers, repairing the damage.

A soldier is wounded by a sniper, and his comrades carry him out on a stretcher.

Caucasus.

Flood in Kuban, Germans in a rubber boat.

Slovak soldiers walk knee-deep in water.

Cavalry crosses a flooded stream on footbridges.

A German observer looks through binoculars.

A German gun hits a residential building, which flies apart in the air.

Shooting locations:

Germany Portugal Tunisia USSR

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