Tonwoche № 584 (1942)

Newsreel №59894, 2 parts, duration: 0:11:26, black-white
Production: UFA

Reel №1

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1. After a month of fasting, the Muslim population of French Morocco celebrates traditional holiday of Ramadan.

A solemn procession moves through the streets, horsemen galloping on horses with guns in hands.

Watching people, children.

Go to foreign visitors.

Sultan leaves the Palace for the celebration.

Fancy riding in the vicinity of the capital Rabat.

Riders jump, shoot.

2. Anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus took place in Spain under the sign of unity of all countries who speak Spanish.

In all parts of the country are the holidays.

Arriving foreign guests.

Marching girls in the paramilitary form.

Jubilee celebrations at the monument of Columbus in Barcelona.

3. The opening of the new waterworks in the Hungarian County békés on the Tisza, there is built a large water treatment plant.

River Hortobagy result in the dam becoming navigable up to Turkeve.

Regent Admiral Horthy was present at the dedication of the station, which is named after his late son.

Horthy boat with officials, he is shown the dam.

Residents welcome the Admiral.

4. The transfer of cattle in Bavaria at winter quarters.

The cattle were ferried on boats across the lake.

Beautiful views of the surrounding area of the lake.

5. Switzerland.

Autumn in Lugano.

The feast in honor of the grape harvest.

The city is a procession of growers in their picturesque costumes, go carts, decorated with flowers and fruit.

The movement of people in costume.

6. In Stuttgart took place the football match Germany – Croatia at the stadium named after Adolf Hitler.

Moments of the game.

Among the spectators many soldiers.

The score 5:1 in favor of Germany.

7. In connection with the opening of the Italian art exhibition in Berlin at the invitation of the Reich Minister Dr.

Goebbels speaks in German orchestra of the Royal Italian carabinieri, who play dressed in vintage form.

Poster exhibition of Italian art: Berlin-Munich-Vienna, November 1942 – January 1943 in the national gallery.

Themes of sculptures, paintings and drawings mostly by the military.

8. The Romanian head of state Antonescu visits Romanian tobacco factory Museum.

Production processes at the factory, employing mostly women.

Tobacco on the conveyor line.

Near the head of state, his Deputy Prime Minister Professor Mihai Antonescu.

There is a stream of cigarettes.

Factory announced model enterprise.

9. The actions of the Japanese Navy in the Pacific.

Ships in the campaign in the southern ocean, they are preparing for battle.

Sailors run across the field, close watertight bulkheads.

From aircraft carriers take to the air planes.

The battle begins.

Naval artillery firing.

The diagram shows the results of the actions of the Japanese Navy during the war.

The silhouettes of the sunken ships of the allies.

10. The battle of Stalingrad.

German artillery firing at the factory "Red barricade" in the Northern part of the city, the explosion of the house.

Dive-bombers attacked the enemy's battery located between the factory buildings.

Diving plane.

Soldiers overcome obstacles in the form of destroyed houses.

Soldiers firing machine guns, rifles, hiding behind the haystacks, go behind the tanks in the city.

Key words

Eastern front

Locations: USSR [863] Romania [182] Germany [84] Switzerland [212] Morocco [149] Hungary [100] Spain [205]

Reel №2

On the Egyptian front. pnrm. on hilly terrain.

Outposts at the foot of Qatar.

According to the German command of the enemy moved into a General offensive between the sea and the Qatari side.

Marshal Rommel gives orders to the heads of combat areas, looking through binoculars.

Orders relating to defense position at El Alamein, are discussed in detail.

German and Italian paratroopers occupy their designated areas of defense, digging, set guns.

Italian strike force goes to the offensive.

Local breakthrough of the enemy must be eliminated.

The soldiers attack, soldier throws a grenade.

The surviving British are derived from the newly selected positions.

German tanks facilitate the provision of infantry.

In the first two days of the General offensive, the British lost approximately 270 armored.

Burning tanks in the desert.

Captured British soldiers are wounded.

Key words

Africa, 1942, world war 2, warlords, personalities, troopers, soldiers, tanks, desert, prisoners

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