Die Deutsche Wochenschau №548 (1941)

Germany.

Munich.

On February 24, the Fuhrer arrives at the Hofbräuhaus, where 21 years earlier he had proclaimed the 1923 National Socialist Party Manifesto.

Hitler and Himmler get out of the car and walk past the guard of honor.

Hitler meets two thousand veterans of the National Socialist movement; they greet the Fuhrer.

Gauleiter of Bavaria Adolf Wagner meets Hitler at the stage and escorts him to the podium.

The Fuhrer’s speech as retold by the announcer.

Close-up of Hess.

Hitler speaks about the significance of the Nazi struggle and Germany’s prospects.

Germany.

Hitler’s residence, the Berghof.

The new Japanese ambassador, General Hiroshi Oshima, presents his credentials to Hitler.

He is met by German Foreign Minister Joachim Ribbentrop.

He greets the generals and enters the residence building.

Hitler greets the ambassador.

Austria.

Vienna.

March 1, 1941. Hitler arrives for the ceremony marking Bulgaria’s accession to the Tripartite Pact.

Hitler in his car.

Cheering crowds.

Police restrain the crowd’s enthusiasm.

Hitler on the balcony of his hotel with Vienna’s Gauleiter Baldur von Schirach.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Bogdan Filov arrives at Vienna airport.

The guard of honour passes by.

Delegations from the member countries of the alliance arrive at the Belvedere Palace.

German Foreign Minister Joachim Ribbentrop, Bulgarian Prime Minister Bogdan Filov and Italian Foreign Minister Count Ciano sit down at the table.

Ribbentrop delivers a speech on the significance of the Tripartite Pact.

Signing of the documents.

Speech by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivan Popov.

Handshakes are exchanged.

Reception hosted by the Fuehrer to mark the signing of the treaty of alliance.

The Fuehrer arrives at the Belvedere Palace.

He greets the representatives of the friendly powers.

Hitler in conversation with the Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Germany.

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, where the 5th International Winter Competition is taking place.

Skiing.

Winner Rudi Kranz.

Ski jumping competition.

Germany.

Ski jumping.

Ice dancing.

Spectators.

Fragments of the hockey match Germany-Sweden.

Austria.

Tyrol.

Training exercises to prepare skiers for the Wehrmacht.

Cadets during training in the mountains.

They are skiing.

Germany.

One of the infantry units of the Wehrmacht.

Training in the area with dogs.

A courier dog is sent with a message.

Dogs help sappers to establish communication.

An orderly dog leads the handler to the location of the wounded.

The Romanian-Bulgarian border.

German sappers build a bridge across the Danube River.

A huge pontoon bridge.

The entry of German troops into Bulgaria under an agreement on the deployment of units on the territory of the country.

German vehicles: self-propelled guns, trucks follow across the bridge.

Bulgaria.

Special report from Deutsche Wochenschau.

German troops enter Bulgaria on 2 March 1941. The announcer explains the reasons for this decision: On 1 March, a document was signed in Vienna on Bulgaria's accession to the Tripartite Pact, according to which Bulgaria permitted the stationing of German military units on its territory.

German soldiers are moving, trains are driving.

A train passes through Romanian territory.

Trains with equipment.

Food for the troops is being loaded.

A German vehicle passes the border bridge.

German motorcyclists ride across the bridge over the Danube to Bulgarian territory.

A huge pontoon bridge over the Danube.

On Bulgarian soil.

A cordial welcome from the population.

Jubilant crowds.

German soldiers have a friendly chat with the population.

Germany.

Maneuvers of infantry units of one of the Wehrmacht units in winter conditions.

Knight's Cross recipient Captain Alfons Koenig, awarded for bravery in the battles at Abbeville, gives orders.

Fragments of the maneuvers.

Guns of all types fire at the "enemy".

The company commander is the first to descend the steep cliff.

The infantrymen follow him.

They reach the highway and crawl across it.

Shelling the enemy.

Overcoming a water obstacle.

The maneuvers end.

Germany.

Coastal sea area.

A lighthouse on the shore serves as an observation post.

Notification service for enemy air raids.

The signal is transmitted to the telephone exchange.

The station forwards the signal to central headquarters.

Alarm at the anti-aircraft battery and at the airfield.

Fighters take off.

At the anti-aircraft battery.

Anti-aircraft gunners at the railway station.

Arrival of a motorized anti-aircraft unit.

At the air defense command post.

The officer receives the pilots' message and gives the order to raise the alarm.

The siren is turned on to alert the civilian population.

Anti-aircraft guns fire.