Ostland Woche №24525 (1943)

Troops of Latvian volunteers are lined up in Riga Square, heading to the Eastern Front.

General of the Cavalry, SS Gruppenführer, Commander of the Armed Forces in Ostland Walter Bremer greets the Latvian units and walks around the formation.

Close-up of the Latvian flag.

A ceremonial march of volunteers, watched by locals.

Farewell to the volunteers at the train station, the train departs.

The Riga Circus is putting on a show for soldiers.

Gymnasts are in the arena.

A trainer with a horse and three dogs.

A dog stands on the horse's croup on its hind legs.

The horse lowers itself, bending its legs, and bows.

Aerial gymnasts under the circus dome.

Clowns are performing.

A military parade took place in Barcelona.

A view of the city from above.

Generals and an admiral are on the tribune.

The Falangists, infantry, cavalry, motorcyclists, trucks with soldiers and attached guns, and tanks are marching.

A national holiday in Catalonia.

Dance groups perform on an improvised stage in the square, surrounded by spectators.

Couples walk as in the game "Stream", dancing.

In the evening, there was a grand fireworks display.

The Prime Minister of Norway Quisling arrives at the Klingenberg Hotel for a rally dedicated to the fight against Bolshevism.

Generals greet him at the entrance.

He speaks in the hall.

Then the Reich Commissioner of Norway Terboven comes to the podium.

The audience applauds, raising their hands in a fascist salute.

On the street, at the newspaper stands, people read articles about this rally.

Bulgarian troops hold a ceremony in memory of soldiers who died in World War I in the presence of Tsar Boris III. Laying of wreaths at the monument to German soldiers.

Parade of Bulgarian troops in front of the Tsar and German generals.

A sports festival was held in Stockholm in the presence of King Gustav V and the Queen.

Parade of girls with a flag.

Girls perform mass gymnastics exercises in the hall.

The audience applauds.

A concert of the famous French singer and film actor Tino Rossi was held in Brussels.

He sings a lyrical song, the audience claps.

Ski jumping competitions, fans watch the jumps.

Skier Arne Vastols (?) makes a record jump.

An ice hockey match was held in Zurich between the teams of Hungary and Switzerland.

Moments from the game.

In the city, soldiers are laying a cable in the presence of the minister.

Soldiers pull a thick cable, lay it in a trench.

Military operations in Tunisia.

Massive offensive of German and Italian tanks, they go through cactus thickets.

Shootout with Anglo-American tanks.

View through a slit in a tank.

An American tank is burning.

An armored ambulance picks up the wounded on the battlefield, sends them to the rear.

Panorama of a field with destroyed tanks.

Captured British and Americans are led along the road.

Actions of German aviation on the eastern front.

Snow-covered airfield, Stukas take off into the sky.

Bombing of Soviet positions, strategic roads.

Diving onto the road with cars.

Fragments of an air battle with Soviet fighters.

A damaged Soviet plane is burning.