Ostland Woche №25772 (1943)

Tallinn celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the country's liberation from the Bolsheviks.

On this day, celebrations are held in memory of the Estonian and German soldiers who died at the front.

Detachments of soldiers and sailors stand at the military cemetery.

Wreaths are laid at the monument, next to which two sailors stand guard.

Girls in national costumes lay flowers on the graves.

Local nationalists and policemen stand in formation.

Estonian soldiers lay a wreath at the pedestal with a bowl.

A demonstration of residents is taking place at the stadium in Tallinn.

Girls hold ribbons in their hands attached to a pole with the coat of arms of Estonia, which is held by a man, followed by an orchestra.

The General Commissioner of Estonia, Dr.

Mäe, civilians and military personnel greet the columns with a wave of their hands.

Girls in national costumes walk, a column of girls in white sports dresses, girls with hoops in their hands.

On the stadium field, girls perform mass gymnastic exercises with hoops and balls.

There are many soldiers among the spectators.

A large folk choir performs on the platform.

People applaud.

Tapestry being made at a factory.

A woman sits at a machine spinning wheel, pressing the pedal with her foot.

Threads are wound onto bobbins.

Women sit at old looms for making cloth, knitting patterns on the cloth.

Finished products: bedspreads, napkins.

Girls in national costumes made from the cloth come out of a peasant house and walk along the path.

Romanian Navy Day is celebrated in Romania.

A prayer service is held on a military vessel.

Sailors are standing on the deck.

A priest is conducting a consecration ceremony.

Continued.

On behalf of the King and Marshal Antonescu, German and Romanian officers and sailors are awarded orders.

The sailors march in a ceremonial procession before the Minister of Defence, General Pantazi, and the Minister of the Navy, General Shoba.

It is fishing season on the Spanish Atlantic coast.

The ocean is teeming with fish.

This year, the catch is especially large.

Fishing vessels off the coast, huge fish are pulled on board.

Some fish weigh several hundred kilograms, and specimens up to 3 metres long are often caught.

A crane lifts the fish by their tails.

The Swiss Sailing Week took place on Lake St.

Moritz.

Representatives of all the famous yacht clubs in Switzerland participate in the competition.

The athletes run out of the hotel, the sails are being set up on the shore.

Moments of the race.

Boy fans on the shore.

The winner is the champion from Zurich, Willy Peter.

The 1943 French Swimming Championships took place in Toulouse.

Raising the flag.

Men and women compete in the open-air swimming pool.

In the 400-meter men's race, Aton beat Sayar and received the Cup of the head of state, Marshal Petain.

Sports performances were held by the National Socialist assault units of the SA in all parts of Greater Germany.

Young people with poles in their hands perform gymnastic exercises on the stadium field.

Pictures of military sports training at the stadium in Prague.

Mass exercises with poles.

There are many German soldiers among the spectators, they smile and applaud.

Hurdles competitions, athletes climb over shields, a relay race is held.

The SA School of Physical Education of the Standard "Feldherrnhalle" and State Labor Service perform on the stadium field with mass gymnastic exercises.

Military attachés from various European countries visited German positions in the area south of Lake Ladoga.

The attachés get off the train and are met by military leaders.

The attachés talk and inspect the equipment.

The guests board assault motorboats and sail down the river to inspect the positions of one of the German battalions.

Views of the banks, fragments of structures, a bridge.

The central section of the front.

A German position, an officer at a map in the field headquarters.

An enemy group has penetrated the German positions.

German artillery and mortars are firing on the Soviet units from the flank.

Guns hidden under the bushes are firing.

A counterattack by German tanks.

The battle continues late into the night.

A German officer looks at a map.

Soldiers load six-barreled mortars and fire.

German tanks drive in the darkness, flashes of exploding shells are visible.

Soldiers sleep in a trench.

The artillery continues the battle the next morning.

The enemy's attempt at a breakthrough has been eliminated.

The Soviet units have suffered very heavy losses in men and equipment.

A view of destroyed Soviet tanks.

A military airfield on the Mediterranean coast.

Pilots in formation.

Major Plumben, the head of the torpedo plane squadron, gives the order to attack the enemy convoy of ships.

The pilots prepare for the flight, put on life jackets, and get into the cars.

The pilots' pets, dogs, also want to take part in the flight, they jump into the car.

The cockpit is tropically hot.

A view of the sea from the air, ships are visible.

Bombing the enemy convoy of ships, releasing torpedoes from the air.

As a result of the operation, 70,000 tons of valuable enemy cargo are sunk.

The remains of the enemy convoy are burning.