Tonwoche №361 (1937)

Italy.

Launch of the new battleship Vittorio Veneto in Trieste in the presence of King Victor Emmanuel III and his wife.

A woman from the Workers' Front organization says words of welcome and smashes a bottle of champagne against the side of the battleship.

The battleship joins the ships of the Italian fleet, and gunfire is heard saluting the new warship.

Germany.

Opening of the radio exhibition in Berlin.

Speech by Reich Minister of Propaganda Goebbels at the opening.

He cites figures relating to the development of radio in Germany.

In 1933, there were 4 million radio receivers, and in 1937 - already 8 million.

These are good results, since radio is capable of performing the necessary cognitive, educational and political functions.

The audience applauds.

Pavilion of the exhibition of achievements in the field of radio engineering, individual exhibits, new radio receivers.

France.

Jean Piccard's unsuccessful flight into the stratosphere using a large number of balloons.

Jean Piccard gets into the gondola and rises into the air.

Aerial view of the city.

Discovery of the remains of the gondola in the forest.

USA. Oil depot fire in Atlantic City, where more than a ton of oil flared up.

Fire crews work at the fire.

Explosion of the tank, silhouettes of running people against the background of flames.

Switzerland.

International Aviation Day in Zurich, in which German designers participate.

Close-up of the Heinkel airplane.

Performing aerobatics.

German female pilot Liesel Bach, who was a six-time world champion, gets into her plane, takes off, performs figures.

Judges on the field.

Germany. 12th Breslau Singing Festival.

A huge number of festival participants sing a folk song on the square.

Views of Breslau, the cathedral, bells ringing.

Solemn procession of festival participants in front of the Fuhrer.

Close-up of Hitler greeting the demonstrators.

Goebbels is standing next to him.

Carts with models are coming, singers in national costumes, artisans are walking.

Hitler bends down, shakes outstretched hands.