Tonwoche №403 (1938)

The rebuilding of large German cities has begun.

Construction begins in Munich, which in 7 years should acquire a completely new look.

The above-ground and underground transport hubs will be rebuilt in the city centre.

It will become not only a cultural but also an industrial centre.

The city streets are filled with people.

Hitler arrives at a rally dedicated to the start of construction.

He walks around the lined-up troops and greets the city administration.

A worker starts up a gravel machine.

Preparations for new construction in Berlin according to Dr.

Speer’s plan.

A man cuts off the branches of a fallen tree, several people pull the trunk with ropes.

Workers level the site, remove stones.

Cars drive along the new road.

Fulfilment of the tasks of the National Socialist Party and the Fuhrer to modernise the city.

New construction in the capital: construction of the government quarter.

On Potsdamer Strasse.

A view from above of an old house being destroyed by machines, workers removing the debris.

A welder at work.

Wheelbarrows are used to transport debris, walls and stones are broken with picks.

Passers-by watch the destruction of a house.

A wall falls.

Herbert von Dirksen, the former German ambassador to Tokyo, is heading to the residence of King George VI to present his credentials.

Diplomats and their wives are waiting for the guest.

Major General von Otts has been appointed ambassador to Tokyo instead of von Dirksen.

He is heading to the residence of the Japanese emperor to present his credentials.

The ashes of fallen Japanese soldiers are sent home from China by steamship.

They are seen off by the military.

A motorcade of cars drives along the street, the Chinese bow their heads.

Departure by train to Japan.

A train station in Japan.

The emperor's brother, Prince Chichibu, arrives for the funeral ceremony.

The Japanese military and the prince walk to the temple.

The prince approaches a table with ritual objects and candles, where he honored the memory of the fallen soldiers.

Widows receive urns with ashes at a ceremony.

American submariners train in a special room simulating a submarine.

They practice rescuing sailors who have sunk in a submarine.

Rescuers put on life jackets, masks and go underwater.

Practice actions in the event of a submarine accident.

A cameraman with a camera climbs into an air bell, goes underwater and films the sailors' actions.

Cadets in masks rise to the surface along a safety rope with balls through a special hole.

A show of purebred dogs in Rome.

In front of the camera are dogs of various breeds: bulldogs, shepherds, Great Danes, spaniels and others.

A woman holds a small decorative dog in her hands.

A dog next to a cup.

A Labrador with puppies.

USA. Outdoor clay pigeon shooting.

Men and women shoot from a small-caliber rifle.

Rapid.

Competitions in sport piloting in Berlin.

Map of Germany with airfield locations marked: Königsberg, Dresden, Breslau, Hamburg, Hanover, Erfurt, Nuremberg and others.

Destination diagram in Vienna-Aspern.

A German general talks to a man on the airfield.

Panorama of the planes.

The pilots look at the route map and get into their vehicles.

Mass takeoff.

SS army competitions in Arbensburg.

Soldiers from various units and subdivisions begin race walking in full gear.

Soldiers of the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler battalion leave the camp, march along a forest road, a bridge, and pass a farm.

Peasants watch the boys move.

The soldiers jump over a cart.

They go through stages across rough terrain.

At one stage, they are met by girls in aprons who bring them mugs of drink.

The soldiers climb over a fence.

They overcome obstacles: a ditch, jump onto a platform with mud.

The finish line, where they are met by locals and comrades.

Himmler smiles and shakes the hand of the squad leader.

International car races in Tripoli.

Views of the city.

Racers preparing for the start.

Marshal Balbo approaches German racers Manfred von Brauchitsch and Rudolf Caracciola, shakes their hands.

Moments of the race.

View of fans on the side of the track.

German racers are in the lead, the winner is Hermann Lang.