Tonwoche №411 (1938)

Newsreel №63903, 2 parts, Duration: 0:16:26 B/W
Studio UFA

Reel №1

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Funeral of a major industrialist, "coal baron" Emil Kirdorf in Gelsenkirchen.

View of the mine, miners standing in mournful silence.

A car with Hitler, who has arrived for the funeral, drives along a city street decorated with fascist flags.

Hitler lays a wreath at Kirdorf's coffin.

The speaker delivers a funeral speech about the merits of the deceased.

On the pillow are the magnate's awards, wreaths, on one the inscription "From Hermann Goering".

Hitler expresses condolences to the family of the deceased.

The funeral procession goes through the city, it includes many miners.

Myron's sculpture "Discobolus", which was acquired by Germany.

There are many copies of the sculpture, but they are all damaged.

The most famous copies are in the British Museum, the Vatican and Rome.

View of the sculpture in the British Museum with a restored head and arm.

The copy, which had long been in a private collection in Italy, was given to Germany by agreement with Mussolini.

Close-ups of the sculpture.

Regatta on the Elbe near Hamburg.

Crews of harbor launches hold 15-kilometer races along the Elbe, following an old tradition.

People on the deck of a tourist boat wave their hands in greeting.

An advertising story for a newspaper that reports on court sessions.

A trial is being heard against a wife who beats her husband (a playful scene).

At the film studio in Babelsberg, director Karl Ritter is filming the movie "For Honor" (the title in French).

The director explains the task to the extras portraying soldiers.

A man with a clapperboard.

Filming is underway, the cameraman is behind the camera.

The announcer reports that in the areas where the "Bolsheviks" pass, they destroy everything.

The local population is forced to flee the city and hide in caves.

People with children are sitting on the ground, cooking food on fires.

Paris is celebrating the date of July 14. Troops in old uniforms are marching along the Champs Elysees past the Arc de Triomphe.

There is a parade in honor of the storming of the Bastille.

President Lebrun is taking the parade.

Sailors are marching past the tribune.

Soldiers are marching.

An air parade over Paris.

The Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe are visible from above.

Keywords

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Reel №2

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Competitions of the SA units.

Cavalrymen compete in the area, horsemen overcome obstacles.

Cross-country motorcycle competitions.

Swimming competitions in a pool, many soldiers among the spectators.

Track and field competitions were held at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin: long jump, hurdles.

View of the stands with spectators, a "living picture" of spectators - a swastika.

The winner of the race.

The English royal couple visit France.

View of the river and the Admiralty yacht.

There is a large crowd on the pier, an orchestra is playing.

George VI in naval uniform descends the gangway, greets the officers, a line of sailors stands.

George VI and Queen Elizabeth travel by train to Paris, they are met by President Lebrun.

They go around the assembled diplomats, get into the car.

The car with the royal couple, accompanied by a mounted escort, drives around the Arc de Triomphe.

An airship flies in the sky.

The motorcade moves along the bridge and goes towards the presidential residence.

The royal couple, accompanied by the president and his wife, enter the building.

Keywords

Germany, 1938, SA, competitions, sport, cavalry, motorcycles, swimming, athletics, France, 1938, monarchs, personalities, state, figures, civil fleet, diplomats, airships

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