Tonwoche №415 (1938)

Berlin – New York.

The German Condor aircraft has flown across the ocean to the USA in 25 hours.

The Condor lands at the airfield, the crew gets out.

The crowd welcomes the pilots.

The aircraft commander makes a speech at the microphone.

The return flight of the Condor is completed in 19 hours and 54 minutes.

The aircraft lands at Tempelhof Airport.

It is raining in Berlin, people are running to the aircraft under umbrellas.

The crew raises their hands in a fascist salute, they are given flowers.

The speaker gives a speech about the flight, at the end there is a toast to the Fuhrer.

Everyone raises their hands.

The car with the pilots drives from the airport to the city.

The visit of Italian Air Marshal Italo Balbo to Germany.

At the airport, the marshal is met by German military leaders, General Milch, they inspect the guard of honour.

The Italian Legion Federico Guella stands, a view of its standard.

On Unter den Linden, Balbo lays a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier in the pantheon.

As he leaves the pantheon, Balbo greets the German officers and leaves in a car.

Marshal Balbo visits Goering's estate, Karinhalle.

Trumpeters play in the courtyard of the hunting lodge.

Goering greets the guests and walks with the generals through the courtyard of the estate.

Goering demonstrates a hunting rifle with a telescopic sight to Balbo, and the marshal tries to hit the target.

Goering then shoots and looks at the target through binoculars.

The Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, General Joseph Vuillemin, arrives in Germany for a meeting to become familiar with the German Luftwaffe. (16-21 August 1938).

In Berlin, he is greeted by air force generals and Field Marshal Milch.

The generals inspect the guard of honour and raise the French and German flags on the mast.

The national anthems of the two countries are heard.

The generals enter the headquarters.

Farewell to the commander.

A motorcade of cars with motorcycles drives away from the building, the population greets the guest.

On the island of Rügen, a village is being built where 20 thousand workers will be able to rest.

Cranes are working, structures are rising.

A large model of the complex.

Construction work is underway.

War in China.

Japanese squadron at sea.

Signalman at post with flags.

Attack on the city of Hankou from the sea and from the air.

Naval gunfire at the city, bombing from above.

Fires in the city.

Switzerland.

The season on Lake Geneva opens with water skiing.

A girl performs a trick on skis, riding in a "swallow" motion.

People are sitting at tables under awnings on the shore, watching the athletes.

Three men are racing on skis, one of them stands on the shoulders of the other two.

The spectators clap.

A man lifts his leg with a ski up, balancing on one leg.

A man jumps from a water springboard.

International track and field competitions between the teams of Germany and the USA at the Berlin Olympic Stadium.

Spectators take shelter under umbrellas.

Men's running, rapid.

The German wins.

Discus throw, long jump. 100-meter dash, two blacks from the USA in front.

Shot put, high jump.

Hurdles.

Javelin throw, German athlete Stolz throws 70 meters.

Pole vault high jump.

Relay race.

Among the spectators in the stands are members of the crew of the German Condor airplane, which has just made a record-breaking high-speed flight from Berlin to New York.

International auto race for the Ciano Cup.

Before the start of the race.

Racers near their cars.

Girls laughing next to the mechanic.

Moments from the race.

Caracciola on the track.

The finish, winner Hermann Lang at the camera.