Tonwoche №499 (1940)

A train with the Fuhrer arrives at the Brennero station on the border with Germany.

A meeting with Mussolini takes place here (18 March 1940).

Hitler gets out of the carriage and shakes hands with the Duce.

Mussolini greets the German Foreign Minister Ribbentrop; Count Ciano is in Mussolini’s retinue.

A parade of soldiers.

Hitler and Mussolini enter the carriage, then the Duce sees Hitler off at the same station.

Hitler talks to Mussolini while looking out of the carriage window.

Ostmark, Linz.

View of the bridge across the Danube, traffic on it.

Construction of the pedestrian section of the bridge is underway nearby.

Model of the bridge.

View of the bridge from the shore.

Individual structures of the bridge.

Close-up of a rivet.

Germany.

Demag Metallurgical Plant.

Women work in the factory shop: crane operators, turners, fitters, forklift drivers, welders.

Germany.

Construction of a submarine in the dock.

A crane carries the hull of the boat.

Workers assemble parts of the submarine "Helling".

A view of the submarine from above, it is in scaffolding.

Various works are underway.

The submarine is launched, workers watch the launch.

The submarine returns to its home harbour.

The submarine goes to the shore, sailors are standing on the deck.

Close-up of Captain Lieutenant Shukhart.

The crews of other ships greet the submariners.

The submarine is at the pier, sailors are descending the gangway.

The captain reports on the completion of the mission.

The crew is greeted by Grand Admiral Raeder, he walks around the formation.

Close-up of the fascist banner.

The squadron crews greet their arriving comrades.

At headquarters, the pilots report to the commander on the mission's completion.

The commander congratulates the pilot and shakes his hand.

The operation is being analyzed at the map.

The squadron pilots give a detailed report on the flights.

The commander sums up the results and speaks of the Fuhrer's interest in the events.

A map of England, the arrow points to Scapa Flow.

German planes are flying, bombing the island.

The squadron is flying to the sounds of a battle song.

Civilians evacuated during the Franco-German campaign are returning to Saarbrücken.

A train approaches the station, the arriving people are met by an orchestra.

Women with children get out of the carriages, and the Hitler Youth help carry out suitcases and strollers.

A ceremonial procession goes through the city behind the orchestra, and soldiers carry children.

Teenagers help carry things and strollers into buses and trucks.

The houses to which the residents are returning are cleaned and tidied up for their arrival.

A bus pulls up, the arriving residents are joyfully greeted.

The arriving family enters their house.

Soldiers of the Saar regiment return home from France, their ceremonial procession through the city.

Sending children, primarily from the soldiers' families, off on vacation.

Children in a train carriage look out the windows.

Arrival at the destination.

Children resting on the river bank, they wave their hands at a passing steamer.

Younger children play in the sand, a teacher looks after them.

Children play sports, throw a ball along a chain.

Girls weave wreaths of flowers.

In Germany, mass recreation for children is organized.

The children run out of the boarding house building, eat in the fresh air, sunbathe on the grass, play ball.

Boys clean their boots, write letters home.

Germany.

Military school for drivers and motorcyclists.

View of the school grounds, where covered trucks and cars are parked.

Theoretical and practical classes on driving cars and motorcycles.

The instructor shows the cadets a disassembled engine.

The cadets ride motorcycles with sidecars on the highway.

Riding in armored vehicles on rough terrain.

Motorcycles ride on hills, some cannot get up and fall.

Motorcycles ride on a flooded road.

The training ship "Horst Wessel", an inscription on the steering wheel.

Young sailors from the "Hitler Youth" organization are cleaning the deck with mops.

The cadets go down into the boats and row in them.

Yachts on the water.