Tonwoche №620 (1943)

At the invitation of German youth, a group of leaders of Belarusian youth organizations arrives in Germany.

Relaxing in Berlin's Tiergarten park.

Young people sit at tables, drinking beer.

Girls ride boats, feed ducks in a pond.

One of the many camps of Russian workers who work in Germany.

Barracks for workers, flowers grow in the front gardens, a man waters them from a watering can.

The working day is over.

Women sit at a table in a room, sing Ukrainian songs, write letters home, read.

The camp barber cuts a man's hair.

Women work the lawn.

A large amount of food must be prepared daily for the 500 residents of the camp.

Women peel vegetables.

Young people play sports, a young man does pull-ups on a horizontal bar, others watch, two groups tug of war.

It's a holiday in the camp: the work manager hands out prizes - things, boots, shoes, cigarettes, portraits of Hitler.

A view of Reims Cathedral, heavily damaged by English bombing during the raid.

German soldiers are clearing rubble and putting out flames.

Bombs have pierced the dome of the cathedral that the whole world admired.

Destruction inside the cathedral.

While the ruins of hospitals and infirmaries are still smoking, a doctor is getting to work in a makeshift operating room on a cleared area.

Workers on the streets of the city are driving around poles in a special vehicle, repairing wires.

Trams and cars are driving.

A religious procession with the participation of General Esteban Infantes took place at the headquarters of the Spanish volunteer division on the eastern front.

Soldiers are walking with candles in their hands, entering the church.

Field Marshal von Manstein, on behalf of the Fuhrer, presented the golden "Crimean Shield" badge to the Romanian head of state, Marshal Antonescu.

The Fuhrer recognized the Romanian troops for their bravery in the battles for Crimea and the capture of Sevastopol.

During his stay in Romania, Manstein laid a wreath at the monument to the unknown soldier in Bucharest.

The Hitler youth of the Berlin district demonstrate excellent results in gymnastics and sports at the Olympic stadium.

Reich youth leader Axmann sits in the stands among the spectators.

Girls perform dancing on the field.

Sports competitions in running among women and men.

The faces of boys in the stands.

Mostar is the capital of Herzegovina, a wild mountainous area on the shores of the Adriatic Sea.

The population joyfully greets units of the SS division "Prince Eugen".

Together with military units and Croatian volunteers, they destroyed the "bandits" who terrorized the country.

Quiet peaceful life in Mostar, residents walk along the street, boys by the river, shepherds lead flocks of sheep, a herd of horses grazes.

Reich Minister Speer thanks the workers of one of the German locomotive factories for their excellent work.

Awarding of workers.

Locomotives adapted for the climate of the eastern regions leave the assembly shop.

German convoy off the Dutch coast.

On some ships there are tethered balloons, which protect against unexpected low-level flights of enemy torpedo bombers.

Balloons in the sky.

At the air raid signal, the sailors scatter to their places.

The attack of the British bombers begins.

German anti-aircraft guns fire, repel the enemy attack.

The aircraft is hit.

The convoy continues on its way.

On the Black Sea coast, German soldiers carry out sapper work.

Soviet landing craft are spotted.

German artillery disperses the enemy.

Guns fire from the shore.

The enemy tries to hide their boats in the thickets of the Kuban River.

They are discovered and destroyed by fire from an onboard gun.

German planes bomb boats, a direct hit on target.

The area between Orel and Belgorod.

A major operation involving tanks and infantry begins.

Early in the morning, attacking Soviet planes are spotted by German fighters, an air battle ensues.

A plane crashes and explodes on the ground.

Tankers watch the planes.

The command post of the SS division at the forward positions, generals at the post.

Distribution of final orders for a counterattack.

Tiger tanks go on the offensive, grenadiers run after them.

Tank battle.

A squadron of bombers supports the attack of ground troops.

Light signals are transmitted from the front lines.

A Soviet tank, having broken through, tries to retreat, but is knocked out.

Destroyed Soviet tanks.

Soviet soldiers surrender.

Prisoners walk through a wheat field.

A wounded captured soldier speaks to the Germans.

Asian faces of prisoners.

Prisoners are led along the road.

The battle continues.

A German soldier throws a grenade.

German tanks are driving, artillery is firing.