Tonwoche №687 (1944)

Russian workers work at one of the German factories.

Almost all of them started their careers as apprentices and laborers, now they are skilled workers.

Workers at a construction site, welders, turners, fitters, press operators, etc.

Work processes.

A large meeting of Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian workers took place at one of the German enterprises on the occasion of replacing the "Ost" badge with national sleeve insignia.

The workers walk along the street in columns, enter the building, they are in the hall.

At the end of the ceremonial part, a ROA soldier spoke to his compatriots, calling for unity in the fight against Bolshevism.

A panorama of the hall.

Preparatory naval courses in Spain.

Young people are learning seamanship.

Cadets are sailing on yachts, a signalman with flags is on the bow.

The cadets are on a warship for the first time, they are learning to fire guns.

Landing on the shore, the cadets drag a cannon, install it and fire.

The signalman establishes contact by radio.

Cadets march along the road, generals greet them.

Young people from the Hitler Youth organization undergo special training for service at sea.

The guys in life jackets drag boats to the water, lower them.

The young people swim with special delight on assault boats.

The boats rush along the river, moor to the shore.

On the death of Marshal Rommel.

Documentary footage: Rommel inspects German fortifications in Africa, he talks to a soldier in an armored car.

The funeral hall where the funeral service is taking place at the marshal's coffin.

Military personnel are sitting in the hall.

Field Marshal Rundstedt is speaking.

The widow and son of the deceased are sitting.

Rommel's awards are on a cushion.

Rundstedt lays a wreath from the Fuhrer, adjusts the ribbons.

The coffin with Rommel's body is carried out of the building, the funeral cortege goes along the street.

The population of one of the southern cities of Germany sees the marshal off on his final journey.

The retreat of German troops from Finnish territory.

The retreating units are followed by the civilian population, who do not want to end up under the rule of the Bolsheviks.

Carts with property are driving, people are leading cows.

At the Kemijärvi station, freight cars filled with household goods from several villages are standing on the tracks.

The train departs from the station.

Military operations in Romania and Hungary.

Map, points Debrecen, Grosswardein (Oradea), Klausenburg (Cluj) - in Hungary, Siebenbürgen in Transylvania (Romania).

Military operations in the Grosswardein area.

German military equipment is moving.

A battle is underway with Soviet tanks that have broken through.

A soldier looks through binoculars.

German artillery is firing.

View of the area with a river.

German Panther tanks move out for a counterattack.

Grenadiers from tanks fire machine guns at the infiltrated Soviet infantry.

The Romanians surrender.

Attack of German infantry in a cornfield.

A burning Soviet tank.

Formation of people's militia units in Germany.

Marching units of militia.

Mobilization of men from 16 to 60 years old into the ranks of the Volkssturm.

Propaganda poster.

Newspaper pages with the Fuhrer's order to create a militia.

Volunteer registration office, filling out cards.

Faces of young and old militiamen undergoing registration.

On October 18, on the 131st anniversary of the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig, Reichsfuehrer SS Himmler announced the Fuhrer's order to create a people's militia at the monument to the German soldier in Annaberg.

A ceremonial march with banners.

In East Prussia, the first militiamen stood guard over their homeland.

In the cities of eastern Germany, the head of the region reviews tens of thousands of volunteers.

He gives a speech.

The militiamen hold banners and banners in their hands.

Patriotic cries are heard, hands with rifles are thrown up.

Under the command of the regional leader, the militias pass through the city.

Residents greet them.

The militias are armed with rifles, machine guns, and panzerfausts.

Hitler's youth marches.