Die Deutsche Wochenschau [The German Newsreel] (1939) UfA

German Newsreel 468, 1939-08-23

GERMAN NEWSREEL 468

(1939-08-23, UfA-Tonwoche Nr.468)

Hitler Youth on Danube Cruise to Budapest; Danzig SA Defends Border Against Poles; German Refugees From Poland Tell of Oppression;



Description and Partial Transcript



English:

The "UfA-Tonwoche" is a newsreel out of the Third Reich which has been produced until June 1940. Political, military, cultural and sporting events from Germany and foreign countries are shown.

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Voyage of the Marine-HJ and the Reich League of German naval power, with 60 boats. Boats on the Danube from Passau to Budapest. Large maneuver in Turin, Italy with a parade before the Emperor and King. From areas of Germany, Russia and Austria-Hungary it was formed, at the end of the World War, the Polish National State. The 'Democratic Front winner' of Versailles took East Prussia from the Reich at the same time that made the German Danzig a so-called Free State, placed under the protection of the League of nations. Here, too, they forced the Poles several sovereign rights. In Westerplatte - right at the entrance to the port of Danzig - erected by Poland, a munitions depot. The port of Gdynia is being expanded to destroy the commercial life of Danzig. Against the constant threat of Poland, Gdansk creates a self-protection. The German minority within Poland's borders is exposed to the wildest terror. Stories of reprisals by the Poles. Conventions of a nonaggression pact between the Reich and the Soviet government.



German:

Die UfA-Tonwoche ist eine Wochenschau aus dem Dritten Reich, die bis Juni 1940 produziert wurde. Es werden politische, militaerische, kulturelle und sportliche Ereignisse aus Deutschland und dem Ausland gezeigt.

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Fahrt der Marine-HJ und des Reichsbundes Deutscher Seegeltung mit 60 Booten und Kuttern auf der Donau von Passau nach Budapest. Grosse italienische Manoever in Turin mit einer Parade vor dem Kaiser und Koenig. Aus Gebieten Deutschlands, Russlands und Oesterreich-Ungarns entsteht gegen Ende des Weltkrieges der polnische Nationalitaetenstaat. Ihm zu Liebe reisst die 'demokratische Siegerfront' von Versailles Ostpreussen vom Reich und macht gleichzeitig aus dem deutschen Danzig einen so genannten Freistaat, der dem Schutz des Voelkerbundes unterstellt wird. Auch hier erzwingen sich die Polen verschiedene Hoheitsrechte. Auf der wester - direkt am Eingang zum Danziger Hafen - wird von Polen ein Munitionsdepot errichtet. Der Hafen von Gdingen wird ausgebaut, um das Handelsleben Danzigs zu zerstoeren. Gegen die dauernde polnische Bedrohung schafft sich Danzig einen Selbstschutz. Die Volksdeutschen innerhalb der polnischen Grenzen sind wildestem Terror ausgeliefert. Erzaehlungen und Auflistungen der Repressalien durch die Polen. Uebereinkommen eines Nichtangriffspaktes zwischen Reichs- und Sowjetregierung.



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Die Deutsche Wochenschau (English: The German Newsreel) is a series of German newsreels from 1940 until the end of World War II. Film frames from WW2 German newsreel showing Do-17z taking off for a bombing mission.

After the outbreak of war, the Nazis consolidated five separate newsreel production efforts into one: Die Deutsche Wochenschau was the sole series of German newsreels from 1940 until the end of World War II. It was a source of footage for late Nazi propaganda films such as Der Ewige Jude and Feldzug in Polen, as well as innumerable post-war documentaries. Despite Harry Giese's signature rat-a-tat narration that gives the proceedings a documentary-like tone, liberties were taken in retelling the facts in this Nazi propaganda tool. Comedic public service announcements were delivered by the Tran and Helle duo.

Among the many notable scenes preserved by the newsreel are the Nazi point of view of the battle of Normandy, the footage of Hitler and Mussolini right after the July 20 plot, and the last footage of Hitler awarding Hitler Youth volunteers shortly before the Battle of Berlin.

Most Wochenschau films are still copyrighted; the rights are held by Transit Film GmbH in Germany. In the U.S. the copyright on these films from 1914 until the 1940s had expired due to non-compliance with U.S. formalities; the copyright was then restored in 1996 by the URAA on those published after 1922. The Transit Film company then even filed so-called "notices of intent to enforce" (NIEs) with the U.S. Copyright Office and can now even enforce its copyrights against parties who rightfully used their films before the URAA became effective.

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