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

German Newsreel 474, 1939-10-04

GERMAN NEWSREEL 474

(1939-10-04, UfA-Tonwoche Nr.474)

Funeral of General Fritsch in Berlin; Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop Flies to Moscow; Hitler Observes Bombardment of Warsaw



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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State Funeral for the General Freiherr von Fritsch, fallen at Warsaw. In the foreign policy alliances with Russia, Turkey and Italy are closed. Despite the war, major sporting events take place. Youth is used in the front section of home. In the first month of the war,  1 million young people are already working at Feuerwehruebungen or fieldwork. Even animals in the zoo, such as elephants and camels, help with the work on the fields. The girls from the BDM visit wounded soldiers with flowers. The biggest problem for the civil administration are the Jews,  who always supplied the international criminal gang. They result the biggest cries in London and Paris in the name of humanity and civilization, the great word. Warsaw  explains, on 27 September, the terms of the surrender. An enemy aircraft is sunk,. The captain and crew are honored  with the Iron Cross.



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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Staatsbegraebnis fuer den bei Warschau gefallenen Generaloberst Freiherr von Fritsch. In der Aussenpolitik werden Buendnisse mit Russland, der Tuerkei und Italien geschlossen. Trotz des Kriegs finden grosse Sportereignisse statt. Die Jugend ist im Frontabschnitt Heimat eingesetzt. Im ersten Kriegsmonat arbeiten bereits 1 Million Jugendliche z.B. bei Feuerwehruebungen oder der Feldarbeit. Auch Tiere aus dem Zoo, wie Elefanten und Dromedare helfen bei der Arbeit auf den Aeckern. Die Maedels vom BDM besuchen verwundete Soldaten mit Blumen. Schwierigstes Problem der Zivilverwaltung sind die Juden, die seit jeher das internationale Verbrechergesindel stellen. Diese fuehren gleichzeitig in London und Paris im Namen der Humanitaet und Menschlichkeit das grosse Wort. Warschau erklaert am 27. September die Kapitulation. Ein feindlicher Flugzeugtraeger wird versenkt, der Fuehrer ehrt Kommandant und die Mannschaft mit dem eisernen Kreuz.



Source: www.archive.org

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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