German Newsweek No. 693- 17 December 1943 [Full HD]

The German Newsweek (Die Deutsche Wochenschau) was the unified newsreel of Germany from 1940-1945. The concept of a weekly newsreel was much older, dating back to WWI, and in the 1930s, there were several different weekly newsreels in Germany. With the outbreak of WWII, these were unified and from June 1940 shown under the title of "The German Newsweek". It was one of the most important aspects of German propaganda.
Each week, over 2000 copies were sent to theaters and movie houses throughout Germany and shown to the general public, as private TV ownership was extremly rare during WWII. Over 700 episodes were produced, and many of the historical WWII footage we nowadays have comes from the Wochenschau.
This is issue No. 682 from mid-December 1943.
It shows footage of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem inspecting Muslim Wehrmacht troops, footage from the Day of the German Railroad Worker, including footage from a locomotive factory and supply trains in the east, as well as a speech of Goebbels in Berlin for that occasion, footage of Christmas preparations of German soldiers, combat footage from the re-capture of Zhytomyr, and footage of a German U-Boat during combat patrol.
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Subtitles made by me.

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If you like my work and want to support the channel, consider subscribing to my Patreon for more, exclusive content! patreon.com/GermanWWIIArchive Or buy me a Kaffee here: www.buymeacoffee.com/germanwwiiarchive Remarks: 00:54 The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem is a religious title, given to a Muslim cleric who is in control of Jerusalem’s holy places for Islam, including the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount. From May 1921 to 1948 that role was held by Mohammad Amin al-Husseini (1897-1974), who fled Jerusalem in 1937 after the British had an arrest warrant for him due to his role in the 1936 Arab revolt. During WWII, he cooperated with Italy and Germany, mainly because the Axis were at war with Britain, and al-Husseini sought support for an independent Arabic state in Israel, he visited Germany and met Nazi officials like Hitler and Himmler several times. 01:01 These soldiers belong to the 13th Mountaineer Division of the Waffen-SS “Handschar”. Handschar is the name of a traditional Arabic dagger, which was also the unit symbol. It was formed in March 1943, and made up of mainly of Muslim Bosniak volunteers (although some were forced to enlist). It was initially sent to Southern France, but due to conflicts with other German forces, sent to the Balkans, were it fought against partisans and became infamous for murdering thousands of innocent Serbian civilians. Due to the success of the Yugoslav partisans, the division began to crumble, and conflicts with the Croation authorities, who executed Muslim civilians to prevent them from joining the Partisans, led to a further downfall, and the division was officially dissolved in December 1944. 01:25 Bread is considered sacred in the Muslim world, as it is considered a blessing from Allah, therefore the Mufti pays respect to it here. 03:09 Soviet partisans would often attack German trains, tracks and bridges, and had a considerable effect doing so. Unlike claimed here, they managed to noticeably interrupt German supplies to the East, especially after June 1943, when the Partisans concentrated their efforts on destroying German rail lines. 03:44 The Day of the German Railroad Worker was a commemorative day to celebrate the German Railroads wartime effort. Introduced in 1943 by Hitler, it was to be celebrated on December 7th, a date chosen because on December 7th, 1835, the first German railroad was opened to the public in Bavaria. 04:06 Albert Ganzenmüller (1905-1996) was a German engineer and civil servant of the German Reichsbahn, and an early Nazi supporter. He joined a right wing-militia while still in school in 1922 and took part in the failed Nazi coup in 1923. He joined the Reichsbahn in 1928, and, being an early Nazi supporter, quickly rose through the ranks after the Nazis took power, becoming responsible for technical and electrical equipment of the Reichsbahn. Ganzenmüller was considered an extremely competent engineer who did a great job in re-starting railway networks in France and the Soviet Union during the occupation. He became State Secretary of the Reichsbahn in May 1942, and stayed in that position until the end of the war. In this position, he was involved in the deportation of Jews during the Holocaust. He was tried for war crimes long after the war, in 1969, but due to a heart infarct in 1973, the trial was stopped. 04:24 The War Merrit Cross was a decoration of Nazi Germany during WWII. It was intended for soldiers and civilians who contributed to the war effort outside of direct combat. It was often awarded to soldiers and officers who served in units behind the frontlines, civilians, factory workers and managers, bureaucrats, railway workers etc. The War Merrit Cross was awarded in two classes and as a Knights Cross, with or without swords. The Knights Cross of the War Merrit Cross with swords, which is awarded here, is thus the highest grade, and was only awarded 90 times. 04:25 Remigius Hellenthal was a Reichsbahn official. Not much is known about him, but pictures show him with several high-ranking awards; he was awarded the War Merrit Cross 2nd Class on June 27th, 1942, 1st class on January 30th,1943 and as mentioned here, the Knights Cross of the War Merrit Cross with swords on December 7th. He was also awarded the Eastern Medal in 1942, indicating that he served on the Eastern Front. 04:30 Prof. Dr. Fritz Grimm (1893-1967) was a German Reichsbahn official. He served in WWI, became an engineer and joined the Bavarian Interior Ministry in 1921, serving from 1922 to 1929 at the Ludwigshafen Railway District, and in various other leading railway positions. From July 1942 onwards, he was chief of the Railway District Minsk, thus responsible for German supply trains to the Eastern Front. He continued serving with German State Railway after WWII and retired in April 1960. 04:38 August Kindervater was a locomotive operator during WWII. There is very little known about him, but the fact that unlike most other officials mentioned here was just a normal train operator, indicates that he actually did some special deed to be awarded this high-ranking award, which was usually mostly awarded to higher ranking officers. 04:42 Walter Nowotny (1920-1944) was a German fighter ace of WWII. Born in Austria, he joined the Nazi Party in 1938 and for his compulsory service he joined the German Air Force in October 1939, completing his flight training in August 1940. He joined JG 54 in December 1940, and achieved his first two kills, two Soviet I-153 fighters, on July 19th, 1941. He was shot down during this engagement and spend three days in a small boat in the Gulf of Riga before being washed ashore. He continued flying on the Eastern Front, achieving 10 kills by the end of 1941, 61 by the end of 1942, and 256 until November 1943, becoming the first pilot ever to reach 250 kills in October 1943. He was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds as the eight recipients in October 1943. In 1944, he spends much of his time as squadron commander of JG 101 and flight school instructor. In September 1944, he was made commander of a special unit named “Commando Nowotny”, which was flying the new Me-262 fighter jet. He died after having shot down a B-24 Liberator bomber and a P-51 Mustang when his jet caught on fire and crashing into a field on November 8th, 1944. 04:47 Maximilian Lamertz was President of the Railway District Essen, but there is little information available online. 04:51 Ernst Bierschenk (1894-1956) was a German locomotive operator. He fought in WWI, and was awarded the Wounded Badge in Black and the Iron Cross 2nd class. In 1919, he joined the German railway, and was transferred to the Eastern Front in 1942. In Autumn 1943, his supply train was attacked by Soviet Partisans with MG and Grenades, and he was able, together with his stoker, to repel the attack, his locomotive received 37 hits. For that, he was awarded the Knights Cross of the War Merrit Cross with swords. 04:57 Erich Goudefroy (1880-1960) was a German Railway official. He studied law and joined the Prussian Railway in 1908. In WWI, he served as a Major of the railway troops, and continued his service as railway official after WWI. He joined the NSDAP in December 1931, and became President of the Railway District Hamburg in September 1935, a position he held until the end of the war. 05:48 This is an excerpt of the speech given by Goebbels on that day, you can find the full speech here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2rNhKZqf9ebg7s 07:13 These soldiers belong to the 20th Mountain Army, which was stationed in Finland for most of the time of the war against the Soviet Union. 08:43 This sign reads: “Present from the Führer to soldiers on leave- Distribution Station Memel” 08:44 The “Führerpaket” (package from the Führer) was given to every soldier who came back to Germany on leave between 1942 and 1944. It consisted of food, usually meat, ham, butter, cheese, sugar, coffee and chocolate. After 1944, soldiers were given just additional rationing cards for food rations. Many of the food items in these packets were stolen/looted from Ukrainian civilians. 09:11 Stollen is traditional German Christmas bread; a fruit bread of nuts, spices and dried fruit. 09:28 Komissbrot is a dark bread made from rye and wheat flour, and is the type of bread given to German troops since the 16th century, as it has a long shelf life. 11:18 Emil Lang (1909-1944) was a German flying ace during WWII. He was a famous track and field athlete before the war, and a civilian pilot flying for Lufthansa. He joined the German Air Force as a reservist in January 1938, and was put on active duty in late August 1939. He initially served as a transport pilot, and started fighter training in 1942, finishing it in January 1943 at age 34, unusually old for a new fighter pilot. However, he proved himself very capable, achieving 123 kills in 1943; he was awarded the Knights Cross on November 22nd, 1943. In April 1944, he became group commander of the 9th Group of JG 54 in France, and was awarded the Knights Cross with Oak Leaves by Hitler personally on May 5th, 1944. In June 1944, he achieved 15 more kills against British and American planes, but was killed during a mission on September 3rd. 11:38 This is a Wespe SPG. The Wespe was built on the chassis of the outdated Panzer II, and fitted with a 10,5cm light field howitzer 18. 683 of these vehicles were built from February to June 1944, and an additional 158 ammunition carriers without guns. The vehicle was officially called “leFH 18/2 auf Fahrgestell PzKpfw II (Sf)” or “Sd. Kfz. 124”, the nickname Wespe (Wasp) was forbidden in late February 1944 by direct orders from Hitler, as he thought this nickname was unsuitable for a combat vehicle. The Wespe was first used on a large scale during the Battle of Kursk, and it proved to be a reliable vehicle, and was used until the end of the war.

[@ThePtoleme]

"conflicts with the Croation authorities, who executed Muslim civilians to prevent them from joining the Partisans, led to a further downfall,": this is the first I've heard of these events (although the whole point of guerrilla warfare is to create tensions between the population and governing authority). Do you have a source? The very detailed Wikipedia entry "13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian)" provides none.

[@uncletimo6059]

thank you for posting this, these factoids flesh out the info how PETTY do you have to be to, as a head of an empire, involve yourself with naming of a vehicle.

[@PZKWVIE131]

You know its gonna be a great time when You open YT and see that you posted a vid!

[@marcelbork92]

🙂

[@finnishperch]

Thank you for your work with these!

[@user-ls7ui9el8w]

Vielen Dank.

[@Dark-7070]

Great archives! Thanks

[@adamkailani3062]

Spectacular footage, thank you!!

[@GermanWWIIArchive]

Remarks, Part II: 11:39 In the Battle of the Dnieper, which started on August 26th, 1943, the Soviets were able to recapture almost all territory east of the Dnieper, including Kiev. Towards the end of the operation, in November 1943, the Germans began small counterattacks. One of these counterattacks succeeded in re-capturing Zhytomyr, a city 139km west of Kiev, on November 20th. The Germans made further attempts to re-capture Kiev in December, but the Soviets were able to repel these attacks. 11:43 The tank on the left, in the background, is a Hummel SPG, a 15cm sFH 18 heavy artillery gun built on a chassis of a Panzer IV. 714 manufactured between 1943 and 1945. The vehicle on the right, without a gun, is a Hummel ammunition carrier. Since the Hummel could only carry 18 shells, an ammunition carrier was built, which is basically a Hummel without a main gun, and it could carry 90 shells. 157 of these carriers were built. 11:58 These vehicles driving by are Sd. Kfz. 251, the standard German APC during WWII. 12:18 In theory you could identify the unit based on that license plate, in practice I really don’t get paid enough to do that. 12:21 This is an Sd. Kfz. 7 half-track tractor towing an 8,8cm FlaK 36 AA/AT-gun. 12:33 This is a Tiger tank. The Tiger was a German heavy tank of WWII and probably one of, if not the most famous tank of the war. With up to 100mm of frontal armor and armed with an excellent 8,8cm gun, it could destroy any allied tank when it came out in late 1942, and its thick armor meaning it was impenetrable for most allied standard tanks. However, by 1944, both the Western Allies and the Soviets came up with tanks and TDs that could penetrate the Tigers armor, and the Tiger was underpowered and had mechanical troubles throughout its existence, plus it was very expensive to make. 1,347 were built between August 1942 and August 1944. 12:56 This is an Vierlingsflak 38, a quadruple AA-gun equipped with four 20mm barrels. 13:43 Its only visible for a few frames, but on the right side of the Tiger tank you can see a small key, the unit symbol of the 1st SS Tank Division, which at that time was just ordered back to the Zhytomyr area in early November and arrived there in mid-November. 13:46 These are again Wespe SPGs. 14:04 While it’s a bit hard to identify only from behind, this is most likely a Marder III tank destroyer. It was armed with a 7,5cm Pak 40 on a Panzer 38(t) chassis. 275 vehicles were built between November 1942 to April 1943, and another 175 were converted from regular 38(t) in early 1943. 14:08 These are again Hummel SPGs. 14:12 This gun is a 7,5cm leIG 18, the standard German infantry gun during WWII; around 12,000 were made between 1932 and 1945. 14:32 These vehicles are so-called Panzerwerfer (armored launcher), a German armored multiple rocket launcher. It consisted of a Maultier, Sd. Kfz. 4/1, an armored half-track, with a 10-tube 15cm rocket launcher on top, and an MG-42 for close combat defense. Around 300 of these vehicles were built between April 1943 and March 1944. The advantage of this vehicle, compared to normal rocket artillery, was that it could quickly change positions after firing. This was crucial, as rocket artillery created so much smoke when firing that the enemy could easily detect their positions, and they only had a maxim firing range of 6900 meters, placing them well within the firing range on enemy artillery. However, the small numbers of the Panzerwerfer meant that they didn’t influence combat much. 14:45 This destroyed tank is a Soviet T-34/76 medium tank. 14:57 The vehicle driving here is a VW Kübelwagen, the standard light utility vehicle of Germany during WWII. 50,430 produced between 1940 and 1945. 15:08 The tank on the right is a Panzer IV Ausf. H. The Panzer IV, a decent medium tank, was the most build tank of the German Army, with 8500 built between 1937 and 1945, making it, together with the StuG III, the most important tank and the workhorse of the German tank units. This variant, the H variant, was produced between May 1943 and February 1944 with 2,322 units built making it the second most built Panzer IV variant. (Only the Ausf. J, made between February 1944 and April 1945, had more units produced at 3,160). 15:30 This gun is a Soviet 76,2mm ZiS-3 gun, which was used both as an artillery gun and an AT-gun. Designed in 1940, over 103,000 of these guns were made between 1941 and 1945, making it the most produced artillery piece of WWII. 16:19 Robert Gysae (1911-1989) was a German U-Boat commander during WWII. He joined the German Navy in April 1931, where he served on torpedo boats, and became commander of the torpedo boat T-107 in October 1938. He switched to the U-Boat branch in April 1940; becoming the first commander of U-98 in October 1940. With U-98, and from March 1942 with U-177, he undertook eight combat patrols, sinking in total 25 enemy ships with 146,815 tons. The mission talked about here was his last combat patrol; from April to October 1943, U-177 patrolled the Indian Ocean and sunk six Allied ships with 38,017 tons, for which Gysae was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knights Cross on May 21st, 1943. After that, Gysae was placed in reserve until January 1944, before becoming chief of the 25th U-Boat flotilla. He held that position until almost the end of the war; in April 1945 he became commander of a last-ditch unit called “Navy Anti-Tank Regiment 1”, an AT-regiment set up in April 1945, which he commanded until May 8th, 1945. From June 1945 to December 1947, Gysae became an officer in the German mine clearing service, and joined the post-war German Navy in July 1956; he served there until he retired in March 1970. 16:32 As written before, Gysae “only” sunk 25 ships, not 27, however, it was difficult to correctly access for U-Boat commanders if a ship was sunk or only damaged, so these wartime numbers are often inaccurate. 19:03 As U-Boats would only carry a limited number of torpedoes, single enemy merchant ships without escorts would usually be sunk by using guns instead of torpedoes. This required the U-Boat to surface, but if no enemy warship or planes were around, this was considered better then to waste a torpedo.

[@harryhole5786]

to: ( 16:32 As written before, Gysae “only” sunk 25 ships, not 27, )= U-177 German Wikipedia says, that U-177 only sank a total of 14 ships (14 Schiffe mit 87.388 Tonnen), and same wikipedia on Gysae says he sank even only six ships (sechs Schiffe mit 38.017 BRT ) I ignore what is true, maybe it was only a propaganda success?

[@MrMenefrego1]

Thanks for the detailed description and elucidation of this video. The line, "I really don’t get paid enough to do that.", was more than amusing!

[@TO-tz8rf]

ジトミールはヘルマン・バルクのファインプレーでした。

[@DenKHK]

Thank you as always for your detailed historical details, really adds context to the videos and makes them more meaningful! Just a tiny add-on - the 1st SS Pz Div used a skeleton key as its divisional insignia in honour of its commander, Josef "Sepp" Dietrich. "Dietrich" means "lockpick" or "skeleton key" in German.

[@kubilay7172]

Thank you. the ship sunken was SS Alice F. Palmer. First torpedoed then shelled by U-177. on July 10th of 1943. 4 lifeboats carrying 69 crew members landed nearby locations safely on 13-26-29-30th of July.

[@Bunz69er]

Excellent, thank you.

[@zieten9983]

Some additional remarks: 00:55 Behind the Grand Mufti, wearing a Fez and glasses, you can see the commander of the "Handschar" division, SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig. The division was never dissolved, but in November 1944 reduced to a battlegroup after having lost about 70% of the Bosnians by desertion. As such, the unit was transferred to Southern Hungary where it fought against the Red Army and retreated into Austria in March 1945. 11:38 An astonishing mistake of the Wochenschau! It says the German counterattack it refers to in the following part had taken place at the "Großer Dnjepr-Bogen" - the "Great Arc the of Dnjepr river". On the map shown at 11:02 you can see the city of Kriwoj Rog. The great arc of the Dnjepr river is to the east of this town and can clearly be recognized on the map. The town of Shitomir which was in the center of the German counterattack mentioned, is also depicted on the map and is about 400 kilometers north from the Great Arc of the Dnjepr. 11:43 The ammuniton carrier in the foreground shows the divisional insignia of 1.SS-Panzer-Division"Leibstandarte" on it's left side. This unit was one of two panzer divisions on full strength which took part in the counterattack around Shitomir. The division came from Northern Italy. The other full-strength division was 1.Panzer-Division of the Army, which came from Greece. These were by far the strongest Panzer-Divisions at the Eastern Front at the time. 13:43 The Tigers belong to the Tiger company of 1.SS-Panzer-Div."Leibstandarte", as can be ssen by their marking: S 24 means Schwere Kompanie (heavy company), 2nd platoon, 4th vehicle. The tank commander in the cupola is SS-Oberscahrführer (Sergeant) Jürgen Brandt , who was killed on December 24th 1944 in the Ardennes and awarded the German Cross in Gold posthumously on January 13th 1945. 13:46 Guns in German batteries were designated by capital letters not by numbers. So the capital letter "B" on the "Wespe" shows that this is the second gun of it's battery. Usually German batteries had four guns, designated A - D. Self-propelled batteries had six guns, which were (you guessed it) designated A - F. 14:00 This is a Panzer III or IV command tank, as can be seen by the three antennas it's carrying due to it's additional radio equipment. Take note of the "Umbrella"-antenna at the rear of the turret. It might be a batallion or regimental command tank because of the motorcycle messengers to the rear of the tank, waiting to carry orders. 15:08 The troops shown in this sequence are most likely belonging to 1.Panzer-Division, the Panzer IV shown here, numbered 842, does definitely so.The town of Shitomir itlself was recaptured by parts of 1., 7. and 8.Panzer-Division, while "Leibstandarte" covered this operation to the east. The number "842" on the tank means 8th company, 4th platoon, 2nd vehicle. German tank companies normally had 17 tanks - two command vehicles and three platoons with 5 tanks each. Only divisions fully re-equipped in Germany or quiet parts of German occupied Europe on rare occasions received a fourth platoons with 5 tanks, bringing up the company strengh to 22 vehicles. This was the case for "Leibstandarte" as well as for the 1.Panzer-Division. But because "Leibnstandarte" took no part in the capture of the town itself, the tank has to belong to Panzer-Regiment 1 of 1.Panzer-Division. Though the infantry men shown here could belong to 7. or 8.Panzer-Divivion, I believe they also are from 1.Panzer-Division because of their very regular uniforms and equipment. 7. und 8.Panzer-Division were in non-stop action in the East since July 1943. No way their Panzergrenadiers would have had such a uniform look at this time.

[@rrobb9853]

Thank you - most interesting.

[@EvilSmonker]

Wow you are very knowledgeable, fascinating remarks!

[@DaveSCameron]

What a remarkable comment here, I sincerely hope that you can find the time to create your own channel and share some more of your knowledge with us all. Best wishes.

[@DaveSCameron]

@@EvilSmonkerindeed!

[@mamdouhd4484]

Man that's a lot of knowledge you got here wow

[@johnhall8364]

Luckily for the German rail workers the distances to all the fronts from Germany were shrinking month by month. 15 months after this film was made you could walk from the eastern front to the western front in about three hours.

[@conradgaarder2789]

In another KZbin WWII video it was said that a German general commented that soon they would all be in Berlin and could take the streetcar from the eastern to the western fronts. I think it was said that Hitler laughed at that one. If true, the guy must have been pretty tight with Hitler.

[@PzKwVIII]

Dankeschön

[@_Bf-109]

Schöne Landschaft, Uniform und Gerät!

[@suspiciousminds1750]

By the end of 1943 the Germans weren't quite as strict, racially speaking, as to who they allowed in the armed forces. A bit surprised they were still teaching recruits how to goosestep at this late date. Ironic that they spent so much time on a holiday celebrating the birth of a Jew. Shows how important Christmas was to the German people. The Germans were definitely losing the war but the newsreel doesn't convey a sense of defeat or panic at this time.

[@piyushsharan406]

Because this is before D-Day and Bagration. The Allied offensive had been halted by the Nazis in Italy. And Russia hadn't started bombing Minsk and Smolensk.

[@Vorteksio3]

​@@piyushsharan406Uh..what? No, it wasnt. Allies were advancing in Itally.

[@piyushsharan406]

@Vorteksio3 Allies lost momentum in November 1943 because of the deep Nazi defense lines. It wasn't until January 1944 that they resumed their advance. I was just talking about this time period.

[@JacobafJelling]

why the heck have I not found your channel earlier? Have you posted the rest as well? Good lord

[@viliampavlovsky5889]

Thx for video support from Slovakia

[@michaelporzio7384]

Thanks for another great posting and the detailed comments! Watching this, I cannot help but think of how, 80 years later, the Middle East, the Balkans and, of course, Ukraine, continue to be war zones.

[@NikhilSingh-007]

8:44 The Führers package (Führerpaket) was a food package with flour, sugar, marmelade/honey, and butter that a German soldier received once a year between 1942 and 1944 during World War II, as soon as they got out of the front, crossed the border on home vacation or by those who came home as injured. The gift box was intended to thank the German soldier from the Führer for the war effort of the German soldiers and was intended for the benefit of their relatives. In 1944, due to lack of space in railway wagons, packages were usually replaced by special coupon cards for food and money, which were issued to the soldier.

[@snoopy168]

Danke für den Blick in unsere Vergangenheit!

[@BritishWorldWar2Archive]

i am feeling generous today, you have earned a full 20 minutes of my attention and a like.

[@itzhazardgaming3950]

Where do you find those?

[@tommyguan5952]

Wow, that was quite a variety of artileries for German troops in 1943!

[@ippomakunouchi901]

Wow!! What a footage. What was that ship that was sank by the U-Boat??

[@abidindemirtas9031]

Thanks

[@lusl1094]

Thank you for the upload. It sounds like a different presenter this week?

[@abdelgaderalfallah]

0:51 Grand mufti of Jerusalem Amin Al-Husseini

[@meatpie518]

What’s the song the troops at the start are marching to?

[@isaacgriffin5690]

Incredible restoration!

[@keithx8734]

What were the awards for in the beginning of the video?

[@sarahyoon3069]

Have you already uploaded the newsweek of the mufti meeting Hitler?

[@ratko4226]

The uniforms look like the ones of Handar SS, the Bosniak army during WW2. Am I correct?

[@JacobafJelling]

Can I ask you; Do you ever remember seeing ANY content/mention of the Freikorp Danemark? Division Wiking or Nordland? Thanks

[@dinkeydink9376]

Just google ' youtube wiking Die Deutsche Wochenschau' , and u get many links. The first one about Karkov and Nordland/Wiking. But i guess your question is to the guy making this episode available.

[@frikandelkroket9335]

Impressive.

[@alexmuenster2102]

I have noticed that, at the end of *earlier* Wochenschauen, the German eagle stood in front of the barely recognizable outlines of the German Reich (incl. Ostland, Gouvernement Polen etc.). In later Wochenschauen, they seem to have discontinued this practice - the eagle instead stands in front of a neutral background. I wonder...

[@ShekkoKartell]

got too big lmao

[@TheoCapteijn-kh8nj]

I lost my account because of uploads like this. Even with a disclaimer deemed hatespeech and promoting hate. How does this channel do from being deleted?

[@daanensink782]

6:59 Upper /second from the left Friedrich Olbricht? December 1943 probably already preparing for a plot, notice he is not clapping. Incredible!

[@Frank-fg4jx]

Everyone is clapping there?

[@luistilli2328]

Nice!

[@mrmuscle9685]

14:07 what vehicle is this

[@TXnine7nine]

11:08 Emil Lang would eventually be credited with shooting down 173 enemy aircraft before he was shot down and killed on 3 September 1944 over Belgium.

[@outpost3388]

Did Otto von cairus ever appear on a news reel?

[@MikeSHA2009]

You mean Otto Carius - only in US fantasy war movies, the german officers are always noble with a name "von"...

[@Verbindungs]

Every time i watch these videos, I cannot stop thinking how a generation was mindlessly trounced by the whims of madmen. And they are doing it again.

[@donl1846]

That's an understatement !!!!!

[@rickglorie]

This, all the talent, love and good will went up in smoke, litterally.

[@kb1996]

Who's doing what again??

[@user-ec3gv2gu9p]

Декабрь 1943. В Сталинграде добивают армию Паулюса. Что-то скромно умолчали об этом.

[@vladislav7947]

В феврале 1943 разбили армию Паулюса

[@DonaldTrumpGriefing]

They had missiles at this point?? Wow

[@dobiem1]

Zhitomir - I had to look it up XD

[@TheSaturnV]

10:04 Dang, is that a toy guillotine?

[@MikeSHA2009]

This was used for cutting cigars, but in the shape of a guillotine.

[@aryastark...earlyhardcore4171]

7.15 that skull on the dug out damn badass !!!!

[@user-be8wr4jj1q]

Супер 👑 видео 😎 😎😎😎

[@JGCR59]

ZB-26 at 15:10?

[@anguslynch9635]

Yep! And again at 16:06

[@eamo106]

Heinz lange mentioned ? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinz_Lange

[@DB742]

Nope, sure looks like Emil Lang & mentions his track star record here. He died 10 months later in Normandy just after taking off from his airfield his flight was pounced by Spitfires & shot down. Helluva pilot & officer.

[@MB-hv3ic]

🎥 👍✔

[@KidMetairie]

So how many seconds of fire (ammo) did fighters have? How could he even have enough rounds to shoot down 8 planes in one mission?

[@Frank-fg4jx]

You can look that up. He was flying a Focke-wulf 190 A5 which 1x Machinegun 17 with 1800 rounds, 2x 20mm MG FF/M cannons with 180 rounds and 2x 20mm MG 151 cannons with 500 rounds. It doesn't take many cannon rounds to shoot down a lot of the soviet airplanes he was facing. A good shot knows where to shoot aswell.

[@AbstractHistory01]

19:42

[@seltaeb9691]

When the sub attacks first began, they would let the ship crew get into a lifeboat & then sink the freighter by the gun. Once the convoys started that stopped.

[@Ittou-Ogami]

Никакой механизации ,все в ручную .

[@uttaradit2]

tent show ghouls at 3.48

[@nobrenobre1]

Soldiers in Russia, near year 44, even in Newsweek, look very tired! And in the end of 43, the submarines were already staying in their bases.

[@xycomm5604]

Idk if it’s because I primarily associate Islam with Arabs and the Middle East but white European Muslims will never not be strange to me.

[@momoko0555]

第13SS武装山岳師団「ハンジャール」（クロアチア第1）（13.Waffen-Gebirgs-Division der SS)

[@jerzystruczak782]

lovely german canonfodder

[@Tolianchig]

А до конца войны лётчик не дожил. Сбили его англичане над Бельгией. Эмиль Ланг.

[@Ittou-Ogami]

Мда конечно немцы догадывались ,что Россия бескрайняя ,но что бы настолько..

[@w.smusic]

الجيش العربي الحر Wehrmacht free arab unit My grand grand father was in this unit

[@seltaeb9691]

People think that the German army was so mechanised, but in reality they used horse & cart for supplies ammo etc & soldiers behind the main front. Two World wars & millions of horses & mules suffered for our warlike stupidity & we eat them. France still does.

[@intelprointelpro4452]

Tous mes grands-pères ont été incorporés de force dans l'armée allemande en tant que "Malgré-Nous" mosellans (Lorraine en France) car la Moselle et l'Alsace faisaient à nouveau partie du III Reich. S'ils refusaient de se rendre aux convocations des autorités allemandes leur famille était déportée dans un camp de concentration. Un de mes grands-pères, le père à ma mère, a déserté alors qu'il était estafette à moto sur le front russe. Il a tué trois nazis lancés à ses trousses pour sauver sa vie et gagner sa liberté. Il a ensuite attendu l'armée du général Patton. Nous n'oublierons jamais les soldats américains et alliés 👍👍👍💞💞💞 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@joshuagunderson6593]

Ryan Gosling

[@websitemartian]

13:22 scoped kar98k

[@seltaeb9691]

Xmas, as we know it, we have to thank the Germans. Prince Albert brought the style when he came to Britain, tree decorations presents & yes children became the main recipients. America also copied it & supercharged it commercially. Yup, blame him, Jesus now barely gets his toes in.

[@craigfazekas3923]

Within 10 days of this production ? DKM would lose battleship SCHARNHORST in the Artic at Battle of North Cape- among the last of their "lucky" vessels. 🚬😎👍

[@enginyalcn5164]

07:12 - 09:15 leave ended on the way!

[@damirbajramovic5416]

Najbitnija je Propaganda !!

[@nicniewarty]

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[@eamo106]

Many will not like these posts, its not a like or dislike for me. Its the raw Film Footage that is important. Yes I have cc turned on and read the propaganda. Its also History, that the German people were being fed. After 1943 I guess they were just saying the equivalent of today's "whatever" Play the Movie ! The Russian Allies won, despite the attacks.

[@lpdantas1]

criminals, lied to their own people even

[@darkawakening01]

The Wochenschau and public military reports were usually - mind, not always - quite true to the fact. Of course the propaganda highlighted mainly the positive news and gave grave news, which were too widely known to sweep them under the rug, a heroic spin.