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. 649 from February 10th, 1943. This particulary issue has been digitized from the original 35mm film to 1080p, resulting in a very good video quality.
It shows footage from new factories built unter the directions of Reich Minister Speer, a speech by Goebbels in a tank factory, footage of Grand Admiral Dönitz taking over the supreme command of the Navy, footage from North Africa, including arrival of convoys in Tunisia and combat footage against British/American planes, and the capture of a British pilot.
This issue also shows footage from the Eastern Front, including units having to deal with heavy winter weather, defensive combat footage, and footage from a German field airport during heavy winter weather. - Subtitles made by me.
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Subtitles made by me.
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