"DIE DEUTSCHE WOCHENSCHAU" 1942 WWII GERMAN PROPAGANDA NEWSREEL KRIEGSMARINE SHIPPING RAID GG51705

Disclaimer:This historic German film was produced during WWII as propaganda in support of the National Socialist regime. It is presented in its original form as an historical document so that students, educators, researchers and the general public can see how the Nazi regime justified its criminal activities. The political symbols of the regime, including the flag, swastika and eagle, may appear on screen. Periscope Film absolutely condemns the Nazi regime and affirms that it committed grave atrocities, war crimes, and crimes against humanity before and during WWII. These include the tragic, mass extermination of millions of innocent civilians. We preserve these films in part so that these terrible events and victims are not forgotten. This "Die Deutsche Wochenschau" German propaganda newsreel from early 1942 contains segments on the Kriegsmarine operating in the North Sea and English Channel, and the African and Finland fronts. It depicts German naval and military operations across multiple theaters during the war. It begins with auxiliary cruisers intercepting and sinking enemy merchant ships while capturing crews, then shifts to actions in the English Channel, including convoy escorts, air attacks, and coastal bombardments. The narrative expands to coordinated submarine and air operations against Allied supply lines and ongoing combat in North Africa. It concludes on the Finnish front, where troops conduct a difficult river crossing and engage in intense urban fighting to capture a heavily defended city, highlighting both the scale of destruction and the persistence of military operations across different regions. 0:00 German auxiliary cruisers operate in distant waters; a target ship is spotted. 1:10 - Order given to stop; inspection team boards the vessel. 1:23 - The ship is identified as Greek. 1:43 - Report from the inspection team confirms it as an enemy vessel. 1:45 - Orders are given to sink the ship using explosive charges; the crew is taken aboard. 2:04 - Captured goods including an upright piano provide diversion and leisure for the crew. 3:02 - Prisoners from various nations, previously serving England, are held aboard. 3:14 - Another ship is identified as an armed British freighter. 3:26 - The crew abandons ship in lifeboats. 3:35 - The freighter is sunk by artillery fire. 4:21 - A naval cameraman documents operations. 4:31 - The German naval flag flies over the ocean. 4:45 - View across the English Channel toward the English coast. 5:05 - German forces fire on coastal fortifications near Dover. 5:38 - In a Dutch harbor, fast attack boats prepare to depart for operations against England, probably as part of Operation Cerberus, also known as the "Channel Dash." 6:09 - Minesweepers escort a German convoy through the Channel. 6:21 - British bombers attack; air raid alarm is sounded. 6:32 - Bomb impacts near the ships. 6:42 - A British aircraft is hit. 6:49 - German fighters defend the Channel coast. 7:06 - French Atlantic ports serve as operational bases for the German navy. 7:15 - A submarine departs on patrol. 7:33 - German aircraft and submarines coordinate attacks on Allied convoys, disrupting supply lines. 8:13 - In North Africa, German and Italian forces fight a materially superior enemy; the Luftwaffe supports ground operations. 8:29 - Air strikes target British troop concentrations and supply columns. 8:47 - Anti-aircraft artillery engages British bombers. 9:12 - A downed pilot parachutes to safety. 9:29 - Shift to the southern Finnish front near a coastal city. 9:36 - Finnish troops prepare an artillery-supported river crossing attack. 10:00 - Assault engineers cross the river under enemy fire. 10:38 - The far bank is secured after intense fighting. 10:52 - Anti-tank units destroy Soviet bunkers. 11:00 - Obstacles are cleared as forces advance. 11:16 - Troops push closer to the city. 11:18 - Soviet resistance positions at the city’s edge are overcome. 11:47 - Infantry advances street by street in heavy urban combat. 12:04 - After two days, the city is captured and secured. 12:10 - Soviet forces, under orders, leave widespread destruction behind. 12:17 - Large parts of the city are reduced to rubble. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k/4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com