Die Deutsche Wochenschau No.601 Mar42 Reel 1

Die Deutsche Wochenschau No.601 Mar42 Reel 1 Lazarett in Salzkammergut, Austria Wounded soldiers play game, curling, in snow, woman brings enormous glass stein w/ hot drink, pass around. Troops having snowball fight. 09:01:47 Women work on farm, one has Nazi armband. 09:02:10 Area of Paris, France in ruins after British bombing raid, collapsed buildings & firefighting. Civilians survey devastation & salvage possessions. Tall building left standing in precarious state. CU sign Hopital Ambroise Pare, 82 Rue de St. Cloud; INT badly damaged hospital ward, rubble on beds etc. 09:05:07 Kriegsmarine troops rush to coastal positions, “Alarm!” Heavy gun fired from bunker fortifications, France? Submarine construction scenes, welding; G143 & G 143 seen on conning towers. Parts manufactured on production line - huge diesel engines. Crane lifting enormous crankshaft. U-boat launch; Captain addresses crew; Nazi Kriegsmarine flag raised; sub ploughs thru icy sea; submarine pulls alongside dock; captain greets officers & crew of various nationalities(?). Very GOOD sequence. 09:09:00 Harbor at German Baltic Sea coast: troops bound for Eastern Front, soldiers of Netherlands Legion queue for hot food, eating, supplies loaded at docks - ships leave dock led by icebreaker. Cont’d... WWII; Western Front; German Home Front; Heavy Machine Industry; Military Buildup; Occupied France;