This 1942 (?) UFA German newsreel is presented in Spanish, apparently so that audiences in fascist-controlled Spain could learn about events in the Third Reich. This wartime film primarily covers sporting events and includes segments about: western Holland harvest festival, horse riding with draught and work horses, a visit to a Wehrmacht training camp near Berlin, record-setting performances by a Swedish runner in Gothenburg, the 3rd German Boxing Championships in Berlin, steeplechase race in Belgium, the traditional St. Hubert hunt in Denmark, greyhound racing in Brussels, the ninth anniversary of the German organization Strength through Joy, joyful activities on beaches and swimming pools, views of Berlin and its swimming stadium, the growing passion for gliding among German youth, and an international cycling race in Vienna. The film is notable in that it shows aspects of “everyday life” in Germany and the veneer of normalcy that was maintained by the fascist regime during wartime.

Note: NS Gemeinschaft Kraft durch Freude (German for ‘Strength Through Joy’) was a German NSDAP-operated leisure organization in Nazi Germany and part of the German Labour Front. Set up in November 1933 as a tool to promote the advantages of Nazism to the German people and internationally, it was also used to ease the process of the rearmament of Germany. Through its structure of organized events and promotion of propaganda, it was also intended to prevent dissident and anti-state behavior. By 1939, it had become the world’s largest tourism operator.

• 0:10-0:17: Peasant population of western Holland celebrates the end of harvesting work.

• 0:23-0:29: Horse riding with draught and work horses.

• 0:52-1:04: Visit to a German Army training camp near Berlin, where up to 100 men can exercise simultaneously.

• 1:53-2:06: Swedish runner Gunder Hägg sets new world records in Gothenburg, including the 5000 meters.

• 2:20-2:42: Runner improves the world record for the 15000 meters and sets a new world record for the 5000 meters. Ice racing on frozen lakes.

• 3:16-4:13: 3rd German Heavyweight Boxing Championships in Berlin, featuring a sensational KO victory in the third round by Adolf Heuser over Heinz Lazek.

• 4:18-4:35: Cross country race in Belgium, possibly the Belgian Cross Country Championships, with Reben (?) achieving a decisive advantage.

• 5:04-5:11: Winner receives the Cup from the new president of the Olympic committee.

• 5:13-5:20: Traditional St. Hubert hunt in Denmark with over 100 riders.

• 6:05-6:07: Prince of Denmark congratulates the winner.

• 6:17-6:51: Greyhound racing in Brussels, with greyhounds reaching speeds of 50 km/h.

• 7:03-7:16: Ninth anniversary of the German organization Strength Through Joy, featuring gymnastic displays. Soldiers on leave watch from the stands.

• 8:05-8:10: Well dressed tourists arrive on a train at a station and head to a beautiful resort hotel. Joyful activities on the beaches and swimming pools during hot days.

• 8:26-8:44: Views of Berlin and the swimming stadium.

• 9:03-9:10: Growing passion for gliding among German youth.

• 10:36-11:21: International cycling race in Vienna, with Germany winning, followed by Switzerland and Croatia.

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