XD9491 WWII German newsreel Eastern Front Drive towards Moscow, Leningrad, Mariupol. German U-boat operations, anti-aircraft unit, BF-109 fighter airplanes, aces decorated by Goering

Very large reel of WWII German newsreels — Der Deutsche Wochenschau. Date unknown but probably dates to 1941. Mostly shows Eastern Front including drives towards Moscow, Leningrad, and Berdyans’k / Mariupol. Some other portions may be from later in the war as they appear to show German forces operating in Italy.

Content includes:

Hitler with general staff, probably discussing Eastern Front

Leningrad mud

Assault on Mariupol

River crossing by inflatable boats

German front line near Smolensk

Uboat arrives with flags flying indicating it sunk five ships

German bf-109 fighter bomber loaded with bombs and film cameras installed for recording mission

Bear mascot of the luftwaffe says hello

Crashed spitfire wreck shown on ground

Goering presents air medals to aces

Drive on Moscow

German warship fends off air attack by British

Winter combat at Leningrad

Supply wagons pulled by horses struggle on snow and ice

Command post bunker in steppe

Italian front — German troops in heavy mud

Battles along Dneiper

Panzer tanks in winter battle

German anti aircraft gunners in Italy

German bombers fly a mission

Fighters attack B-17s

Panzerfaust in combat ?

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