Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 54/1951 06.02.1951

01 Finland: Death of Marshal Mannerheim review: Mannerheim's shaking hands with soldiers. Flags at the aerodrome on half-mast. Aircraft, which has transferred the coffin from the Switzerland. 15s. Flag is lowered. Coffin is driven in cars by the city. Soldiers carry a coffin in the Church.
(30 m) 02 Landsberg: dismissal of Alfried Krupp and 32 prisoners the Landsberg prison. Inmates to leave the prison. Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach with flowers starting alongside his brother Berthold Alfried Krupp and other prisoners at press conference in hotel.
(23 m) 03 portrait - human seen: Erich Kästner workroom of the poet full of books and manuscripts on the desk. Typewriter. Erich Kästner sits in Schwabing local and writes. Erich Kästner in addition to ISA and Jutta Günther (Lottie) children at Kailasam. Kästner speaks to the children and read, next to him the double Lottchen. Interview: "we read what today?" Children in the chorus: "Emil and the detectives." Kästner reads: "so... suddenly it honked close behind Emil. He jumped frightened to the side, drove around and saw standing a boy who laughed at him. Na man, just won't fall ' by the Chair, said the young. "Who has honking than just behind me?" asked Emil. "Well man, I Of course." Are probably not from Wilmersdorf, how else knew you long ago, that I ' have a horn in your pocket. "I am here is known as ' ne a freak!"
(40 m) 4th Bonn: Heuss 67th birthday Heuss sits at his desk and reads, great post. Little granddaughter Bärbel enters the Villa Hammerschmidt with bouquet. It brings flowers Heuss.
(14 m 05) Washington: visit of French Prime Minister Pleven Truman Truman and Pleven in conversation, half-close.
(9 m 06) India: 1st anniversary of Rajendra Prasad, Prime Minister, independence parade decreases. Camel tab elephants, aircraft, marching soldiers, Marines.
(16 m) 07 Switzerland: expanding the Axenstraße blasting in rock wall. Battalions clean the rock wall of loose rock. Bulldozer cleans rocks. Roadblock is eliminated. Cars on the narrow mountain road.
(21 m) 08 Monte Carlo: Star drive cityscape Monaco, total. The rally cars through the city. Drive through town. Ride through the target.
(21 m) 9 France: hot springs of hot water flows well and is captured by women in pots. Women wash clothes in hot source.
(20 m) 10 Zurich: European Championships in figure skating free skate the European champion in pair skating Ria Baran-Paul Falk. Freestyle Pirouette, the European champion Jeanette Altwegg, England.
(42 m) 11 France: Bob World Championships four-man: start of Bob's United States I with Stan Benham. Start of the bobs Germany I with Anderl Ostler. Ride on the railway. Ostler, Nieboer and team up to ride the Bob. Stan Benham congratulates Ostler and his team after the victory. The German team with the winning trophies.
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Title brand Marshal Mannerheim origin died: Helsinki layoffs Landsberg camera: Chef seen human: Erich Kästner camera: Stoll, Chef Heuss, 67th birthday camera: basic Pleven origin: Metro India, independence origin: Pathé news Axenstraße origin: Switzerland rally Monte Carlo origin: Pathé journal hot springs origin: Pathé journal figure skating: Baran-Falk origin: see week 52 Jeanette old way origin: Switzerland Bob - World Cup origin: Pathé journal end brand

Marshal Mannerheim, field marshal von Mannerheim, the great soldier and statesman of the Finnish people, died at the age of 83 in a Swiss sanatorium.
The remains of the Finnish national heroes were transferred with full military honors in his Northern home. The Marshal at the helm of his country stood in three major wars. His name is connected with the history of the Finnish people for all time.

Landsberg, Landsberg am Lech opened the gates of the prison for 33 former inmates, the American High Commissioner on German ideas and has pardoned.
Among the dismissed Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, who was sentenced to many years in prison in Nuremberg with 6 members of the Governing Board of Krupp. At Hotel Gockel, the meeting point of members of the Landsberger prisoners, was improvised press conference: Alfried Krupp with his brother Berthold.

Human seen: Dr Erich Kästner today with our camera, we have visited the apartment of the spiritual father of the "double Lottchen", but no one is there except the books, the cat, and an orphaned typewriter. Who wants to meet the poet Erich Kästner at work, so when writing, namely, now makes a little detour to Schwabing. Erich Kästner has his best ideas at a good drop, and in public. Yes, so that every poet needs its atmosphere - Schiller had bad apples in the closet, Kästner is a bottle on the table. Among his most famous books By the way: "Fabian", "Emil and the detectives", "Three men in the snow" and "Heart on waist". In the day, the children are his joy.

Birthday at the Palais Hammerschmidt Villa Hammerschmidt German President Heuss celebrated his 67th birthday in the closest family circle. The policeman on duty pressed an eyes of the law and let pass the youngest granddaughter of the President. Bärbel on behalf of private and unofficial greetings, kisses and congratulations.

The French Prime Minister Rene Pleven to momentous meetings met Pleven at Truman in Washington, D.c. with President Truman. In a joint communique, the two leaders declared: "no threat and no manoeuvre will shake up the fundamental unity that exists between the United States and France."

Independence day celebrated the first anniversary of its Declaration of independence in Delhi the Indian Republic. In Delhi, the President Rajendra Prasad took off the colourful took by detachments of the Indian armed forces.

The romantic Axenstrasse on Lake URI under difficult conditions is expanded on the Urner Lake in the Switzerland. Axenstrasse By the way with "X" up to a height of 40 m are the rocks away blown up. In dangerous work, the walls are cleaned then from the loose rock. The traffic on this busy road only for short periods of time is interrupted by the use of modern rolling equipment.

The first participants of the 21st International rally arrived at their destination at the finish in almost 72 drive. After the grueling rigors of the 3,000-mile trip through Europe, each car has undergone immediately after arriving in Monte Carlo of a braking and acceleration test. As the only German participants, Peter Max Müller had qualified with his Volkswagen for the general classification. Up to the last minute was hot struggle for victory.

Liquid coal seems no less hot it go to here! The inhabitants of the Southern French resort of Chaudes-Aigues have it better than we. So much hot water flows from its thermal springs that they need no coal to heat more. Here the heat is delivered so to speak freely and franko House through pipe tubes. The housewives of Chaudes-Aigues know no coal.

European Championships in figure skating in 1951 Baran - Falk at the European Championships in figure skating in Zurich won the German Masters couple Ria Baran / Paul Falk first prize in pair skating. Baran/Falk took the title with this free program. With 5.6 points, they held the highest score in the Championship days.

Jeannette Altwegg 19 an Englishwoman Jeannette Altwegg ran the best free skate of the day and was European champion.

FIBT World Championships FIBT World Championships in l 'Alpe d' Huez: here of the American Bob United States I with world champion Stan Benham at the start. And here the German team with Anderl Ostler. After his success in the two-woman bobsleigh Anderl became Ostler (Germany) with Leitl brakeman and Nieboer and Poessinger passenger seat also to fight for the World Championship in the four-man event. Already after the first run, Ostler was at the top and the Germans in the second pass, set a new track record, the victory was secured.
The new world champion Abdul-Latif is congratulated with his team by his fiercest rival Stan Benham Ostler.

Date of Release:

06.02.1951

Year of Production:

1951

Camera Work:

Grund; Stoll, Erich; Koch

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

Pathé Journal; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German