Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 219/1954 07.04.1954

01 Pacific: Explosion of the hydrogen bomb the Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific. Men on observation ship. Measuring instruments. Men put on dark glasses. Count down runs. Count: Nine-eight, and so on explosion. Fire Flash. Smoke lightning.
(33 m) 2nd Indo-China: use of paratroops in the battle to Dien Bien Phu Fallschirmjäger Board transport aircraft. Start a transport plane. Flying French transport propeller engines. Jump of the parachutist. Bombs dropping from aircraft. Impacts.
(23 m) 03 Paris: demonstration of radical rightist groups against dismissal of Marshal juin as Vice President of the French Council of the Defense ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier to honor the defenders of Dien Bien Phu with Prime Minister Laniel and Defense Minister Pleven. After the ceremony, protesters Laniel, who is headed to car umdrängen. Pleven is attacked physically. People break through police barricade. Under police protection, Pleven is guided by set to auto.
(22 m) 4 French journalists visiting Germany at the invitation of the Association of foreign press in Hamburg the French journalists visit the Hanseatic cities. The St. Mary's Church in Lübeck. Bus to the border zone. RKM Lübeck Eichholz. 2 Federal soldiers. The men crawl through under border barrier and go in the no man's land. Look at the zone boundary on abandoned homesteads. East German watchtower.
(19 m) 05. Chile: archaeological find of a sleeping Incan girl in the Andean mummy of a sleeping 10-year-old Inca girl unharmed in the eternal ice after 500 years found. Objects of the Inca culture.
(19 m) 06. Castle heights Ried on Lake Starnberg: summer fashion Schultze Varell mannequins of the fashion house Schultze Varell perform summer fashions in the Castle Park and in the Castle heights Ried. Fragrant summer dress with wide swinging skirt. White organza dress and parasol. Wollpiquee summer dress with a wide belt, close waist, wide skirt. White cotton lace dress. Small Cap with Dove as an ornament. Small checkered next summer coat over dark ärmellosem afternoon dress, down narrow tapered dress white feather organza with square neckline. Evening dress with long occupied white Fox stole. Evening dress made of flowered Batiste with wide neck. Taffeta evening dress with pleated shawl.
(45 m) 07 Paris: handball France Germany of 9:16 French attack. Goal throw France 2: holds 6 German goalkeeper. German goal throw 2:7 viewers close to half. German goal throw 2:8 and 2:09 2nd half: gate success for France. Long German tape. Final 9:16 for Germany. Audience clapping.
(41 m) 08 England: Grand national (4 dead horses) horses at the start. Start tape goes up. Mass start. Falls on the first jump. Reiterlose horses in the race. Horse stands with tilling reins to the front leg. ZL jumping without falling. Rider crashes after the jump. Horse crashes, breaks leg and limping runs through barrier, falls, and must be shot. Jump over the moat. Leading horse slips and falls back. Jump over barrier breaks the backbone to horse and stays. Another horse crashes across steeplechase pit. There are eight horses in the race in the HomeStretch. The favorite Royal Tan winning just before Tudor line. Winning horse between 2 police horses.
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Start point explosion of the H-bomb origin: Asahi news battle to Dien Bien Phu origin: Gaumont tumult in Paris origin: Pathe news Franz. Journalists typically Federal Republic camera: Luppa Inca girl slept 500 years origin: Metro fashion (summer dreams) Schultze Varell camera: Kang sports: handball: Germany France origin: Eclair Grand National - "Royal Tan" WINS origin: Pathe news end brand

Mushroom of the death of the first report of the explosion of the hydrogen bomb. On the Enewetak atoll. The island of Elugelab had disappeared after the explosion. The blast fungus reached a height of 40 km; an extension of 160 kilometers. The effect of this bomb is equivalent to around 16 million tonnes of dangerous explosives TNT. Then a hand grip will launch a new era of this earth last preparations -. Mankind is now at the crossroads. What could be achieved if this enormous power Instead of converted into bombs into useful energy would...

Battle for Dien Bien Phu as bitter struggle for the enclosed Indochinese fortress Dien Bien Phu has reached its peak. Finally, it was now possible to fly so close paratrooper units used the fortress. With all the available engines, the French air force in rolling operations attacking the positions of the Vietminh. Tumult in Paris at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Paris was to honor the defenders of Dien Bien Phu held a ceremony of remembrance. After the ceremony, there was a stormy demonstration. Prime Minister Laniel had to be placed in a police car in safety. Right-wing elements protested juin violently and sometimes physically against the dismissal of the marshal as Vice President of the French Council of defence and military adviser to the Government. Defense Minister Pleven was In fact attacked and had to be guided by the square under police protection.

The Association of foreign press in Hamburg had invited the Paris representative of the large French provincial newspapers to visit the Hanseatic cities brothers of understanding. After visiting Lübeck drove the journalists to the zone border crossing Lübeck Eichholz. The iron curtain, the guests experienced the reality of Germany's Division. Fund in the Andean archaeological sensation in the Chilean Andes. The mummy was found by chance in an ice cave. It is a ten year old Princess from long sunken Inca times. The ice, where she rested, got the body such as the clothing completely. 500 years ago, played the child for the last time. And she was already in her eternal sleep, when the Conquistador Palmer destroyed the Empire of their fathers.

Summer dreams shows you, ladies, the well-known fashion house Schultze Varell his new summer collections on Castle heights Ried on Lake Starnberg. "Serenade". A fragrant hint of white organza. Simple, but elegant - something for cooler summer days of wool piké. A white cotton lace dress. And who wants very high also carries such a jaunty little hat Dove. "Television" is this creation. And certainly they are all looks already by TV Lady pull, and if you are so attracted to. And for the evening - how's about because with this festive dress white feather organza? Or To want occur in the larger styles? Then take this elegant evening gown and stole with white Fox trim. But a flowered cotton Batiste with pink cloak would also not so bad? Yes, and then this enchanting dress from China Blue taffeta with organza pleated Cape. Well, ladies, have chosen you? Consider well! Their appearance is our weakness.

International competition in Paris handball international match Germany - France in Paris. After a lightning start of the Germans, it is 6-0. Then only To find, view the French. Here, they have a beautiful attack. Shot and goal! It is 6: 3 a new attack is beaten off. Then, again, the German team makes the game goal 7: 2! And the back gate. 8: 2-9: 2. So it goes into the break. In the second half, the French can shorten the distance of the gate. But the Germans are clearly far superior. They seem temporarily with her opponent to play cat and mouse. And once again goal! Germany wins against France with 16: 9 goals.

Grand National England. Grand National. To the 111 times the hardest obstacle race in the world. The race of sensations - the hens of heavy falls. 7200 meters with 30 Kurds are to deal with. The first obstacle - the first falls. A new crash. 29 started horses are only 24 in the race. "Coneyburrow" has fought for the leadership himself. The slow motion shows the beautiful jumps. This time, everything goes smoothly. A fall again. The ride across this treacherous route is almost a game of chance. Who can keep up there are always less. Now comes the infamous Vallentine Brook, "legal joy" hard crashes. So hard, that he must be shot. It goes further. More and more. The moat. The leading "Coneyburrow" stumbles - loses the rut and it comes back. The field has thinned sharply. This achieved his skill "Coneyburrow" finally. The horse broke the back and must have been killed. The unprecedented tension, the burden is equally difficult for humans and animals. Individual horses refuse to jump. There are only eight horses in the race on the inlet pipe. The other fall - four dead. The favorite "Royal Tan" has gone forward. A thrilling finish! "Tudor Line" is powerful. Too late. Winner of the "Grand National" 'Royal Tan' by Brian Marshall. But the British public protested against this murderous race.

Date of Release:

07.04.1954

Year of Production:

1954

Camera Work:

Luppa; Koch

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

Eclair; Asahi News; Gaumont; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German