Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 221/1954 21.04.1954

1 Frankfurt: International art competition of gymnastics rings Valentin Muratov / USSR, turns. For the first time, a Russian launches in West Germany after the war. Valentin Muratov is overall winner. Viewers filling picture.

Pommel horse Sepp Stalder, Switzerland, achieved the best score here and is third in the overall standings. As viewers Kolb, is great.

Bar turns it Valentin Muratov. Half close clapping audience.

Rad freestyle by Helmut Bantz / Germany, second in the overall standings. The winner: Valentin Muratov, Helmut Bantz, Sepp Stalder.
(62 m) 02 Austria: accident on the Dachstein, the Mayor of Heilbronn in Obertraun, after 10 students and 3 teachers not returned to mountain hike from the snow storm surprised. Mountain rescue teams and avalanche search dog. Helicopters fly over the area.
(26 m) 03 Indochina: partisans threaten supplies due to destruction of roads and railroad tracks military vehicles driving on road. Railway train. Mine explodes. Wounded children. Earthworks on Street will be filled in. Soldier with temporary. Drive tanks. Destroyed tracks and overturned train. Track to be repaired. Vehicles driving on the road.
(26 m) 04. Madrid: new airfield buildings of the new airfield as a base for Spanish and American military aircraft. Military aircraft on the tarmac. Start a Hunter from aircraft filmed.
(16 m) 5th Ankara: Tito Tito Turkey is raised. Tito and Menderes remove parade. Troops of riders on galloping horses. Tito is raised on grandstand. ATV pull guns. Aircraft. Tank.
(18 m) 6th Gibraltar: NATO manoeuvres in the Mediterranean fleet moves. The American aircraft carrier Eagle. Aircraft launch from aircraft carriers. Flying combat Squadron.
(15 m) 07. England: modern fire extinguisher fire fighters wear modern fire extinguisher to River and unroll hoses. Gas turbine pumping water. Water sprays from pipes.
(16 m) 08. Rüdesheim: Inauguration of the cableway to the Niederwald monument bottle shatters on the valley station of the cable car. Cable car cabins float above the Rhine Valley. People wave. Cable car station on the mountain. People go to the monument. The Niederwald monument, great.
(17 m) 9 Hamburg: arrival of animals for Hagenbeck freighter in the harbor. Little Monkey sitting on the railing. Elephants stretch trunk on transport cages. Giraffes are loaded into crates to crane.
(17 m) 10 Cologne: final of the youth football World Cup Germany Spain 2-2 behind shield Germany the teams from the Federal Republic and the GDR are. Pennant exchange of game guide. Boost from Spain and attack. Spanish radio reporter speaks into microphone. Seeler pierces in the 11th minute. Shot on goal 1:0 for Germany. Viewers filling picture. German shot against the post. Spectators sit on tree. Attack the Spaniard has a shot blocked. Seeler that shoots 2-0 spectators smoking cigar, great. Goal 2:1 for Spain. Audience clapping. 2nd half: German attack is repelled. Shot on goal 2:2 for Spain. Despite 2 x extension remains undecided. Spain will be the champion because of better goal difference of the preludes.
(46 m) 11 Straubing: Motocross start the motorcycle rider. Riding over rough terrain. Mountain - and downhill, jump riders with their motorcycles. Fall. Ride uphill and downhill. Official flag. Winner with wreath.
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Initial brand Europ. Gymnastics i. Frankfurt camera: strong, p, Cook Dachstein victims camera: Karna Indochina replenishment origin: Gaumont new airfield in Madrid origin: No.-do Titoparade i. d. Turkey origin: Jugo film NatoManöver in the Mediterranean origin: Eclair jets fire in England origin: Pathe news Niederwald-Seilbahn b. Hüdesheim camera: strong transport from Africa i. Hbg. port (for Hagenbeck) camera: Stoll sports: football World Cup of Germany - Spain youth camera: Essmann Motocross in Straubing camera: Hafner final brand

Across all fresh-religious festive free: the international artistic gymnastics competition in Frankfurt am Main was this old motto which knows no boundaries,. United Nations in the spirit of the gymnastics of Friedrich Ludwig Jahn met here the elite of the Turner to peaceful competition. For the first time launched a Russian, Valentin Muratov, in Western Germany. His powerful, elegant routine on the rings was the best performance of the day. Sepp Stalder, Switzerland, received the best mark for his practice concentrated down to the last on the page horse. On the parallel bars Once again Valentin Muratov. Other Turner liked to show more difficult exercises; but again, the outrageous, nachtwandlerische safety of Russians was captivating. Muratov is today considered the best gymnast of the Soviet Union; and he is probably the best gymnast in the world. The best surprise of the day was the good cut of Helmut Bantz in this European class field. The routine on the horizontal bar, for which he got the best grade with Muratov, secured him second place before Sepp Stalder in the overall standings. The winner of Frankfurt but was clearly Valentin Muratov.

Victims of the mountains a terrible accident occurred in the Dachstein area of the Austrian Alps. On a tour by car on the Krippenstein, three teachers and 10 students aged 15-17 years by a snow storm were surprised. You not arrived at their destination. Mountain rescue service, police, mountain rescue and many volunteers were doing, what was in their power To find the missing. But the search has been complicated by new snow storms. Also "AJAX" the famous avalanche rescue dog of Europe was used. Helicopter rose above the crash site. There was no trace. He was the last who saw 13 people. Then they disappeared on the mountain - and the white death grabbed his victims. Indochina: Endangered supplies the French federations are not only in heavy combat with the Vietminh troops, the main road from Hanoi to Haiphong is threatened by partisan units All the time. Daily blasting posts must be filled up. Every day the road must be searched for mines. Sabotage Squad of the Vietminh at work are daily. But in spite of all actions of the destruction this supply route could be maintained until now.

Madrid: Shared tarmac 20 km from the Spanish capital from a new airfield was. The 1600 meters long and 60 meters wide runway suitable for aircraft of all kinds. The airfield is used as a common base for the Spanish and American air force. He is under Spanish command.

Ankara: Tito in Turkey Marshal Tito was on a State visit in Turkey. In Ankara, a large parade was Instead of honoring high score. Of particular importance is the statement that the Balkan agreement between Yugoslavia, Turkey and Greece to a military pact extended are to.

Mediterranean: catapult missiles In the Western Mediterranean large-scale maneuvers of the French, British and American naval and air forces took Instead of under the command of Admiral Mountbatton. Massierter U-boat attack was the defense. The special purpose of the maneuvers was checking the smooth transmission of command between each command the NATO units.

England: firefighting jet propelled a British invention is this new fire extinguisher. Although it takes very ordinary water - but the pump is No more operated by the conventional engine but with a gas turbine. It's faster, cheaper and - louder. In a minute, this machine pumps approximately 2000 litres of water. Rüdesheim: in the gondola to the Niederwald monument a new cable car in Rüdesheim inaugurated. The visitors about the glorious Rhine Valley, over the ausgedehntenWeinberge float in convenient two-man cabins. Ten minutes is freed from all earthly - then the goal is reached: the Niederwald monument.

Hamburg: Young directly from Africa the largest animal after the war arrived in the port of Hamburg for Hagenbeck. The ship had fallen into Rotterdam ablaze eight days previously. Fortunately, all the animals could be saved. In the meantime they have weathered well the horrors. And soon they will feel hopefully feel at home in our wildlife parks. The giraffes look at us but still pretty from the top down; even though they come out of the wild Africa. Or just because of that?

The FIFA youth tournament Youth World Cup. The best young football players from all over the world met in Germany. This unofficial World Cup final Instead of found in Cologne in front of 55,000 spectators. Germany and Spain faced. Lively, a rousing fight was commented by the Spanish radio reporter. The German Jugens have a magnificent start. 11 minute. Seeler has played through. 1-0 to Germany. The Germans continue to depress. A dramatic scene - the second goal seems due! But the post! the post is in the way! The chance is missed... An attack of the fast and agile. Spanish has a shot blocked. Here comes the second goal for Germany. Seeler is back! Shot goal! Germany leads 2-0. The victory seems certain. The Spaniards not To give up. A beautiful attack brings the goal. Gate! 2: 1. Then comes the break. In the second half again a stormy German attack. Then the Spaniards on the course are. The German cover hesitates and gate. It is 2-2. And it remains. Also an extension of twice ten minutes can do nothing more it. The better goal difference in the penultimate round will decide the outcome of the tournament. And youth champion. 1954: Spain.

Over stock and stone start of the Motocross race in Straubin in Upper Bavaria. And under the motto "better bad risks as well run" it goes with thunderous engines over the heavy line. Here the motto is: wheels must jump for victory! Once the Motorbegeistertern Knättertons by heart can let off steam. Without noise abatement; without traffic police. Freichlich, the highway is more comfortable to drive. But here you can get yourself At last answer to the anxious question, what is more stable: the perseverance of the people or the suspension of the machine! And when it was then enough of the cruel game, received the Laurel of victory of Gerhard Bodmer. The bottom of his pants was the best!

Date of Release:

21.04.1954

Year of Production:

1954

Camera Work:

Hafner, Anton; Starke, Rainer; Stoll, Erich; Essmann; Koch; Kubesch; Pankau

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

Eclair; Gaumont; Jugo Film; No-Do; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German