Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 282/1955 24.06.1955

01 Hanover: Germany meeting the returnees 150,000 returnees at the meeting. At the lectern Bundesvertriebenenminister o Brien. Listeners applaud. We urge art exhibition with paintings from captivity. Search image show with photos of missing soldiers. Members carry photos of missing persons by quantity.
(44 m) 02. Boston: honorary doctor of Harvard University for Adenauer Adenauer while moving to the ceremony. Presentation of the certificate to Adenauer. Dr. Helen Keller an honorary doctorate is awarded with him.
(53 m) 03 Paris: Defense Minister blank when NATO Chief General Gruenther NATO flags front headquarters. Blank, General (ret'd) Speidel and General Gruenther in greeting.

04. Moscow: Pandit Nehru in Moscow the top officials of the USSR at the airport for the reception of Nehru. Bulganin, Khrushchev and Malenkov go on airfield. Children's group with flowers. Nehru comes down stairs and is welcomed by Bulganin. Bulganin leads Nehru to Khrushchev and Molotov. Mrs Bulganin welcomes Nehru daughter Indira. Officer of the 15s greets with sword. Bulganin and Nehru step out front of the stand. Russian and Indian flag. In an open carriage ride through cheering crowds to the Kremlin.
(53 m) 05 Argentina: revolt against Perón to excommunication of of Perón by the Vatican led to an abortive military coup. Protest of Catholics against separation of Church and State. Mass procession with banners and protest meeting. High priest be expelled from the country and welcomed jubilantly in Rome.
(22 m) 06. England: U boat disaster in the Portsmouth Harbour divers and frogmen in futile rescue operation for 13 submarine crew matrosen which sank after explosion of a practice torpedo with a submarine.
(15 m) 07. Mainz: test drive of motor cargo ship Peter Kühnle with Daimler Benz - Motors Peter Kühnle at high speeds on the Rhine. The engine room with Daimler Benz engine. Captain at the wheel.
(18 m) 08. Folkestone: kermis festival parade is giant Crown worn out 25,000 blown-out eggs and hung on Festival square.
(20 m) 09 Berlin: the sport press 6000 m race of scooters, the Sulkys tight. Audience clapping. Weight lifting of American Don Pasquale. Police officers at the ground waves behind motorcycles in the race. Enthusiastic spectators clap. Winner with champagne bottles. Max Schmeling there autographs, great. Heinz Fütterer and Gundi Busch with Konrad's are sitting on an open convertible and get the Golden band of the sports press.
(29 m) 10 California: horse racing at Hollywood Park start start machine. Mr. cus runs at the top, can no longer keep the tempo in the final straight and being overtaken by winning horse swaps and determine.
(19 m) 11 Athletics London: 2000 m race: the race Chris Chataway. Chataway leads with ever-greater distance, winning in 5: 09,4 with a new unofficial British record. Amsterdam: 1500 m race: battle between the English Pirie and Hewson and Hermann / Eastern Germany. Hewson takes lead and won in 3: 47.8 Hermann and Pirie. Hewson as the winner, great. 200 m race women: WINS by a wide margin, at 24.1 sec Christa Stubnick, Potsdam. Christa Stubnick close-up with glasses. Belgrade: pole vault: it wins Adamczig/Poland, with 4.30 m landing in sand drift. Timekeeper on judges Tower. 5000 m run: start. First of all, Emil Zatopek runs. Stadium full of people. Is Konrad / Munich, at the top, then WINS in 14 minutes 17 seconds. People clap. Konrad as the winner. Zatopek is 5 (56 m) 12th special service: Film Festival in Berlin arrival of stars at the airfield. Aircraft rolls out. Photo count. Arrival of the Japanese actress Mitsuko Miko. Presented flowers. Arrival of Sir Alexander Korda, England. Close-up of KORDA, laughing. Out of plane goes O. W. Fischer and receives small Siamese cat. Magda Schneider and Romy. Autograph hunters umdrängen the stars. International flags in front of the Hotel am Zoo. Cars drive in front of the Festspielhaus. Police push back crowds. Arrival Carl Raddatz, Marianne Koch and husband, Hans Söhnker, Lil Dagover. The film awards. At the lectern Mayor Dr. Suhr. Federal Minister Gerhard Schröder presented the film bands in Alfred Weidenmann for F. A. Mainz for the best feature film, Best Director, Heinz Sielmann for best cultural film in black and white, O. W. Fischer for the best leading actor, Therese Giese for best actress. The film award winners including O. W. Fischer and Marianne Koch (junior). The Berlinale Grete wise interview: "I say likes what you through the flower, that goes only up to the limit of the zone. Nothing of politics, no, no, no, because I want to play no role. My roles are much nicer. Is this not as a nice role that I now welcome you to the film festival? That our beloved old Berlin is very slowly again become film Metropolis, that now I think we all noticed. When the sun shines only half with us. You ask why? It rises in the East and in the West it goes down. It will be brighter but in this week's us than anywhere else. Oh, no, not because of new lighting fixtures on the Kurfürstendamm, but because so many stars from the screen part and partly personally us down rays that we certainly can notice the light that we here do not live in Berlin behind the moon. Or you are not my opinion about? Well see you, there you go!"

Title: returnees meeting camera: Luppa doctoral hat for Chancellor origin: paramount blank General Gruenther origin: Pathé journal Nehru in Moscow origin: DEFA Peron and priest origin: Metro, Incom submarine disaster origin: Pathé news Mercedes boot Peter Ki [...] LL camera: strong egg Crown camera: Basic, food man sports: fixed of the sports press camera: Pahl, Jansen horse racing origin: Metro Athletics origin: Pathé news, road closing origin: Novosti

Goodbye without barbed wire 150000 people brought together the other meeting in Hanover. Bundesvertriebenenminister Prof. Oberländer spoke as a representative of the Government. He strongly demanded the release of all prisoners of war still held back. The art exhibition of the returnees was an evocative reminder. Their work speaks the terrible experience of a world behind barbed wire. -33000 photographs of missing soldiers were the index of never extinguishing very addictive. Sometimes tore the curtain before the memory; and the events of that time was again present. So fate could be resolved 1400. Many sought but even their loved ones. And they went through the crowd restless: pleading - sensing - hoping.

United States: The oldest and most famous University of the United States, Harvard University, gave the Chancellor the dignity of a honorary doctor. In addition to other personalities, also a woman, Dr. received for the first time since the founding of the University Helen Keller, the blind, deaf and dumb writer, this high distinction. -The ceremony of the Chancellor was justified, that he again gave a place among the Nations his country as a fighter for peace and unity in Europe.

France: the Defence Minister of the Federal Republic came to Paris for the first time. At NATO Headquarters, Theodor blank was received by the head of the NATO troops, General Gruenther, together with General (ret'd) Speidel.

Moscow: Members of the Government and senior party officials, among them were Prime Minister Bulganin, Khrushchev Secretary and Minister Malenkow at the Moscow airport, as Pandit Nehru landed a 4-day visit. -Also female Bulganin had come to the reception of the guests. A company greeted the visitor from the neighboring India. -An immense crowd cheered Prime Minister Nehru, while he was driving through the capital of the Soviet Union to the Kremlin.

Argentina: Crisis in Argentin. Between the Government and Roman Catholic Church resulted in serious differences of opinion. Demonstrations of the Catholics against the separation of Church and State were the prelude to a military coup. The unions and large parts of the army stand behind President Peron. The Pope has excommunicated the Argentine head of State. -The Vicar-General of the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Bishop Tato, and his representative, Monsignor Novoa, were arrested and expelled from the country. In Rome, the two religious dignitaries were welcomed lively.

England: Disaster alert in the port of Portland. After the explosion of a Ubungstorpedos aboard, sank the submarine "Sidon" and swept away 13 men in the depth. Divers and frogmen were deployed immediately. All rescue attempts but failed. The submarine was to the steel coffin for the trapped sailors.

New York: A feast day on the Rhine. The new Motorvessel "Peter Kühnle" held his test drive. For the first time, two high-speed Daimler-Benz diesel engines were fitted. Enter the ship for an increased speed. The new "Peter Kühnle" is an important contribution to the further development of the German inland waterways.

Bendorf: The great attraction of Bendorf am Rhein is the annual fair. This year, the fair society celebrated its 25th anniversary. A giant egg Crown was carried through the streets to celebrate of the day. And if you look closely, then counting 25000 eggs: blown out of course. Eggs are here from ancient times as a unifying symbol for rich and poor.

Fixed of the sports press: Merry competitions there in the summer Revue of the sports press in Berlin. A 6000 meter race on Sulkys behind motor scooters were members of the Vespa Club. -The right sport came not too short. The Americans Don Pascale surpassed the German record with 235 pounds. And then the "white mice" floor surf. The police as a friend of the artistry and helpers in a bad mood. Sports celebrities, especially Max Schmeling had to give autographs to churning. Gundi Busch and Heinz Fuetterer received as a special tribute to the "Golden band of the sports press".

Duel in the Hollywood Park about a mile and $100,000 is the race in California. Scary sharp pace "Mr. cus" disengages from the field. Entrance to the HomeStretch, pushes forward "Swaps" and passes the exhausted "Mr. cus". - But still, the race is not over. "Determine" chasing up from the background. But the spurt comes too late. The winning horse is called "Swaps".

2000 m athletics on international railways in London started Chris Chataway. He is still running in the middle of the field. But then pushes Eric Schirley on the pace and Chataway drives to a great power. Chataways steps; be always faster his lead is getting bigger. He sets a new inoffeziellen British record in 5: 09,4. -In Amsterdam, it comes to a thrilling battle between the English Pirie and Hewson, and the East Germans Hermann 1500 metres. Hewson now takes the lead. 300 m from the finish sprints Hewson and won in 3: 47.8 Hermann and Pirie. -200 m of women. On track 2 the Potdamerin Christa Stubnick, today the fastest woman in the world. In the curve, she picked up the specifications and runs counter to a secure victory. 24.1 slice travels Christa Stubnick the target range. -There was outstanding performance at the international championships in Belgrade. The pole vaulter WINS Adamczik with 4.30 meters. -A sensation brings the 5000 metres. The high favorite Emil Zatopek runs only in the first round. Soon comes the Munich Konrad at the top and are they not more off to the finish. -Walter Konrad WINS in 14 minutes and 17 seconds. The indisposed Zatopek is fifth.

Date of Release:

24.06.1955

Year of Production:

1955

Camera Work:

Grund; Luppa; Pahl, Georg; Starke, Rainer; Essmann; Jansen

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

Polygon; Pathé Journal; DEFA; Incom; Novosti; Paramount; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German