Deutschlandspiegel 7/1955 25.04.1955

1st war graves arrival of a ship in North Africa. Panoramic view over Tunis. Relatives of fallen soldiers at a German military cemetery. Loop with the inscription: "Volksbund Deutsche war graves care e.V." Crosses in rows. The shattered brick hurtgen forest near Aachen. German President Theodor Heuss lay down a wreath at the Stone Memorial Cross of the soldier cemetery. Loop with the inscription: "The President" (40 m, 10: 10:00 10:01:40) 02 Danish Minister flags: Denmark - Germany. A propeller plane rolls out at the airport of Cologne-Wahn. The Danish Prime Minister, Hans Hansen is welcomed by Konrad Adenauer.
(14 m, 10:01:35 10:02:10) 03 minorities Schlagbaum stands out on the German Danish border. Shield: Kreis Südtondern. German and Danish border. Sheep. The Danish "Christian Paulsen" school on German territory. Children playing in the schoolyard. Rotary presses the "Flensborg Avis"; Passers-by before showcases of the Danish newspaper. (31 m, 10:02:05 10:03:15) 04 dike building dikes in the North Sea. Trick shot of planning. Piles are rammed into the silt. Population of the dike foot with straw. Flushing excavators and bulldozers. Closing the levee sinks bridge. Farmers during the harvest.
(77 m, 10:03:10 10:05:55) 05. youth in the profession-new, modern professional school in Bremen. Competition: Retail, precision engineering, laundry, cooking...
(26 m, 10:05:50 10:06:50) 06. glider pilot glider pilot home "Grönegau". School and high-performance machine be brought to the place. Start of the gliders. Aerial photographs. Landing.
(22 m, 10:06:45 10:07:35) 07. youth in the stadium of students marching in the new hamburger people Volksparkstadion. 60,000 spectators. Mass gymnastics, fencing, boxing guys. Mass ornaments.
(37 m, 10:07:30 10:08:50) 08 Schiller and end Neckar Valley: Marbach. Small alleyways, crooked houses. Former Tavern with plaque: "on the 13. December 1732 was born in this home"Schiller's mother Elisabetha Dorothea Kodweisz. Timber-frame houses. Plaque at the birthplace of Friedrich Schiller. His birth room. Kitchen. Statue of Schiller in front of the Schiller National Museum. In the Hall of the Schiller bust of Johann Heinrich by Dannecker (1794). Furniture and objects from the estate of Schiller's. Registration in the register of births. Painting by Duke Karl Eugen. Witness list with Schiller's name: "mediocre". Schiller's dissertation: "Respect of the animal nature of man with his intellectual." Various books and illustrations: The predator, Fiesco, intrigue and love, Don Carlos. Paintings by Charlotte von Lengefeld, Schiller's wife. Lecturer list of the University of Jena. Passage "it comes late, but you have arrived!" in the piece "Wallenstein" in Schiller's handwritten correction. Books: Maria Stuart, Joan of arc, Wilhelm Tell, the song of the Bell. Schiller's death mask. Songs in the original list, Schubert, Brahms. Translations of Schiller's books in Chinese, Italian, French... Bust of Schiller.
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Southeast of Tunis, 4000 km from the home of the largest German military cemetery is located. These carefully manicured plants are due to the "Volksbund of German War Graves Commission".
At the last resting place of 20000 German soldiers in the hurtgen forest near Aachen, the Federal President Prof. Dr. Heuss laid a wreath and exhorted, victims commemorating, to peace between peoples.
The State visit of Danish Minister Hansen in Bonn was a better ratio of border between Denmark and Germany. Tolerance should be based of the order for the minorities more than before.
In 8 months hard labour Schleswig-Holstein 1300 hectares of land were reclaimed the North Sea, on the coast. With the support of the Federal Government, the land of Schleswig-Holstein undertook work on the dikes and production of fertile land for many farms.
Gros town youth has received the most modern vocational school of Bremen. Here, the voluntary professional competitions are carried out by the DAG - German employees Union -. An education in almost all fields is provided.
But the weekend is the recovery. The glider pilot junior meets the final preparations for the training flight. On education and high-performance machines, the young glider pilots show their skills.
60000 spectators witnessed the sporting enthusiasm of over 10,000 boys and girls in new Hamburg Volkspark Stadium.
Friedrich Schiller was born on November 10, 1759. His 150th death anniversary is celebrated this year. Marbach, the Place of birth of Friedrich Schiller, has changed little over the course of 150 years. Still, the old city wall surrounds the winding streets. A white building on the town of Marburg, high above the river Neckar, is the worthy Memorial to the greatest poet of the Swabia country today. Here in the surroundings of items from his personal possessions, the visitor feels a touch from the life and work of the poet.

Date of Release:

25.04.1955

Year of Production:

1955

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Production Company:

Deutsche Reportagefilm GmbH

Commissioned by:

Bundespresseamt

Film Format:

16 mm

Duration:

00:18:00

Film length (in m):

188

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

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Afrikaans; Arabisch; English; French; German; Greek; Portuguese; Spanish; Turkish