1942 UFA GERMAN NEWSREEL EASTERN FRONT SEVASTOPOL SUPPLIES FOR THE BLUE DIVISION XD90155

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Dating to early 1942, this UFA German newsreel was dubbed into Spanish, presumably so that it could be shown in Franco era fascist Spain. The film includes various segments including: death of Count of Baillet-Latour, the president of the International Olympic Committee, a fashion show at the Palace San Ma embassy, skating performance at the Berlin Sports Palace, winter customs in Romanian villages, a play staged by French prisoners in Germany, girls packing gifts for volunteers of the "Blue Division", arrival of donations to the Eastern Front, military agreement signed by Germany, Italy, and Japan, manufacture of machine guns in Germany, minesweeping operations, fighting in Crimea, including artillery actions and the destruction of a Russian destroyer, and finally storing artillery ammunition in Sevastopol and repelling Bolshevik attacks.

• 0:21-0:25: Henri de Baillet-Latour, Count of Baillet-Latour, president of the International Olympic Committee, died in Brussels at the age of 67. He died of a heart attack on 6 January 1942 in Brussels. His funeral was attended by leading Nazis, and German soldiers stood guard over his coffin, on which lay a wreath with a swastika which had been sent by Hitler.

• 0:38-0:41: Funeral procession in front of the church.

• 0:58-1:01: Bridal fashion show at the St. Moritz Grand Hotel.

• 1:53-2:03: Berlin Sports Palace presented a Swedish champion pair of skaters.

• 3:01-3:14: Ancient winter customs in Romanian villages, including the jocose horse dance.

• 3:43-3:49: A play staged in a camp of French prisoners in Germany.

• 5:06-5:10: Girls from the League of German Girls (?) packing gifts for the volunteers of the Blue Division. The Blue Division was a unit of volunteers from Francoist Spain operating from 1941 to 1943 within the German Army on the Eastern Front during World War II. It was officially designated the Spanish Volunteer Division by the Spanish Army.

• 5:33-5:35: Arrival of donations to the Eastern front.

• 6:07-6:09: Transport using sleds in the last part of the journey.

• 6:21-6:28: Germany, Italy, and Japan signed a military agreement in Berlin.

• 6:57-7:18: Manufacture of machine guns in Germany, emphasizing high-quality materials and processes.

• 8:18-8:32: A great swell stains the channels, barely transits.

• 9:03-9:09: Minesweepers set sail to track a minefield despite rough seas.

• 10:01-10:06: Enemy light units attack the minesweepers.

• 10:50-11:02: Fighting in the streets of Yevpatoriya, Crimea, with German and Romanian units pushing back the enemy.

• 11:39-11:42: Romanian artillery hits Soviet machine gun nests.

• 12:01-12:06: A Russian destroyer destroyed by German coastal artillery.

• 12:21-12:28: Storing artillery ammunition in bomb-proof depots in Sevastopol.

• 12:39-12:47: Bolsheviks launch an attack around Sevastopol, repulsed by Romanian and German forces.

• 13:30-13:46: Heavy artillery targets the port and citadel of Sevastopol.

• 14:29-14:34: An aerial attack by the Stukas against the fortifications of Sevastopol.

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