1935 – The 100^th Anniversary Celebration of the German Railway  (not translated)

1935 – 20 March newsreel  (partially translated):

·         Gertrud von Hindenburg christens the Tannenberg  in Stettin

·         One million German youth take part in the Reich‘s career competition

·         Large train accident in London

·         German fashion show success in London is re-enacted in Berlin

·         A new world’s record is set for racing cars in Florida

·         Universal military service is proclaimed

·         Military march before Berlin’s Ehrendenkmal

1936 – Color film about the Reichshauptstadt in the year of the Olympic Games

1936 – Echo der Heimat Nr. 3  (partially translated)

·         Construction of the highway to Rugen

·         Preparations for the 1936 Summer Olympic Games

·         New construction projects help the German economy

·         Consecration of the Haus des deutschen Handwerkes

·         Completion of the construction of the Air Ministry in Berlin

·         Germans get a look at the first television sets

·         Many workers are killed when the supports collapse in the construction of Berlin’s new subway

·         Day of Freedom rally in Nuremberg

·         March past of various paramilitary and military formations after the rally

·         German youth in a training camp

·         Demonstration of naval defensive tactics 

24 Feb 1932:  Deulig Tonwoche Nr. 8:

·         Memorial service in the Reichstag for the fallen of the World War

·         Rare finds among the Zaptatecas in Oaxaca

·         Carneval begins in New Orleans

·         Sven Hedin and Gerhard Hauptmann sail for the U.S.

·         The U.S. sends 60 ships to Hawaii on maneuvers as war breaks out in East Asia

·         Unrest in Bombay after Gandhi’s arrest

1936 – Ehre der Arbeit

ERRBKRANK (1936)

This "educational" film deals directly with the subject of the mentally ill and the institutionalized.  It does not speak in the language of hate or discrimination:  on the contrary - it is logically and scientifically presented with chilling dispassion.  The "emotional" aspects of the narration appeal to the overall good and needs of society versus the care for and support of "lesser" individuals.  It is an insidious film.  The message is subtle and the conclusive decisions society needs to make are obvious.  The narration becomes especially chilling and powerful when, in hindsight, we know all too well how far the message became reality and that the overwhelming majority of those we see on the screen were eventually subjected to "mercy killing".  The comparison in costs to society to care for these people is no less offensive than the statement in the film that, "the farmer, by controlling the overgrowth of weeds, preserves what is most valuable."  When the film asks, near its end, "Are we to burden future generations with this inheritance?", you understand clearly what this film was preparing its viewers for, if  you, or they, couldn't figure it out up to that point.

A powerful, depressing and important documentary, if only because, like Ich Klage an, it addresses issues all contemporary societies deal with and which put into play ideas of charity, morals, self-sufficiency, and the rights of the individual in a given society.  The pictures shown are, overall, not offensive or shocking.  Sensitive viewers should take note, however, that much of what is said will shock and hurt terribly. 

1942 – Gebirgsjäger:  Biwak im Winter

Put out shortly after the Germans’ first winter experience in Soviet Russia, this film provides very useful information on how to construct protective shelters out of snow and ice on the battlefield.  While very informative and helpful, it does not appear to be very practical in wartime conditions, though it purports to be just that.  Most of the constructions seem cumbersome and time-consuming to the viewer … though, perhaps, under actual conditions shown in the film, this is just a deceptive appearance.