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DISC ONE
The first part of the DVD opens with news reports detailing events during the latter part of the invasion of the Low Countries by the Third Reich and the beginning of the invasion of northern France:
THE NEWS IN FRANCE FROM PATHE (23 MAY 1940):
Dutch refugees land in England
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees to England
The Luftwaffe bombs Dutch and Belgian cities
Endless columns of refugees clog France's country roads
Allied troops fight in northern Norway
An Anglo-French expedition corps reaches Narvik
Total Time: 13 Minutes. In French with German voice-over and switchable English subtitles. Excellent digital quality.
THE NEWS IN FRANCE FROM PATHE (06 JUNE 1940):
The American ambassador lays a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Narvik is taken by the Allied Expedtion Forces
German pilots target hospitals in northern France
1,100 German bombs fall on Paris and its suburbs
Fifth Columnists are apprehended in Paris
Rear guard units blow up bridges and towers to prevent their use by the Germans
Munitions factories all over France are working day and night
British and French soldiers are evacuated at Dunquerque
The Belgian king surrenders to the Germans
Total Time: 13 Minutes. In French with German voice-over and switchable English subtitles. Excellent digital quality.
The next two newsreels have been taken from German Wartime Newsreels 4 and chronicle the final stages of the Campaign in the West as well as France's capitulation:
The Luftwaffe attacks fleeing Allied troops at Dunkirk
The Germans march into Dunkirk
The Italians declare war on the Allies
Luftwaffe raids on Paris
Air attacks on La Havre
German offensive begins from Amiens toward Rouen and La Havre
Allies set oil tanks on fire in Oisemont
The Marne is crossed
Germans take the Palace of Versailles
The Germans enter Paris
Einzugsparade in Paris
Scharnhorst and Gneisenau wreak havoc in the North Sea
Sinking of HMS Glorious
Offensive against the Maginot Line
Metz and Strasbourg fall into German hands
Verdun is taken
The battle for Alsace-Lorraine is finished
France capitulates at Compiegne
Total Time: 64 Minutes. In German with switchable English subtitles. Excellent digital quality.
DISC TWO
France has been defeated. The period of hardship, humiliation --- and collaboration --- begins. The newsreels on this DVD are all from Vichy and occupied France:
THE NEWS IN FRANCE FROM ACE (27 OCTOBER 1940):
An exhibition in the Petit Palais in Paris about Freemasonry
Cattle is rounded up to supplement rationing needs in Paris
Transportation by bus becomes popular in occupied Paris
Bus engines are modified to run on natural gas
Plain designs and Ersatz-materials are used for new Parisian fashions
The British re-open the Burma Road, in spite of Japanese pressure
Louisiana is flooded after heavy rains
Traditional swimming competition in Barcelona
The Wehrmacht gives a concert in Madrid's main arena
Tangier is occupied by Spanish troops
Dobruja is awarded to Bulgaria in the Treaty of Craiova
Italian forces push into Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
The Italians take Kassala
German bombers take off for England
Total Time: 15 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality.
THE NEWS IN FRANCE FROM PATHE (27 OCTOBER 1940):
Severe flooding in Roussillon
Frenchmen, Germans and Italians attend the funeral of three officers -- one from each country -- who died in a plane crash together
General Weygand is named head of French forces in North Africa
The British bomb Dakar
Former POWs return to Vichy
Total Time: 5 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Excellent quality; some pixellization
FRANCE ACTUALITES (12 FEBRUARY 1941):
Bicycle taxis replace motorized ones in Paris
France puts out a new stamp with the image of Marshal Petain
3,200 doctors and medics are released from POW camps by the Germans
14 to 17 year old unemployed boys are sent to camps to learn a skill
Mountain troops in training
Admiral Darlan is appointed vice president of the Council of Ministers
Marshal Petain meets General Franco at Montpellier
Total Time: 13 Minutes. In French with German voice-over and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality with some pixellization.
THE NEWS IN FRANCE FROM ACE (02 JUNE 1942):
A million city children were able to go on vacation in the countryside
The Crusade for Clean Air begins
The 15th Imperial Games of French and colonial youth
Physical education final exam at the Parisian Academy
Opening of the German technical exhibition in Lisbon
Chandra Bose arrives at the Fuhrerhauptquartier
With the Wehrmacht at the Arctic Circle
The latest news about the Battle of Kerch
The conquest of Manila by the Japanese
Total Time: 15 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality with some softness. Audio inconsistencies.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (04 JULY 1942):
Soccer tournament in Madrid
French swimming championship in Lyon
The Day of Youth in Valencia, Spain
The Rembrandt Prize for 1942 is given out in Holland
Dr. Goebbels opens the Grosse Deutsche Kunstausstelung in Munich
A Portuguese training ship for youth arrives in Casablanca
A riding competition in Budapest
1942 - The Year of the Middle East
Defeat of all Soviet forces in the Don Bend
German troops advance towards Stalingrad
An overview of British-controlled India
Total Time: 14 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality; some pixellization
THE NEWS IN FRANCE FROM ACE (11 JULY 1942)
Governor General Chatel visits the Ben-Bedel dam in Algeria
A return to Mers El Kebir (Oran)
The Day of the Navy in Rome
Bicycle race in Paris
Yearly feast of the Moorish Guard in Spain
German and Italian forces cross the ridge at Halfaya
Tobruk falls
Sevastopol is taken
A French commission inspects a camp for French fighters in the USSR
The Fuhrer receives Marshal Mannerheim
The Furher receives Lieutenant Marseille
The 2000th volunteer leaves to work in Germany
The harvest is worked by unemployed youth in France
Total Time: 19 Minutes. In French with German voice-over and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality with pixellization and softness. Audio inconsistencies.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (29 AUGUST 1942):
The Battle of Stalingrad begins
German troops cut the rail line between Moscow and Stalingrad
German troops try to put out oil well fires started by withdrawing Soviet troops in the Caucasus
Caucasian militia keep order in Pyatigorsk
German mountain troops climb Mt. Elbrus
Royal regatta competition on the Grand Canal in Venice
The Danish royal pair visit the "Day of Sports" events
Rouen is bombed by the Anglo-Americans
Total Time: 14 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality with some softness. Pixellization.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (03 October1942):
Boxing match between Cerdan and Ferrer
Creating vaccines from snake venom
Loire castles are opened to house children, whose parents were killed in Allied air raids
An appeal to turn in old clothing for POWs in Germany
Large companies in France are called upon to open collective farms and share the food with their workers
Two more metro lines are opened up in Paris
The Winterhilfswerk campaign begins in Germany
A Japanese submarine arrives at a German naval base on the Atlantic
Italian freight cars and locomotives are shipped to Tobruk
German planes bomb Murmansk
German troops conquer the southern section of Stalingrad
The Luftwaffe carpet bombs Stalingrad
A Soviet tank division attacks the Germans at Rzhev
The Japanese take Sumatra
Danish Waffen-SS volunteers return home from the Eastern Front
Marshal Petain visits Avignon
Total Time: 25 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Unsharp quality with some softness. Pixellization.
TOTAL DURATION OF DVD-R: 120 MINUTES
DISC THREE
The War is about to take a very different turn for the Axis powers and their Vichy admirers. The newsreels on this DVD are all from Vichy and occupied France:
FRANCE ACTUALITES (30 OCTOBER 1942)
The "Comedy Francaise" puts on an anniversary performance of 'L'autre Danger'
The Exhibition for Handicrafts is opened in Paris
Bulls are inspected in Provence for the bullfighting arena
Dog racing in Holland
An exhibition about French colonial contributions to France is opened in Paris
Fighting south of Lake Ilmen
The battle for Stalingrad continues
Total Time: 11 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Good quality; strong pixellization.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (07 NOVEMBER 1942):
Admiral Darlan makes an inspection trip of French West Africa
Admiral Darlan visits the "Jean Bart" battleship in Casablanca
Parisian children give away their Christmas presents to needy children
New hairstyles without using electricity for curlers
A lottery drawing for holders of savings coupons
The anniversary of the Black Shirt march on Rome
Sixth anniversary of Franco receiving the title "Caudillo"
Professor Thorak completes his latest work, "Mother and Child"
A rail line is laid north of Lake Ilmen to bring in supplies
Mountain troops dig in at Touapse, in the Caucasus
On board an Italian submarine in the Atlantic, the "Barbarigo"
A German squadron leaves its Norwegian base to intercept American convoys heading to Murmansk
Bombardment of Fort El-Tag in Libya
Total Time: 19 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality; strong pixellization
FRANCE ACTUALITES (28 NOVEMBER 1942):
The Damnation of Faust is performed for the benefit of war invalids
The last motorcycle race of the year is held in Bucharest
Eight trains of released POWs arrives in Lyon
The avenue on the Bay of Angels in Nice is being widened
Wooden shoes are made for schoolchildren
Land is being reclaimed in Denmark to use as new farmland
Roadbuilding in Galicia, Ukraine
General Franco opens a school for Falangist women
Cotton is exported from harbors in the Crimea
The draft of young men for the army in rural Hungary is celebrated
Increased production of dried vegetables
A new kind of bread is developed to replace the disappeared white bread
Countermeasure training in the Norwegian fjords
The Italians counterattack near Stalingrad
The Anglo-Americans invade North Africa
Total Time: 21 Minutes. In French with German voice-over and switchable English subtitles. Good quality with some pixellization.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (26 DECEMBER 1942):
A Christmas message from Marshal Petain
Extracting energy from cow dung
The first "community restaurant" opens in Paris for low income families
A new camouflage suit for the soldiers outside of Leningrad
Total Time: 6 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality with some pixellization.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (02 JANUARY 1943):
4,000,000 Francs have been collected for the children of POWs held in Germany
On New Year's Day, the diplomatic corps is received in Vichy by President Laval and Marshal Petain
A 14-day campaign against tuberculoses begins
Stamps with surcharges are issued for the fight against tuberculosis
New Parisian hat fashions
Increase in the output of electricity at the plant at La Plain St. Denis
100 soldiers and nine officers taken prisoner in North Africa are returned to France
A large bread factory is opened by the Germans in Kyiv
Admiral Horthy cuts the ribbon for a new rail line in Hungary
President Carmona's 73rd birthday is celebrated in Lisbon
Spanish students hike to Escorial to pay homage to the founder of the Falange movement
The Finnish Red Cross receives rolling hospitals from Sweden
Tunisian farmers work hard to prevent famine
Serious flooding in the Caucasus
Total Time: 19 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Good quality; strong pixellization
FRANCE ACTUALITES (27 FEBRUARY 1943)
In Paris, a "Night of Film" is being given for charity
Former POW artists show off their work at the Galeria Museum
A large census is held in Marseille
1% of mined coal will go to needy families
Dr. Goebbels gives his "Total War" speech at the Sportpalast in Berlin
Armament factories work day and night for German victory
Pullback in the southern sector of the Eastern Front
A supply ship leaves an Italian harbor for Tunisia
Traffic between the two zones of France is made unrestricted
Total Time: 14 Minutes. In French with German voice-over and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality with pixellization.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (03 APRIL 1943):
A mass rally of POWs is held in Paris
Review of police and local reserve units in Clemont-Ferrand
Anglo-American bombers raid Rouen
Memorial Day in Berlin
Admiral Doenitz is received by Admiral Riccardi in Italy
U-Boat commander Schewe arrives in an Italian port with his crew
The fourth anniversary of Slovakia's independence is celebrated
Elections to the Folketing in Copenhagen
Hitler Youth swear allegiance to the Fuhrer in Breslau
Total Time: 20 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Good quality with strong pixellization.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (18 APRIL 1943):
Rennes is bombed by the Americans
Rouen is bombed
Lorient is destroyed by bombing
Amiens is hit by an air raid
X-ray trains travel throughout France to treat tuberculosis patients
Another contingent of French volunteers leaves for the Eastern Front
Spanish naval cadets sail to Argentina
Religious procession in Zagreb
The largest diesel motor in the world in Denmark
A Dutch SS man is the first foreigner to be awarded the Iron Cross
The Soviets attempt an amphibious assault at Novorossisk
Rommel's second anniversary in North Africa
Total Time: 14 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality with some softness. Pixellization.
TOTAL DURATION OF DVD-R: 124 MINUTES
DISC FOUR
At Kursk, the Germans lose their final bid to recover from the psychological disaster of Stalingrad. Vichy newsreel reporting of the War sugarcoats the coming Amageddon, but even a little reading between the lines makes clear, that the tide had changed. The newsreels on this DVD are all from Vichy and occupied France:
FRANCE ACTUALITES (08 MAY 1943):
France celebrates Marshal Petain's 87th birthday
250,000 French POWs will henceforth work as foreign laborers in Germany
Children are evacuated from Paris' suburbs after recent air raids
Procession of the "Black Pentinence" in Perpignan
The government appeals for scrap iron donations
Croatia celebrates its second year of independence
In Sofia, Bulgarian youth march to celebrate Bulgaria's entry into the Three Power Pact two years ago
The tragedy of Katyn
Pictures of the new German tank, the "Tiger"
The Atlantic Wall is completed
Total Time: 16 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Good quality; some pixellization.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (15 MAY 1943):
POWs on vacation from Germany return back to work as foreign laborers
How to repair stockings without a sewing machine
Parisian artists sing for the benefit of POWs
514th birthday of Joan of Arc
An event is held in St. Etienne for the children of POWs
POWs put on an exhibition of peasant costumes all made with paper
Laval is received by Hitler and von Ribbentrop
A Japanese jiu-jitsu demonstration in Vichy
A parade in Madrid commemorates Spain's liberation from Bolshevism
Supply problems in the swamps around Wolchow
A U-Boat in the Atlantic gets re-supplied at sea
An appeal to remember mothers on Mother's Day
Total Time: 20 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Good quality; strong pixellization
FRANCE ACTUALITES (03 JULY 1943):
An event to honor legionnaires heading to the Eastern Front is given in Paris
An exhibition of Ersatz products and materials is presented in Paris
A restaurant is opened in Marseille for the children of laborers sent to Germany
Flag Day in Stockholm
Athletes in France take the Oath of Athletes
A German convoy sails the waterway near Murmansk
Training of German paratroopers
Marshal petain receives a delegation of farmers from Charente and Herault
Total Time: 13 Minutes. In French with German voice-over and switchable English subtitles. Good quality with strong pixellization.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (22 AUGUST 1943):
The "Crusade into Fresh Air" for children continues
The training of young men for the French Navy
A demonstration of a new invention: Micropropulsion
Wounded soldiers and those on leave are invited by the Fuhrer to attend the Bayreuth Festival
At a glassmaker's in the Generalgouvernement
The Bulgarian Labor Corps has begun construction of a rail line between Sofia and Saloniki
French youth are trained how to be railwaymen
A sports competition for foreign laborers in Upper Silesia
An air raid on Paris
The Princess of Piedmont helps bombed out civilians in Rome
Supplies are brought to the frontlines by glider
Generalfeldmarschall Rommel inspects troops in Greece
Total Time: 17 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality with strong pixellization.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (10 OCTOBER1943):
Campaign against polio in the country
Using wood to re-sole shoes instead of leather
Orthodox church service in Paris marking the death of King Boris of Bulgaria
Paris is hit in more than 100 places after the latest air raid
Pictures from an air attack on Rome
Reinforced fortifications are constructed on the Eastern Front
Total Time: 13 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality; strong pixellization
FRANCE ACTUALITES (06 NOVEMBER 1943):
All Saints' Day in France
The river Allier overflows its banks
Chandra Bose inspects the Hindu Division
A machine cleans the rail beds
Pilgrims in Spanish Morocco are on their way to Sidi Ali-bin
The harvesting of sugar beets
Hothouse grapes are grown in Brussels for wine production
Vietnamese plant rice in France
Chestnut hunting
Youth from all over France help in the harvest
Total Time: 16 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Very good quality; some pixellization
TOTAL DURATION OF DVD-R: 95 MINUTES
DISC FIVE
The end of the occupation of France is finally in sight. On this DVD, we see three more Vichy newsreels, followed by an American one with details about the Normandy invasion. Then we see a German newsreel about the same event and finally, another American one about the liberation of Paris in August 1944 :
FRANCE ACTUALITES (04 JANUARY 1944):
A remembrance of the 1934 Stavisky Affair
President Laval pays his respects to three auxiliary policemen killed in battle with Communists
Field Marshal Rommel inspect Atlantic Wall fortifications
600 Polish deserters join the German Army against the Soviets
An anti-submarine net is set up in the Baltic
The "Giant" carries supplies to forward units on the Eastern Front
Marshal Petain receives the new Bulgarian envoy in Vichy
Dutch volunteers report for duty in German transport units
Mussel farming near Barcelona
The German Army transports artwork from Monte Cassino to the Vatican
Total Time: 22 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Good quality; strong pixellization and snow
FRANCE ACTUALITES (09 FEBRUARY 1944):
Anti-tuberculosis campaign in France
Vichy's representative returns from Washington DC
A school to train thermal bath attendents
News about French workers in Germany
Exchange centers in Germany to barter goods
The Philippines declares independence
Universal conscription is ordered in Estonia
The Fuhrer receives officers who distinguished themselves at Cherkassy
Leon Degrelle is awarded the Ritterkreuz
The Anglo-American landing at Salerno
Civil Defense in the 17th District
Total Time: 16 Minutes. In French with hard-encoded, German subtitles and switchable English subtitles. Good quality; strong pixellization. Beginning of newsreel is missing.
FRANCE ACTUALITES (23 FEBRUARY 1944):
Leon Degrelle speaks at a rally for French Waffen-SS
The Mobile Garde battles resistance fighters in Roche-sur-Faron
20% of all Frenchmen are threatened by tuberculosis
Demolition of the old quarter in Marseille
A wide boulevard is constructed in Bucharest
A school for teaching local art is opened in Spanish Morocco
Record year for herring fishing in Belgium
Grand Admiral Doenitz inspects U-Boat and S-Boat crews
The Battle of Monte Cassino
Total Time: 16 Minutes. In French with German voice-over and switchable English subtitles. Good quality with strong pixellization.
UNITED NEWS NEWSREEL ABOUT THE D-DAY LANDINGS (JUNE 1944):
Total Time: 9 Minutes. In English with no subtitles. Very good quality with some softness and pixellization.
GERMAN NEWSREEL ABOUT THE D-DAY LANDINGS (JUNE 1944):
Total Time: 16 Minutes. In German with switchable English subtitles. Very good quality; strong pixellization
UNITED NEWS NEWSREEL ABOUT THE LIBERATION OF PARIS (AUGUST 1944):
Total Time: 11 Minutes. In English with no subtitles. Good quality; unclear picture with strong pixellization
TOTAL DURATION OF DVD-R: 90 MINUTES
