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FRENCH WARTIME NEWSREELS 5 (2013) * with hard-encoded German and switchable English subtitles *

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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

PLEASE NOTE THAT SWITCHABLE (SOFT) SUBTITLES WILL NOT SHOW UP WHEN VIEWING THE SAMPLE BELOW. IF YOU SEE SUBTITLES, THEN THEY ARE HARD-ENCODED (meaning, they cannot be turned off when viewing the film):

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