Introduction
A Newsreel History of the Third Reich shows segments from the wartime German weekly newsreels, Die Deutsche Wochenschau, during World War II.
Also known as A Newsreel History of the Third Reich at War and Through Enemy Eyes: A Newsreel History of the Third Reich at War.





Outline
- DISK 1: 10 December 1942 to 03 March 1943:
- NEWSREEL 640: Japanese Victories in the Pacific; Training in Submarine Schools Coast Defences.
- NEWSREEL 642: Goebbels Speech to Nazi Party Leaders; German Bombers Attack US Tanks in Tunisia; Soldiers Celebrate Christmas in Africa, Lapland, and Caucasus.
- NEWSREEL 647: Night Fighting Operations; Tanks and Armoured Infantry Attack French Troops in Tunisia; Winter Battles in Leningrad Area.
- NEWSREEL 648: U-Boat Action in the South Atlantic; Soldiers’ Lives in Wintery Eastern Front.
- NEWSREEL 651: Goebbels Total War Speech in Berlin; Rommel’s Review of Defensive Positions in Gabes, Tunisia; Winter Rigors on the Eastern Front.
- NEWSREEL 652: German Tanks Take on US and British in Tunisia; German Troops Retreat on the Eastern Front.
- DISK 2: 17 March 1943 to 09 June 1943:
- NEWSREEL 654: German Units Battle Soviet Partisans.
- NEWSREEL 655: Hitler Memorial Day Speech in Berlin; German Defences on Crete; Waffen-SS Units in Battle of Kharkov.
- NEWSREEL 658: Spring Combat on the Eastern Front; Hitler’s Meeting With Mussolini; U-Boats in the Caribbean; Katyn Forest Massacre.
- NEWSREEL 661: Thaw Turns Volkhov Front Into Water; Defensive War at Foot of Tunisian Mountains; U-Boat Action in Atlantic.
- NEWSREEL 663: Atlantic and Channel Defences; German Police Attack Eastern Partisans; Cossack Regiment in the Wehrmacht Shows its Skills; Combat at Kuban Bridgehead.
- NEWSREEL 666: Hitler Youth Volunteer for Waffen-SS.
A Newsreel History of the Third Reich Series
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Production & Filming Details
- Release Date: 1993 (original release, US) and 25 July 2006 (re-release, DVD Premiere, US).
- Rating: Unknown.
- Running Time: minutes.
- Country: Germany.
- Language: German and English (subtitles).