Europa Woche
Nr. 50 - 100
1944-45
Europe Week 50/1944 (February 8)
- 25 Years of German Civil Aviation
- Congress of the Ustasha Movement
- View of a dammed river with a dam in Spanish Morocco
- Young people at a swimming course in Hilversum
- Carnival festivities in the Tyrolean mountains
- At a stud farm in Russia
- At a fashion house in Paris
- Home for bombed-out artists in Styria
- German soldiers at a ski course in Norway
- Ju 88 fighter jets and Me 110 destroyers over England
Europe Week 52/1944 (February 22)
- Inauguration of the new President of the German Academy
- Report on a hydropower-powered sawmill
- Herring processing
- Circassian dance group and choir at performances
- The German film ballet during training and dance rehearsal
- A four-man bobsleigh competition
- Rounding up reindeer herds in Lapland
- Celebration with young workers
- Henkell sparkling wine cellar
- German soldiers in action against the Kerch bridgehead
Europe Week 53/1944 (February 29)
- Preparations for an air raid on London
- German boys' choir in Budapest
- German soldiers with sled dogs in Lapland
- Final of the German ice hockey championship
- Motorcycle artists
- Tennis match in Spain
- Production of children's toys
- Romanian general
- Use of German speedboats
Europe Week 54/1944 (March 7)
- Social injustices and unrest in India
- Solemn Greek Orthodox blessing of water
- Spanish artists at work
- Work in the prop room of a large theater
- Dance performance by the dance couple
- Presentation of a new diving device
- Reception of the Cherkassy fighters by Goebbels
- Rally with SS-Hauptsturmführer Léon Degrelle
- Rommel during an inspection tour
Europe Week 55/1944 (March 14)
- Celebrations for Heroes' Remembrance Day on March 10, 1944
- Course as part of the Langemarck study program
- Sled manufacturing
- National Bobsleigh Championships in Spain
- Carnival customs in Switzerland
- Fox breeding
- Performance by a women's band
- Weightlifting city contest Berlin-Breslau
- Combat operations in the Vitebsk area
Europe Week 56/1944 (March 21)
- Slovakia. Five years of independent Slovakia
- Windischleuba Castle (near Altenburg). The poet Börries, Baron von Münchhausen, turns 70
- The painter Karl Truppe at work
- Rotterdam. Women's water polo match
- Brussels. Fashion show
- Amsterdam. Working in a diamond polishing factory
- German handicraft exhibition in Croatia
- Testing of new railway models
- Germany. Timber extraction and processing
- Northern sector of the Eastern Front with Narva and Lake Pskov
Europe Week 57/1944 (March 28)
- The chemist Professor Karl Krauch
- Tirana (Albania). Solemn state funeral of a high-ranking figure
- Germany. Protestant church service
- Germany. Reich Labor Service camp for members of foreign labor service organizations
- Spanish military ski championships
- City competition between the gymnasts of Berlin and Dresden
- Netherlands. Children's entertainment
- Germany. Fairytale performance by a theater
- Norway. German soldiers and civilians at a variety show
- Carpathian Mountains - Ukraine. Ceremonial peasant wedding
- Finnish front - Leningrad area
- Training of German sailors for submarine operations
Europe Week 58/1944 (April 4)
- Berlin. The sculptor Professor Richard Scheibe turns 65 (April 18, 1879)
- Prague. Concert celebrating Friedrich Smetana's 120th birthday
- Brussels. Spring hat fashion show
- Germany. Excerpts from the Sarrasani Circus program
- Spain. Launching of a tanker
- Northern Italy. Establishment of volunteer units by the fascist republican government
- Fighter pilot deployment
- French Alps. Winter sports in France
- Felt boot manufacturing
- German-Austrian Alpine region
Europe Week 59/1944 (April 11)
- Art exhibition
- Handover of newly built farms
- Woodcarving school
- Little girls and boys doing gymnastics
- Obstacle course in France
- Rugby match in France
- Large folk festival in Spain
- Withdrawal and devaluation of banknotes
- Swearing-in of Russian volunteer units
- Combat operations in the Nettuno area
Europe Week 60/1944 (April 18)
- "The Käthchen of Heilbronn" with Hans Pfitzner
- Performance of the children's opera "Bila Orchidej" (White Orchid)
- Circus in Brussels
- Zookeepers with chimpanzees
- Fishing in Norway
- Reich vocational competition Hansa Mine
- Amateur boxing match Croatia vs. Romania vs. Slovakia.
- Military relay race in Spain.
- German soldiers make cradles in Karelia.
- German troops supply supplies to the Crimean peninsula.
Europe Week 64/1944 (May 16)
- Visit to the zoo
- Potato planting in the Netherlands
- Azalea exhibition in Paris
- A billiards champion demonstrates tricks and gimmicks
- A collector shows off his watches
- Swearing-in ceremony and parade of young officers in Bulgaria
- Major General Hyazinth Graf Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz visits an armaments factory
- Sniper training
- Briefing with the Commander-in-Chief West, Field Marshal von Rundstedt
- Field Marshal Rommel on an inspection tour of the Channel coast
Europe Week 65/1944 (May 23)
- Vichy (France): President Henry Philippe Pétain departing Vichy.
- Führer Headquarters Wolf's Lair near Rastenburg: Slovak politicians visit Hitler.
- Kronenburg (Eifel): "Hermann Göring" Master School of Painting.
- Germany: Youth gymnastics.
- Germany: Presentation of the Busch Circus.
- Norway: Fishing off the Norwegian coast.
- Styria: Mountain farmers working in the fields.
- Spain: Handover of a newly built village to its residents.
- Germany: Defusing sea mines.
- Burma: Fighting between Americans and Japanese in the jungle.
- Germany/Channel Coast: Detachments of the Indian Legion during military exercises.
- Channel Coast: Japanese officers visiting German troops on the Channel Coast.
Europe Week 66/1944 (May 30)
- Upper Bavaria/Styria: Pictures from Mother's Day.
- Germany: Concert by an Indian pianist.
- Germany: The oceanographer Professor Dr. Möller.
- Presentation of a new type of motorboat.
- Southern France: Return of wounded German soldiers from the USA.
- France: Joan of Arc celebrations.
- Berlin (Dietrich Eckart Stage): Professional boxing event on May 21, 1944.
- Switzerland: Guest performance by the Knie Circus in a Swiss city.
- New Guinea: Japanese air raid on American ships in a port on New Guinea.
- Eastern Front: Use of dive bombers (Ju 87) with Major Hans Ulrich Rudel.
Europe Week 68/1944 (June 13)
- The French Secretary of State for Information speaks to French workers.
- Falange celebrations in Spain
- Confirmation of young Catholics in Vienna
- Women's gymnastics
- Horse racing in Hungary
- Peasant wedding in Croatia
- Reception of Ukrainian church leaders in Krakow
- Rally against communism in Norway
- Japanese ambassador Oshima visits Hitler
- Visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Dominik Sztojay to Hitler
- Combat operations in the Eastern Front
Europe Week 69/1944 (June 20)
- Folk festival commemorating the expulsion of the Moors in Spain
- Shooting festival in Tyrol
- Rowing regatta
- Water polo match in Utrecht
- Memorial exhibition for the Swedish contralto Sigrid Onegin
- Muslim members of volunteer associations praying
- Russian wedding
- Soldiers on a short vacation at the front-line rest home
- Fighting in Central Italy
Europe Week 70/1944 (June 27)
- Germany: Actor Werner Krauß turns 60.
- Upper Bavaria: Cattle Market.
- Copenhagen (Denmark): Tivoli Amusement Park.
- Marburg: Study of War Widows.
- Kösel (Halle District): Käthe Kruse Doll Workshops.
- Berlin-Grünau: Rowing Regatta.
- Eastern Front: Battles on the Eastern Front.
Europe Week 71/1944 (July 4)
- Memorial ceremony for the fatally injured Colonel General Eduard Dietl
- Rally with SS-Hauptsturmführer Leon Degrelle in Berlin
- Presentation of the "Shield of Honor"
- Sailing regatta in Valencia
- Cross-country cycling race in Spain
- Freestyle wrestling in Brussels
- Motorcycle soccer
- Danish chef apprentices taking their exams
- Sculptor at work in her studio
- Hitler Youth camp
Europe Week 72/1944 (July 11)
- Launching of a ship
- National Book Fair in Spain
- Students working on arts and crafts
- Exhibition of masks from around the world
- Leisure fashion show in France
- Deployment of women in the war economy
- Large-scale exercise by the Berlin fire brigades
- Training of Arab volunteers in Germany
- Combat operations on the Finnish front
Europe Week 77/1944 (August 15)
- Health care in Hungary
- Gymnastics and dance performances in Dresden
- SA Wehrkampftage (Wehrkampf Days) in the Reich Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
- Trotting races in Copenhagen
- Market day in a Greek city
- German women relaxing at a spa
- Japanese officers visiting German units
- Foreign officers visiting German units
- Fighting in the Ravenna and Florence area
Europe Week 79/1944 (August 29)
- Orthodox field service in Serbia
- Goods transport by wagon and tram in Berlin
- Ceremonial start of the harvest in the Balkans
- Health care in Turkey
- Distribution of weapons to the civilian population of the Balkans
- Awarding of Croatian medals to soldiers of Croatian volunteer units on the Eastern Front
- Training of Russian soldiers Volunteer associations in Germany
- Deployment of civilians in the construction of defensive positions in East Prussia
- Use of the V-1 flying bomb in France
Europe Week 80/1944 (September 5)
- Farewell to Norwegian volunteer associations
- State funeral of the late Spanish Foreign Minister Francisco Gomez
- Reception of Islamic dignitaries in Croatia
- Market day in an Albanian town
- Hay and grain harvest in Germany
- Release of interned Italian soldiers
- Timber harvest in the Norwegian mountains
- Awarding of war decorations to German marines
- Warsaw Uprising
Europe Week 81/1944 (September 12)
- Symphony concert in front of the Dresden Zwinger
- The painter Professor Arthur Kampf
- National light heavyweight boxing championship between Richard Vogt and Heinz Seidler
- Training by volunteer associations
- Serbian Labor Service camp
- Working in a sparkling wine cellar
- Processing rapeseed in an oil mill
- Puszta paintings
Europe Week 82/1944 (September 19)
- Homework to support the German war economy
- Hop harvest in the Reich Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
- German soldiers working in the forest in Norway
- Working in a tannery in Albania
- Sports festival in France
- Shooting festival in Ferlach (Carinthia)
- Judo demonstrations in Dresden
- German troops' actions against partisans in the Italian Alps
Europe Week 83/1944 (September 26)
- Boys' choir concert in a church
- Hitler Youth in rural service
- Japanese youths participating in mass gymnastics and sports
- Training of Luftwaffe helpers
- Rowing competition in Spain
- Swimming Championships in Denmark
- Young German women participating in gymnastics and dance
- Recovering German soldiers at a woodcarving school
- Germany: Working in a tire retreading factory
Europe Week 84/1944 (October 3)
- Harvest photos from Croatia
- Hitler Youth at work
- Rural folk celebration on Thanksgiving Day
- Exhibition of the Reich Women's Leadership
- Canoe race in Geneva
- Sports festival for foreigners in Germany
- SA Wehrkampftage in Prague
- Grand Admiral Dönitz giving a speech
- Reich Youth Leader Arthur Axmann visiting the SS Panzer Division "Hitler Youth."
- Navy lone warriors on a visit to Berlin
Europe Week 85/1944 (October 10)
- Prof. Martin Moebius inspects cactus nurseries
- Tobacco cultivation in Denmark
- Austrian women working at home
- Norway: Fishing on the high seas
- Women in sports training
- Basketball game
- Typesetting and printing of sheet music
- Concert in an armaments factory
- Combat operations in the Luneville area
Europe Week 86/1944 (October 17)
- Funeral service for the deceased Lieutenant Colonel Helmut Lent
- Use of a special X-ray machine during operations
- Grape harvest in Croatia
- Market day in an Albanian town
- Ceramics school in Germany
- Intelligence group - Hitler Youth in action
- Youth road cycling race in Berlin
- Track and field competitions in Berlin
- General De Gaulle's entry into Paris
- Surrender of Polish troops in Warsaw
Europe Week 87/1944 (October 24)
- Professor Friedrich Bergius in his laboratory
- Extraction of juice from rowan berries
- Infant home in Salamanca
- Youth roller skating training
- Road cycling race in Vienna
- Mountain gymnastics festival of gymnasts from Salzburg
- Symphony concert in the Würzburg Residence Palace
- Combat operations in the southern front area
Europe Week 88/1944 (October 31)
- Autumn pictures from Germany
- Guest performance by Circus Knie in Zurich
- Performance by Circus Sarassani in Berlin
- German female workers participating in recreational sports
- Health care in Croatia
- Deployment of a German mountain rescue unit in the Alps
- Combat operations in Debrecen and Oradea
Europe Week 89/1944 (November 7)
- Tobacco harvest in Denmark
- Grape harvest in Bohemia and Moravia
- Carp farming on the Moritzburg Lake District
- National swimming competitions in Madrid
- Young people in gymnastics training
- Frontline training school in Norway
- Formation of voluntary Cossack units in Germany
- Training of work maidens as anti-aircraft assistants
- Enlistment of Volkssturm soldiers
Europe Week 90/1944 (November 14)
- Germany: Deployment of young people in industry
- Germany: Summer courses for female leaders of the Reich Labor Service
- Germany: Concert event for Czechs conscripted to serve in Germany
- Barcelona (Spain): Swimming competition (harbor crossing)
- Oslo (Norway): Football match between a Norwegian team and a German team
- Sweden: National plowing championship
- Northern Italy: Construction of fortifications and defensive positions
- Slovakia: Deployment of the German Wehrmacht against Slovak units
- Budapest area (Hungary): Combat operations in the southeastern sector of the front
Europe Week 91/1944 (November 21)
- Vienna: Memorial service on November 23, 1944, for the fallen Major Walter Nowotny
- Zagreb (Croatia): All Saints' Day 1944
- Germany: Training of young people at an Adolf Hitler School
- Prague (Reich Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia): Chess tournament
- Spain: Grape harvest
- Germany: Production of horse feed
- Germany: Cossack stud farm
- Germany: Station assistants making winter clothing
- Lorient (France): German soldiers in the besieged Atlantic base
Europe Week 92/1944 (November 28)
- A new dam under construction
- Presentation of the Circus Busch
- Meeting of members of the "Magic Circle"
- Performances by a magician in a military hospital
- Hitler Youth in a race with small four-wheeled carts
- Conversion of motor vehicles to wood-fired generators
- Deployment of a wounded non-commissioned officer as a designer
- Military training of men of the Reich Labor Service
- Combat operations in the front line
- Supply of German troops by sea
Europe Week 93/1944 (5) December)
- The painter Professor Franz Eichenhorst in his studio
- Reception of GFM Maximilian Freiherr von Weichs
- Athletes at indoor training
- Water polo match
- Germany: Production of dried potatoes
- Germany: Apprentices training to become locomotive drivers
- Germany: Testing of special tracked motorcycles
- Eastern Front: Withdrawal of German troops from the Sworbe Peninsula
Europe Week 94/1944 (December 12)
- The carillon of the Maria Loretto pilgrimage church
- Exhibition of handmade dolls
- The dance couple Liselotte Köster and Jockel Stahl performing a Bavarian folk dance
- Kindergarten in Zagreb
- Airplane model competition
- Hitler Youths taking their riding license exam
- Reich Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia: Cross-country race
- German Railwayman's Day
- Hungary: Fighting on the Southeast Front
Europe Week 95/1944 (December 19)
- Sculptor Professor Georg Türke turns 60.
- Excerpt from the feature film "Solistin Anna Alt"
- Hitler Youth and BDM girls making toys
- Christmas presents for the Norwegian volunteers
- Technical training for housewives
- Presentation of the Sarassani Circus
- Barcelona (Spain): Street race
- Heart researcher Professor Dr. Weber
- Germany: Production of prosthetics for war veterans
- Establishment of Muslim volunteer associations
- Rally with Josef Goebbels in a West German city
Europe Week 97/1945 (January 2)
- Children and young people on an ice rink
- Figure skating event in Berlin
- Artistic gymnastics competition
- Girls in a youth hostel
- Production of new leather goods
- Christmas gift giving to young children
- Concert by a soldiers' choir
- Use of armor-piercing weapons
Europe Week 99/1945 (January 16)
- Designer and inventor Carl Friedrich Benz
- Apprentices training as machine operators
- Training at a state trade school
- Reindeer herd
- Horse riding tournament in Spain
- Judo school
- Electrofishing
- Fish market in Denmark
- Versatile uses of Freight cars
- German convoy on the high seas
Europe Week 100/1945 (January 23)
- Swearing-in of Volkssturm units
- War invalids participating in winter sports
- Employment of women in the aircraft industry
- Sugar beet processing
- Training of Norwegian workers
- Ceremonial