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Started by Razgovory, August 03, 2011, 12:04:00 AM

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Razgovory

August 03, 2011, 12:04:00 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cRIWmbrGps&feature=related

Found this video on Youtube.  There's a whole bunch of old German newsreels.  This one has Canadians. 

Some are not clear what exactly is happening or where.  One I saw involved a Tiger tanks and and grenadiers attacking... something in Russia.  The title said it was from 1944, but I have no idea exactly when or where it was taken.  Probably summer in the Ukraine or Poland, so likely during or right after Bagration.

But I suppose that's the nature of Nazi films.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

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KRonn

#1
August 03, 2011, 08:29:54 AM
Pretty interesting footage and commentary from the German side. A narration of events n the newsreel, showing how well prepared and ready Germany was, but we all know how that all turned out.

Razgovory

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August 03, 2011, 08:36:29 AM
They omit a great deal.  Also I don't know how accurate the translation is.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

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DGuller

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August 03, 2011, 08:40:56 AM
Did Allies ever turn things around?

Josephus

#4
August 03, 2011, 08:44:49 AM
Quote from: DGuller on August 03, 2011, 08:40:56 AM
Did Allies ever turn things around?

hard to say. I heard the Chinese blocked all Google searches on it.
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Razgovory

#5
August 03, 2011, 08:53:36 AM
Quote from: DGuller on August 03, 2011, 08:40:56 AM
Did Allies ever turn things around?

As the war got worse for the Germans their newsreels seemed to focus on ancillary topics like the War on Christmas, some nobody professor in Colorado, and the "gay agenda".
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

alfred russel

#6
August 03, 2011, 08:57:08 AM
I haven't seen propoganda like that since the Bush administration.
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Sahib

#7
August 03, 2011, 09:03:00 AM
This video is not available :/
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Razgovory

#8
August 03, 2011, 09:36:35 AM
Quote from: Sahib on August 03, 2011, 09:03:00 AM
This video is not available :/

Maybe it's a Polish thing.

Oh and seems the comment list is  full of Slargos types.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Zanza

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August 03, 2011, 09:58:31 AM
Quote from: Sahib on August 03, 2011, 09:03:00 AM
This video is not available :/
Not available in Germany either.  :(

Razgovory

#10
August 03, 2011, 10:19:20 AM
http://www.youtube.com/user/WW2GermanNewsreels

I wonder if you can get to it by going through the User profile.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

derspiess

#11
August 03, 2011, 10:23:44 AM
Quote from: Zanza on August 03, 2011, 09:58:31 AM
Quote from: Sahib on August 03, 2011, 09:03:00 AM
This video is not available :/
Not available in Germany either.  :(

Dang.  Well make sure to let your neighbors know that the Atlantic Wall is still intact.


I liked the part where they showed off "one of the many gliders that was brought down".  Umm, gliders are supposed to do that.  They aren't supposed to look pretty after they land, either.
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derspiess

#12
August 03, 2011, 10:28:05 AM
Quote from: Razgovory on August 03, 2011, 08:36:29 AM
They omit a great deal.  Also I don't know how accurate the translation is.

I wasn't paying a whole lot of attention to the narration, but most of what I heard seemed to match up with the translation.  Only nitpick I have is how they translated PaK (Panzerabwehrkanone-- anti-tank gun) as "pack rifle".
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

KRonn

#13
August 03, 2011, 12:11:13 PM
Quote from: Zanza on August 03, 2011, 09:58:31 AM
Quote from: Sahib on August 03, 2011, 09:03:00 AM
This video is not available :/
Not available in Germany either.  :(
Censored for some reason? It's a good tidbit of history, propaganda or not,  being a wartime newsreel.

Syt

#14
August 03, 2011, 12:21:17 PM
Quote from: Zanza on August 03, 2011, 09:58:31 AM
Quote from: Sahib on August 03, 2011, 09:03:00 AM
This video is not available :/
Not available in Germany either.  :(

Available in Austria, home of the Whop . . . err . . . Führer.

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