Welt im Bild 98/1954 12.05.1954

01 Leutstetten: 85th birthday of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria land Schloß Leutstetten. Imperial Crown. Farmers shoot salute with cannon shots. Men and women to congratulate Crown Prince Rupprecht. Costumes clubs March past at Rupprecht. Flag waving. Rupprecht greets with hat. Festive divine service with 10,000 people. Flags, costumes.

02. North Carolina: parachutist in US maneuvers mass jump by paratroopers. Sky full of parachutes. Military observers. Parachute-dropping Atomic cannon. Throwing of missiles.

03. Greece: Earthquake in apartment house rubble. Collapsing walls. Cleaning-up operations in the rubble. The earthquake claimed 26 lives. People hide their substance. Homeless people in the rubble.

04. Cologne: gas explosion in tenement house newspaper headlines: flew a house in Cologne - Cologne House collapsed. Collapsed house with open floors, in the background the towers of the Cathedral. Furniture from the destroyed House be lowered on a rope. Gas oven, which had caused the explosion. Cleaning-up operations (5 dead and 8 injured) men.

05. Indochina: Case of the fortress of Dien Bien Phu Last week show footage of General de Castries, the defenders of the fortress of Dien Bien Phu who was captured by the Vietminh in talks.

06. France: Demonstrations against Laniel and Pleven Arc de Triomphe. Celebrations on the 9th anniversary of the German surrender. President Coty in car when passing in front of the guards Regiment. Wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier by Coty. At a later date, de Gaulle resigns wreath for the fighter of Indo-China. De Gaulle greeting, great. People cheer for de Gaulle to ride in an open carriage. Demonstrations against Laniel and Pleven. Wounded with a bleeding face in car.

07. Berlin: Teppichklopfmaschine Typhoon people come with carpets from homes. Men clean the carpets at the Teppichklopfmaschine and sweep it off.

08 Holland: Dog Lady to Tiger Baby Tigress in cage. Shepherd wears Tiger baby in its mouth. Puppy and Tiger Baby drinks to bitch. Puppy and Tiger Baby Sleep next to each other.

09 Rome: European Boxing Championships in the middleweight division: Tiberio Mitri is Randolph Turpin in 28 seconds k. o. Tiberio Mitri lands after 28 seconds. Turpin is how do you like to the ground. Referee counts. Turpin coming up at 5, varies and staggers and falls down again. Mitri is lifted up as new European champion. Country people storming the ring.

10 Oxford: New world record in the mile home. Top flight continues from the field. Roger Bannister is 300 m from the finish to the Sprint and across sprints the runners. Bannister won in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds and remains as the first below the limit of 4 minutes. Exhausted Bannister in the target is supported.

11 United States: Kentucky Derby start. Fire head equates to the top. Viewers with binoculars. In the backstretch, fire head has lead. Finish: In the final sprint passing the smallest horse in the race determine fire head and WINS.

12th motorcycle racing at the Hockenheimring in 250 cc solo machines: close-ups of the driver: Werner Haas on NSU, Ubbiali on MV Agusta, Andersen on Moto Guzzi, Oliver Norton, Zeller on BMW. Start and race. Cornering Werner Haas is no. 120, Lorenzetti / Italy, with the No. 101, H. P. Müller. Meier, number 100, no. 113 / Austria winner Werner Haas with wreath.

Title: Kronprinz Rupprecht von Bayern 85 years camera: Cook Spotlight U.S. paratroop maneuvers origin: paramount earthquake in Thessaly origin: iNcom gas explosion camera: Essmann last where. Recording General de Castrie origin: Gaumont demonstrations against Laniel and Pleven origin: Gaumont Teppichklopfmaschine "Typhoon" camera: Obeng Dutch Sheepdog origin: Polygoon sports boxes Turpin origin: iNcom dream Street origin: Pathe news Kentucky Derby origin: Metro Hockenheimring final

Holidays in Bavaria land Schloß Leutstetten, residence of the Bavarian royal family. Ten days focus on a magnificent birthday party, because Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria commits his 85th delegations of all Bavarian tribes paid homage to the uncrowned king of the House of Wittelsbach. One hour traditional clubs and Schützenbrüder on the anniversary pass. In Bavaria it worshipped the Crown Prince as a symbol of the traditional past. But his reputation goes far beyond the borders of the land. He is the last surviving Marshal of the Prussian army. 10 000 people gathered under the open sky to a field service. In hundreds of flags and national costumes, the Bavarian history was once again alive. It was the beginning of a birthday party, she has rarely seen Crown Prince Rupprecht.

Spotlight of the week: mass bounce in North Carolina mass bounce of American paratroopers in North Carolina. It is the largest use of airborne troops since 1945, when U.S. forces were the German positions along the Rhine in the back. In this case, there are only manoeuvres. A total of 9000 paratroopers in the exercise were included. The dropping was performed by nuclear cannons and rockets military observers from England and France.

Earthquake in Thessaly for the second time within a year Greece was devastated by an earthquake. In Thessaly, the natural disaster destroyed four cities and 26 deaths. There is not a single House in the city Sophades 5000 inhabitants. The number of deaths is relatively low, because the city dwellers through weak tremors were warned and fled on the fields. From there, they saw their homes into debris fall. 20 000 people were left homeless.

Explosion in the neighbourhood a defective gas water heater was the cause of an explosion in Cologne's city centre, through which a tenement house was completely destroyed. The furnace itself remained almost intact. 5 dead and eight severely injured people are the sad record of terrible secrets, which robbed the occupants and unsuspecting wedding guests on a quiet Sunday afternoon.

The hero of Dien Bien Phu, which are the last newsreel footage of the French General de Castries, the heroic defenders of the fortress of Dien Bien Phu. After a 57-day-old battle over the jungle Fort, he was captured by the Vietminhs.

Excitement in France France celebrated the 9th anniversary of the German surrender. While President Coty inspected the troops and moved the guard of the Republic through the Arc de Triomphe, came the message from the fall of the last base of Isabelle. Coty laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. Intentionally a day later, General de Gaulle honored the fighter of Indo-China. While Laniel was received the day before with abusive calls, the amount on the appearance of the General burst into enthusiastic cheers: long live de Gaulle, de Gaulle to power. His followers for a silent March on the Champs Elisée formed despite police ban. A strong contingent of the mobile guard equipped with steel helmets, tried to stop the crowd. It resulted in bloody clashes.

Spring cleaning with "Typhoon" in the big cleanup in the spring is taken from the shoulders a heavy load the Berlin housewives. The carpet call waiting service "Typhoon" brings fresh air in the domestic work climate. A fully automatic knock and suction apparatus dealt with each carpet piece, from the noble Persians up to the bedside rug. It is a boon not only for the housewives: also the carpet of the Bachelors is experiencing a noticeable relief. And it takes only 20 minutes - for "Typhoon" cleans up at lightning speed. Tiger baby tiger mother Clara to their newborn children was not just kind with family connection. One died, the other was "Asta" in the care; the little Wolf baby smelled the increase in family with legitimate concern, but since the new for the time being only with the stomach growls, he leaves his established place him. And if you drank anything of the thirst, then the most diverse characters to eat also have liked.

Sports: Flash is knocked out in the first round in Rome. European Championships in the middleweight division between Randolph Turpin and Tiberio Mitri. The sensation comes in the first round. The Italians in white pants landing a single hit. The fate of the European champion was fulfilled after just 28 seconds. 5 manages to rise Turpin, but completely dazed and disabled he staggers into the ropes. The Spanish referee cancels the meeting. A tremendous cheering roars off. The Italians are celebrating the victory of their fellow countryman with a southern temperament. Mitris followers stormed the ring and To want to embrace him. Under police protection, the new European champion is managed by the space.

A dream became a reality, the third from the left is Roger Bannister, the first man who beat the four-minute limit at the English mile. Athletics battle of the University of Oxford and Cambridge, the 25-year old medical student made the dream of the mile to reality. Chris Brasher, second Chataway, Bannister, third leads after the first half. Da Chataway switches on its reserves. Bannister holds and Brasher is played out. He has gone to empty. The stop watch three minutes recorded at 1 200 meters. And here starts the student to attack the last quarter mile. He flies to Chataway past with a final effort of strength and energy. What Bannister on these meters does is incredible. Ausgepowerd and exhausted, he falls into the goal. The Vanquisher of the dream mile. In three minutes 59, 4 seconds.

The Derby of dollars home to the Kentucky Derby, the classic test for filly in United States. Already after a few seconds, "Head of fire" nearly to the top has set. And he fabulous prevailed against sharp competition: "Correlation", "Fisherman" and "determine". In the backstretch, "Head of fire" has a substantial lead. "Determine" is in third place. And here the dramatic finish. Still, "Head of fire" leads. But because Jockey "York" to the whip attacks and "determine", the smallest horse in the race, passing in the grand final sprint. A Kentucky Horse wins the Kentucky Derby and WINS $100,000.

Double victory for Werner Haas opener of the motorcycle Championship at Hockenheim with Werner Haas on NSU. Ubbiali on MV Agusta, Andersen on Moto-Guzzi, Oliver Norton and Zeller on BMW. The race of the 250-er solo machines was once again the race of man: Werner Haas. The driver of the NSU-stall with the new streamlining secured meter by meter in reckless abandon cornering. Number 120, Werner Haas. 101, Lorenzetti/Italy. Number 100, H. P. Müller. 113, Meier/Austria. After a murderous Hunt, in which ten riders on the line remained, won with an average speed of 172 kilometers: Werner Haas.

Date of Release:

12.05.1954

Year of Production:

1954

Camera Work:

Essmann; Koch; Onasch

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Allianz-Film GmbH

Source Foreign Material:

Polygon; Gaumont; Incom; Paramount; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German