Welt im Bild 146/1955 13.04.1955

01 London: Resignation of Sir Winston Churchill Churchill close-up. 10 Churchill in front of his house with cigar and cylinder mounts cameramen before Downingstreet car to the last ride in the Parliament. Westminster in the evening. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Churchill and Lady Churchill say goodbye after a visit outside her house. Leaving the car. Successor Anthony Eden beckoning, great.
(34 m) 02 Berlin: painter Karl Hofer + close-up Karl Hofer, who died at the age of 76. His paintings. Burial in the Waldfriedhof in Berlin Dahlem. Wreath loop of the Federal President. Mourners at the grave.
(15 m) 03 Indochina: civil war in Saigon 3 nationalist sects tried to force the resignation of the Prime Minister by coup d ' état. Military and armored vehicles in the streets of Saigon. Attack on vehicle with schafts windshield and dead. Bullet holes in the walls of houses. Destroyed rooms in the Government Palace.
(16 m) 04. United States: steam catapult for carrier breakdown from new German newsreels 272 / 7: on the aircraft carrier of Sri Lanka is new launcher tried with pontoons in the weight of a jet fighter. The pontoons beat under high water fountains in the sea.
(14 m) 05. Formosa: expanding the island Matsu construction vehicles and military units expand the island of Matsu to the fortress. Soldiers dig positions. Gun is placed in position. Gunfire. Chinese babies be examined in clinic in Taipei. Crying baby receives a cookie in his mouth and falls silent, great.
(21 m) 6 Russia: bear hunting in the breakdown of new German newsreel 272/9: Hunter with dog in deep snow-covered woods. Dog barking the bear who comes out of his cave and is killed by the Hunter.
(17 m) 07 Spain: day of the housewife women come from houses and make a parade behind the statue of Saint Agatha. Elaborate vestments and ceremonies. The women dance and sell young man who mingles with them.
(24 m) 08 Melbourne: Melbourne City image with people, transport and trams Olympic Stadium in the model and construction sites with the Not yet timely completed buildings.
(26 m) 9 Hannover: Rugby Germany - France 0:16 game scenes with superior play of the French. Partly empty seats in the stadium. German assault is stopped. The German attacks run in the blank. France collects points. Among the spectators soldiers.
(30 m) 10 Frankfurt: European Championship of the gymnast bars: freestyle by Helmut Bantz. Chakline and Azerdjan he was ranked with the Russians on this device first. Floor exercise: Freestyle by Adalbert Dan Hutton, who was ranked 4th in the overall standings. Pommel horse: Boris Chakline, USSR freestyle of the winner. Rings: Azerdjan freestyle USSR winner, with the highest score of the day. Spectators clap. Horizontal bar: Helmut Bantz missed a good rating by error and falls on the 3. Place back in the overall standings. Sit down at the finish. Russian soldiers as a spectator. Freestyle winner Boris Chakline USSR. Award ceremony: 1 Boris Chakline with Cup Coupe de Europe, great. 2. Azerdjan, USSR. 3. Helmut Bantz, Germany.
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Title: Resignation Winston Churchill's origin: Pathe news spotlight of the week last honour for Professor Hofer camera: Pahl citizen Zwist in Saigon origin: Eclair aircraft carrier with steam catapult origin: Metro Matsu: an island is to the fortress of origin: Metro Formosa: Chinesenbabies in the hospital origin: Metro bear hunting in the Altai Mountains origin: Austria Spain: Festival of housewives origin: No.-do sport Olympic Stadium in Melbourne, Australia rugby international match camera: Essmann gymnast, Frankfurt Festhalle camera: Strong, rough conclusion

Farewell to the policy ended a period of British history, when he left his last cabinet meeting in ten Downingstreet accompanied by the inevitable cigar. Winston Churchill took leave from politics, he has devoted 55 years of his life. The grand old man survived Roosevelt, Hitler and Stalin, has resigned.
For days, the premier Once again kept the world in suspense before his official resignation request was announced.
On the eve, he was guest of the Queen at his official residence.
Good old Winnie, as the English call confidential, has earned the rest of the age. The tireless politician who always stood on the focal points of our century, leaves at a critical point of in English history.
His successor, the new Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, he leaves a heavy Office. Spotlight of the week: Berlin Professor Karl Hofer, in which the German art works had an unusual performers of our time, died at the age of 76.
Until death took the brush from the hand of the artist. In the Waldfriedhof in Berlin-Dahlem, Karl Hofer was laid to rest.

Saigon to bloody riots occurred in Saigon. 3 nationalist sects called for the resignation of Prime Minister NGO Dinh Diem and attempted a coup d ' état.
The private armies of the rebels occupied the South Vietnamese capital with artillery fire and attacked the Palace of the head of Government. A 43d contingent of government troops threw back the attackers. The smoldering fire of the civil war is Not yet extinguished.

San Francisco the Shangri-La, the most modern aircraft carriers of the United States, has been equipped with a new steam catapult. Heavy pontoons served as floating replacement for jet fighters to test the start options. Matsu of the expansion of the national Chinese island Matsu to a waffenstarrenden Hedgehog fortress takes its progress. The threat of war in the far East is still not always eliminated.

Formosa while rumbles on Matsu of the thunder of the maneuvers, is children's day in Taipei. Whether it is a holiday for the strapping babies, too, must be still. The large health action in the children's clinic requires A lot of patience and nerves of steel.

In the snow-covered forests of the Altai Mountains, Russian hunters on a bear hunt go Russia. The experienced Waidmann dares all alone on the prowl to make the behemoth before his cave. The dog yapping brings master Petz hardly out of his bear alone, but lurking in the background of the Hunter and with safe shot, he imposed his 108. copy.

Spain annually celebrates the feast day of the housewives in the romantic surroundings of Zamarramala Spain. A statue of Saint Agatha is carried through the streets and the matrons of the village flaunt their finest garments.
An ancient ceremony reminds with silent melancholy of the lost age of Matriarchy.
Then dance. But the dancing is the sole prerogative of the better halves of marriage that day. And the head is washed every bachelor who dares to disturb the stay-at-home peace, quite vigorously.

Sport: Sprint in Melbourne Melbourne, 1956 as the venue of the Olympic games provided for disputes is currently available in Central unsportlicher. The giant Stadium at the cricket ground can reach its goal of building only by an unprecedented spurt. The swimming Hall is already in the model, but Not yet in reality, unfortunately, and many things can be seen only on the paper.
The Olympic Committee had criticised the inadequate preparations. Strikes and grotesque disputes have put the on-schedule completion in question.

Rugby international match Hanover, the stronghold of German Rugby sports saw the 18th International competition between Germany and France. The French showed a furious offensive play in blue shirts.
The Germans were almost powerless against their main opponents and again they got set the Lederei in the nest.
An instantaneous eruption from the crowd. Bremen grabbed the ball and plays forward. But the attempt is stopped according to all rules of rugby. And again the French go. But Danos loses the ball and the Hanoverian Leutz starts its return.
The attacks of the Germans are without success. The French have the better stamina and collect points to.
Germany is played with 0:6.

Master of sports 37 participants from 19 Nations met for the first European Championship in artistic gymnastics in Frankfurt. The strongest asset in the German squad was Helmut Bantz. He clinched the title on the bars together with the Russian gymnast Assen, Chakline and Azerdjan.
Adalbert Dan Hutton claimed in the floor exercise against a tough and spirited competition. He achieved his best performance here by 9, and finished fourth in the overall standings for 60.
The pommel horse was the uncontested domain of fantastically sure gymnast Russian Boris Chakline. He made 9, 75 and the European title with untouchables sweeping, flanks and lifting.
World Champion Azerdjan was to hunt anything on the rings. The outstanding Russian demonstrated a two-time cross slope with half twist and earned the highest score of the day for that. 9.85 P.
The routine on the high bar was a bitter's picture puzzle for Helmut Bantz.
At a crucial moment, he missed the pole and fell hopelessly in this discipline. Through his great accomplishments in the 6 battle, however, he retained third place and qualified as best non-Russian gymnast.
The Kings of the equipment but were the Russians. And Boris Chakline became evident as the best of them. Powerful and dominated, stylish and elegant he took home the title.
The Russians won five out of six disciplines in total. European champion of the gymnast was Boris Chakline.

Date of Release:

13.04.1955

Year of Production:

1955

Camera Work:

Pahl, Georg; Rau, Kurt; Starke, Rainer; Essmann

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Allianz-Film GmbH

Source Foreign Material:

Eclair; Austria; No-Do; Metro; Pathé News

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German