Welt im Film 168/1948 13.08.1948

01 Berlin waits for flying aircraft, large. Aircraft flying over the Memorial Church. Unloading sacks. Aircraft repair and maintenance. Meeting prior to the Schöneberg Town Hall. Professor Redslob, tall, speaks at Memorial Service for the downed US pilots. Coffin with a wreath. Half close among those present Luise Schröder, and Mrs. Clay, great. Returning prisoners of war from England get off the plane in Tempelhof. You will be welcomed. Strandbad Wannsee. Sign bathing bans. Sonnende on the beach. Schwimmeisterschaften of the Berlin police in the Olympic Stadium. Swimming in uniform and save. The Memorial Church. Women sunbathing on the roof garden. People come in U tunnel, in the background the Gedächtniskirche. Aircraft flying over Berlin.
(78 m) 2 Cologne: German football championship of FC Kaiserslautern - 1 FC Nürnberg 1:2 public attendance. Crowded 饺子馆 Stadium. The teams come out. Total scenes. In the 8th minute, Nuremberg score the 1st goal. Audience wave. Nürnberger storm front gate. Flank. Pöschl beheads a to 2-0. The Nuremberg Übelein shoots an own goal in the second half. Viewers with pennants on the hat. Viewers run after the game on the playing field.
(55 m) 03. streiflichter from Germany a. Bad Pyrmont: music weeks international music week posters. Flags. Kurpark. Heinrich Schlusnus sings "Dedication" by Richard Strauss - actuality. Listeners, half close, gossip. Schlusnus bows with piano player. Walter Ducloux, United States, conducted the Northwest German Symphony Orchestra at the "Firebird Suite" by Stravinsky. Violinist, flutist, conductor.
(39 m) Munich: German children go to Italy train shield Munich - Roma. Train Get up platform. Children look out the window. Waving at the farewell. The train out of the station.
(16 m) c. Münster: housewives buyer strike women, screen-filling, are available on the market and buy anything due to high prices. Market woman sits under the screen.
(21 m) 04. London: the Olympic Games Stadium, total. Hammer throw: Various hammer thrower. It wins Nemeth, Hungary with 56,49 m. flying hammer and impact. 100 m run men: start. Winner by destination photography Dillard, United States. His compatriot Barney Ewell was believed to have won and performed dance of joy after run. 50 km walk: the men leave the stadium. Javelin throw women: champion Herma Bauma, Austria. 45,57 m springboard men: big among the spectators, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, big, and the Shah of Iran. Winner Bruce Harlan, United States. Congratulations at award ceremony. 200 m breaststroke women: it wins nel Vliet, Holland. Nel Vliet waving on the podium. The 50 km walkers on the track. Refreshments are available. Triple jump: It wins Ahmann, Sweden with 15.40 m. He is thrown up by his fellow countrymen. Pole vault: O. G. Smith, United States WINS with 4.30 m. Smith, big. 100 m race women: it wins Fanny Blankers Koen, Holland in 11.9 seconds. Fanny Blankers-Koen on the podium. The walkers return to the stadium. It wins Ljunggren, Sweden, prior to Godel, Switzerland. Stadium, total.
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01 latest picture report from the waiting Berlin blocked city 40 page blockade. Gradually you had become accustomed, the incessant whirring of the aircraft. The airlift had become the new landmark of Berlin. It was hardly noticed that from day to day, new tonnage records were broken. The last digits over 3000 tons in 24 hours. Organization and technology had increased daily.
Berlin had almost forgotten the unusual its supply in - but something he will not soon forget. Thousands gathered before the Schöneberg Town Hall.
Professor Edwin Redslob and others spoke in memory of American airmen, who had sacrificed their lives for the supply of Berlin.
Among those gathered were Ms Louise Schröder and Mrs. Clay.
Back to the Tempelhof field. Here you can see happy faces. Some Berlin, the last group of war tuna released from England. arrived. To ship to Hamburg, in the train to Frankfurt through the air to Tempelhof and from here to go home. Each as he can!
And the summer has finally returned. For the Sun gave it wedges power lock, there were technical difficulties with the water.
But all in all: it looked as if life would be back to normal. Despite the prohibition of bathing, many Berliners, found that the Wannsee Beach a good place who, to them on forced "business holiday" there to spend.
A different picture: the Schwimmeisterschaften of the Berlin police were held in the Olympic Stadium. Police officials from all four sectors came together peacefully. A refreshing demonstration of urban unity. Paul Markgraf, who suspended Police Chief, was not present, for but Dr. mute, the newly appointed Acting Police Chief, along with other high guests of honour. Although everything looked normal, Berlin knew that the international crisis had reached its peak and that the decision was now between London, Washington, Paris and Moscow. Berlin was waiting for - and the world waited with Berlin.

03. Cologne: 70,000 spectators from all parts of Germany met the German Football Championship to the decider for the first German Football Championship after the war at the Cologne Stadium.
Tense you flocked to masses in the wide oval Cologne, sports arena and the police had a heavy day. Then stormy applause welcomed the crew of the 1st FC Kaiserslautern - white dress - and the master eleven of the 1st FC Nuremberg.
Kaiserslautern is breathless and energized Right away to the assault, is but the Nuremberg coverage repelled. In the eighth minute, Nuremberg will score the first goal after a zigzagging run by the cover of the Palatine.
The game continues to shove. Here a rapid breakthrough of Nuremberg. A cross from the left and Padian beheads a to 2-0. In the 17th minute of the second half, a mid shot suddenly is directed by Kaiserslautern from the Nuremberg Übelein into her own goal, Kaiserslautern trying now with most violent. Attacks to enforce even a balance. But the attack fails due to the safe and accurate coverage of the Nuremberg defense. It remains in the 2-1 for the Club. With this hard-won but deserved victory 1. FC Nuremberg won for the seventh time the German Championships 04. streiflichter from Germany: a. music Pyrmont In the framework of the international music festival in Bad Pyrmont met outstanding conductors and soloists from France, England and America with renowned artists of the German music making. High Representative of the occupying powers, and German authorities were present at the opening.
Heinrich Schlusnus at the presentation of the song "Dedication" by Richard Strauss.
(Original sound). At the same time, the applause was congratulations: Heinrich Schlusnus celebrated his 60th birthday on this day.
As a guest of the United States, Walter Ducloux North West German Symphony Orchestra at the Firebird Suite by Stravinsky b. German children conducted after Italy for 200 relax children from Berlin, lifted Munich and other cities of the Grenzbaum on the burner for the first time after the war. Through the intermediary of the Catholic welfare, they will spend A few happy weeks of holidays in Italy in a seaside resort on the Adriatic coast.
Upon departure from the Munich Central station, there way ration, small parting sorrow and great anticipation for all participants of this Italian journey.

c. housewives strike buyer strike! -in front of the stalls of the markets again filled. They count their Deutsche mark and protest against the high prices. Buyer strikes, increasingly occur as an effective means of self-help. In some places, like here in Münster, it involved off quietly. In other cities, it became more obvious. The success was not. The boycott often resulted in a reduction of the goods. Buyer strike against usury rates: 1 to 0 for the housewives.

05. London: The Olympic Games highlights from the Olympic kaleidoscope of competitions and WINS, records and moments of tension: the hammer - after a good final battle won by Nemeth, Hungary, 56.49 meters. 100 metres of the men. From the start the American Harrison Dillard shoots forward. His compatriot Barney Ewell catches up. Almost at the same time both the target storm. Ewell thinks he has won, but his dance of joy is premature. The photo-finish shows Dillard as the winner. The time, 10.3 seconds.
Start of the 50 km walk. The route from the stadium out and remote suburban streets - goodbye until later.
The women's Javelin. Champion Herma Bauma, Austria, with a throw of 45.57 meters - a new Olympic record.
In the swimming pool, the men's springboard diving is meanwhile - Instead of. Here, the Americans lead sovereign. Among the spectators, Prince Bernhard von Holland and the Shah of Iran. Superior winner: the "King of the screw", Bruce Harlan, United States.
In the 200-meter breaststroke of women, the representatives of the Netherlands, Australia and Hungary are at the top and each floats a new Olympic record. Winner remains the young Dutchwoman nel Vliet in the time of 2 minutes, 57.2 seconds.
What do the 50-kilometre race Walker now? You have half of the distance behind it and the heat is powerful. Refreshing orders them partly presented... and partly thrown.
Back in the Wembley Stadium: the original and difficult triple jump is contested by nine countries. Ahmann, Sweden, WINS at 15.40 metres before an Australian and a Turk. His countrymen prepare for him a very warm, if also exhausting ceremony.
The pole vault was complicated by a downpour. Above mentioned Smith, America, WINS him with 4.30 meters.
The 100-meter run of women is Of course the Dutch Fanny Blankers-Koen not to take. To win Doris Manley, in 11.9 seconds ahead of English. Mrs Blankers-Koen, mother of two children, is the most successful athlete of the games and was alone A lot gold medals — a record of records.
And now also our walkers are happy if also to drop tired, again at Wembley Stadium. First, Ljunggren, Sweden, staggers into the arena. He needed for the 50 km 4 hours, 41 minutes, 52 seconds.
Second was the Swiss Godel. About the joy of reunion he forgot almost moving on to the target: "Oh-so - na, on the few Meterli's No more come to me."

Date of Release:

13.08.1948

Year of Production:

1948

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Commissioned by:

USIS

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German