Neue Deutsche Wochenschau 57/1951 27.02.1951

01 Cologne: Funeral of Dr. Hans Böckler (Adenauer and Heuss upon arrival to the funeral. Francois Poncet on arrival. Laying out between flowers. Coffin is carried from the Church and driven through the city in cars. Funeral procession. Burial in the cemetery.
(37 m) 02 Berlin: recovery of verunglücktem well man child is lowered into slot. Pumping out of the shaft. Removal of the child after salvage. The rotten planks. Dowser searches for other unknown well shafts.
(21 m) 03 50 years Wuppertaler Schwebebahn traveling levitation. Tram runs. Panoramic view from the moving cable railway.
(23 m) 04. Spain: Festival men build high human pyramid.
(19 m) 05. Biscay: Storm surge high waves whip on the banks. Ruined embankment.
(14 m) 6th United States: barrel jumping skaters jump over barrels.
(9 m 07) motorcycle in the circus Koppel leaves motorcyclists in network in the circus dome. Floor of the network opens. Ride over the abyss. (21 m) 08 bad Wiessee: ski Jöring ski skier behind motorcycles when driving in the snow. Winner receives wreath.
(24 m) 09 Garmisch: German Alpine Championships downhill skier in the downhill. Lia Leismüller, winner of the downhill in conversation with Mirl Buchner, who retired due to injury.

Slalom runners on the track. Run the winner Hilde SUSE gardener. Sepp Gantner at race (winner of the combined) (43 m) 10 Hamburg: European Championship in the men's freestyle wrestling freestyle battle. Mutual pounce. Throwing out of the ring. Excited audience studies. Both wrestlers fall out of the ring.
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Title brand burial Böckler, Dr. h. c. camera: basic danger in the well camera: Obeng Wuppertal-based monorail camera: basic folk festival in Spain origin: No.-do storm on Spain's coast origin: No.-do King the death riders camera: Stoll, Kipp skijöring camera: Gerzer Alpine Championships camera: Cook wrestling camera: Stoll, tilting final brand

Farewell to Hans Böckler in his adopted home of Cologne was solemnly buried Dr. Hans Böckler. Federal Chancellor Dr. Adenauer and President Prof. Heuss took part in the ceremonies, Francois Poncet. All over Germany and the workers of the world tended respectful before the dead, represented The best, what could give the working-class community of the people: a person who remained human plain and renounced any effort.
Under strong sympathy of the Cologne population, the remains were transferred through the streets of the city on the old Cologne cemetery Melaten Hans Böcklers.
In his last call to the friend, his political sparring partner of Dr. Kurt Schumacher coined the word: "Hans Böckler commissioned large political life by the German workers. He has followed him faithfully until death!"

From the Earth engulfed in Berlin-wedding a student before the eyes of his friends sank suddenly in a well shaft. After the corpse of the child who died tragically, the search proved extremely difficult. A 16 m long pipe into the shaft had to be reduced to the pumping of groundwater. The child was found only after 7 days.
The planks that were rotten after 100 years.
Dowser discovered three more unknown well shafts.

50 years of the famous Wuppertaler Schwebebahn monorail celebrated its 50th anniversary. On March 1, 1901, the first section to the public use was released. The railway has so far remained in the world without a successor. But it looks as if she will be the only one of its kind No more long. In America and Scotland it is interested in construction plans recently Very much the Wuppertal. The example that the daring Wuppertal city councils gave half a century ago, making 50 years later school.

Folk Festival in Spain the famous Xiquets to build human pyramids. On the anniversary of the President of the Parliament, Don Esteban Bilbao, had gathered as representatives of the Spanish Heads of State. Highlight of the festivities was the competition of two teams in the construction of "human pyramid".

Raging Bay of Biscay Spring storms in the Bay of Biscay. Metre-high waves broke through the embankment, especially in San Sebastian, in numerous places. Great destruction of master jump were arranged so that America's not bored, invented the Americans once again a new sport, the petrol barrel jumping or the hurdles on the ice. So a real petrol barrel jumper jumps forward and backward and let not easy's lie on ice.

King of the death riders a new, equally spectacular and dangerous circus attraction: the motorcycle in the circus dome invented Arno Wickbold. A hollow sphere, which flooring dissolves in the moment in which chases the riders with 60 km / hr on the band Iron mesh. A bottomless boldness in height of 20 m.

Sport of the week: Skijoring skillful driving behind motors in bad Wiessee. Skijoring behind motorcycles in bad Wiessee. But the snow was so high that the motorized tug sometimes were more dependent on skis as the skis of the motorcycles. Bayern said it would have been at least a Gaudi.

Alpine Championships there in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was serious sport and no fun. The top range of skiers to the German Alpine Championships in 1951 - the difficult stretch of the downhill run is met here. -The big favorite Annemirl Buchner picked up by fall a ligament and had to retire. So Lia Leismüller from Partenkirchen (No. 1) was ranked 1st in the women's downhill. Lia Leismüller in dark dress with Mirl Buchner. The tough slalom course with its tight curves put high demands on the man engine of the participants and many times the track record was broken. Hilde SUSE Gärtnermit of masterful stock management on the course. Sepp Gantner (No. 15) won the Alpine combined. Dr. Hamza Susemichel triumphed in the women's gardener (No. 3) which went something less fleet-footed and less sporty Bull from Kansas to it in the ring of the Hamburg flora theatre. The blonde gentleman is Eddy Virag United States, the "Bull of Kansas", his opponent German Champion Max Walloschke. This heavy metal it is fallen have, that they not quite serious--taken by the sportsmen but what makes this already, having his own fanatical audience? Bit tired of the "Bull of Kansas". Here someone before the head feels alienated. This is a very distinctive type of attack. This is a neck scissors, - to an Armbar. Where do you want the package? This is a Doppelnelson - and right after the "Bull of Kansas" is tied weekdays according to the old recipe: 2 right, 2 left. Here, Max Walloschke blond man from overseas suggests a neat Schiffer node in both legs. One fun here. It compliments to Each other out of the ring. Finally, as a rough Warrior not only for the broad feet of his opponent's, but also for the more delicate legs of the spectators interested. It is not quite precisely, but this way to Hamburg of the European champion in the men's freestyle - abundant free-style - won was be.
(Free report: Rock man)

Date of Release:

27.02.1951

Year of Production:

1951

Camera Work:

Grund; Stoll, Erich; Koch; Onasch; Gerzer; Kipp

Rights Holder:

Federal Republic of Germany

Producer:

Deutsche Wochenschau GmbH (Hamburg)

Source Foreign Material:

No-Do

Film Format:

35 mm

Colour:

b/w

Audio:

Sound

Languages:

German