Explore issue No. 676 of Die Deutsche Wochenschau, Germany's unified weekly newsreel during World War II. Released on August 18, 1943, this episode showcases key moments from the war and life in Nazi Germany. Highlights include the 1943 German National Weightlifting Championship, footage from the Navy Hitler Youth, and scenes of U-Boat commander Wolfgang Lüth. Viewers can also see German police boats patrolling the Dniepr River, wheat harvests in Ukraine, ethnic Germans from Romania joining the Waffen-SS, and German soldiers on the Eastern Front enjoying their downtime. Combat footage from various points of the Eastern Front is also featured. These weekly newsreels were a powerful tool of Nazi propaganda, shown to the public in cinemas across Germany during WWII.

This historical footage provides a unique look into how the Nazi regime sought to control the narrative of the war and life in the Third Reich.

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