Reichsbahn-Filmstelle

The journey along the Elbe River begins with a train ride through the countryside, exploring the river’s course and the life of river boatmen. Key locations include Spindelmühle and Hohenelbe villages, the Hirschberg-Reichenberg cog railway, and the Sudetenland landscapes. The narrative highlights Reichenberg’s town hall, Hitler Youth activities, and the Bösig ruins. The Elbe’s industrial significance is noted with excursion steamers, cargo ships, and the Steinschönau glass industry. The journey continues through Leitmeritz, Karlsbad, Saaz, and Kaaden, featuring kaolin mining, porcelain molding, and hop gardens. The Eger River’s course is explored, with references to healing springs, lace-making, and winter activities like skiing. Castles and villages are visited, culminating in a silent open-air stage performance of “Wallenstein” at Eger’s Imperial Castle.

A report on the concrete pavement to be constructed for the Reichsautobahn.

In the series of films about Reichsbahn sports, the film is aimed at female railway workers. According to the film, women in particular are exposed to the dangers of physical injury while on duty. German gymnastics shows the way to keep the body fresh and supple through sensibly designed rhythmic movements. In individual and group exercises, while springing, running, walking, hopping, and jumping, the body is kept in motion—every limb is trained, tension and relaxation alternate methodically, providing the basis for the proper functioning of the entire organism and creating a balance between body and soul. The film was intended to encourage female railway workers to form gymnastics groups and experience together the joy that rhythmic physical training would bring.

Adolf Hitler lands at the airport and is greeted by cheering crowds. He drives through the streets lined with groups of people. Fairground with crowds, Adolf Hitler arrives with motorcade. Standing next to Hitler at a lectern, several high-ranking Nazi officials (including the director general of the Reichsbahn, Julius Dorpmüller) give propaganda speeches and praise the construction of the Reichsautobahn as a successful job creation measure for thousands of workers. Hitler gets into his car and sets off on the inaugural drive on the Reichsautobahn. Other cars follow him. Arrival at another square with cheering crowds. Hitler stands at the side of the road and trucks carrying workers who helped with the construction drive past him, as well as motorcycles and mopeds.

A film with a short storyline showing how locomotives and carriages are handled at stations from the arrival of a D-train until its next departure. The son of a train driver, who has to write an essay at school entitled "What I saw at the station," learns about the technical facilities of the marshalling yard along with the viewers: coal loading, water extraction, slag removal, work in the locomotive shed, cleaning the boilers, and maintaining the passenger cars. From the arrival of a train at the platform to its departure, the focus is on operational safety, cleanliness, and passenger comfort.

A man and a woman in a convertible on their way from Giessen to Heidelberg. Numerous traffic obstacles are illustrated: unsuitable town thoroughfares, many curves, confusing railroad crossings, a school, flocks of sheep, a detour, a hay cart, a breakdown. An innkeeper tells the two about the new Reichsautobahn. Traffic moves quickly on the Reichsautobahn.

From different perspectives, the viewer sees the appearance of the newly built Reichsautobahnen: Pictures from the lowlands, the Swabian Alb and many other places.

This film from the series ‘The Roads of Adolf Hitler’ documents the construction of the Reichsautobahn Berlin-Munich near Hirschberg, highlighting the efforts of 400 workers, the use of advanced construction techniques, and the camaraderie among the diverse workforce, culminating in the completion of a significant bridge structure.

Munich Carnival! In the midst of the hustle and bustle, a merry group joins the stream of skiers who left Munich's train stations early in the morning on special trains to enjoy the white splendor of the mountains. From Schliersee station, a short climb past snow-covered alpine pastures and hay barns leads to the host's hut. Once the first hunger pangs have been satisfied, the skis are waxed and off they go in a long line up the steep slope. From the Firstalm, the view stretches far down to the Sunday bustle of the winter sports resort. It's wonderful to bask in the February sun in a light swimsuit. But a snowball fight also has its charms. And just as much fun as the "hut magic" is the evening trip home on the ski train in "hearty" company.

The first bridge on the Reichsautobahn motorway network was built in 1934 during the construction of the Frankfurt am Main to Darmstadt section near Griesheim am Main. The film shows the construction work after six months of building: driving the sheet piles, installing the caissons using the pressure flushing method, and laying the supports for the steel superstructure.

Documentary about highway construction in Germany.

Short version of 'Nanga Parbat' (1936), the record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the new Nazi government. Peter Aschenbrenner and Erwin Schneider reached an estimated height of 7,895m on July 6, but were forced to return because of worsening weather. On July 7 they and 14 others were trapped by a ferocious storm at 7,480m. During the desperate retreat that followed, three famous German mountaineers, Uli Wieland, Willo Welzenbach and Merkl himself, and six Sherpas died of exhaustion, exposure and altitude sickness, and several more suffered severe frostbite.

German fictinalized documentary about the national railways and the international achievements that inspired it.

The film shows how the German economy is supplied with sea fish: Hamburg-Altona fishing port. Wesermünde-Geestmünde fishing port. Preparations for departure. Departing fishing trawlers. Hauling in and processing the catch. Unloading the cargo in the fish market. Inspection, weighing, and sorting of the fish. Auction, packaging, and processing. Overview of important sea fish from German catches. Transport in special wagons to the German interior.