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German Newsreels no. 553 (9/4/41), 554 (16/4/41).

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German Newsreel no. 553 (9 April, 1941): The Munich state funeral of general Waldman; general Fromm lays the Fuehrer's wreath. Prague marks the second anniversary of Bohemia and Moravia's founding with the presence of Protector Neurath, gauleiter Henlein, party leader Rosenberg, undersecretary Hans Frank, president Hacha. President Tiso reviews Slovak army parade in Pressburg; former Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria is also present. Oil drilling in the General Government. Ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) resettle from Bessarabia. Ethnic Germans (Volksdeutsche) flee Yugoslavia. Female draftees go to work at an arm plant in central Germany. First enlisted man, Corporal Brinkforth, decorated with a Knight's Cross. Afrika Korps activities in North Africa. German shipyards launch new submarines; Admiral Doenitz briefs Sub Fleet crew. April 6 1941, Dr. Goebbles broadcasts the declaration of the Fuehrer to his people; the foreign minister Ribbentrop informs newsman about the decision of the Reich