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<i>PROGRESS FILM-VERTRIEB GMBH</i>
PRESENTS

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THE GERMAN UNIVERSITY
FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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CAMERA: HORST THURLING
EDITING: PUTTY KRAFFT

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MUSIC: GERD NATSCHINSKI

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SCENARIO & DIRECTION: ERICH KAHL
PRODUCTION: ERICH ALBRECHT

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A DEFA FILM
1952

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<i>Summer of 1952.</i>

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<i>One of the largest construction sites</i>
<i>of the GDR.</i>

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<i>Our government is building</i>
<i>the German University for PE in Leipzig,</i>

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<i>in accordance with the law</i>
<i>for the promotion of youth and sports.</i>

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<i>With this extensive project,</i>

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<i>our modern, leading sport institution</i>

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<i>will become</i>
<i>a teaching and research centre</i>

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<i>in all areas of physical education.</i>

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<i>Volunteer groups</i>
<i>of students and workers</i>

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<i>help build their new university.</i>

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<i>A great achievement</i>
<i>of our 5-year plan.</i>

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<i>A great complex with 6 sport halls,</i>

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<i>a swimming pool,</i>
<i>boarding facilities for 1,200 students,</i>

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<i>a sports clinic,</i>
<i>a library, a boat house,</i>

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<i>and many class, research,</i>
<i>utility and administration rooms.</i>

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<i>The German University for PE</i>
<i>was founded in October 1950. </i>

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<i>Students currently live</i>
<i>and study in this building.</i>

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<i>Morning flag-raising ceremony</i>
<i>with our sports students.</i>

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<i>Our sports students.</i>

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<i>Yesterday, they were</i>
<i>workers of the Republic.</i>

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<i>For increased and better production,</i>

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<i>we need healthy, strong people.</i>

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<i>Sports enhance the people's health.</i>

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<i>They help our workers relax</i>

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<i>for renewed strength</i>
<i>to build socialism.</i>

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<i>Coming from the production sector,</i>
<i>young people</i>

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<i>with a talent and passion for sports,</i>
<i>be they a fitter or a steelworker,</i>

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<i>a textile worker,</i>
<i>a tractor driver or a young farmer,</i>

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<i>are sent to the University for PE</i>
<i>through the Worker and Farmer College,</i>

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<i>to be able to help</i>

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<i>build the happy future</i>
<i>of a healthy people.</i>

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<i>Having a passion for sports</i>
<i>isn't enough.</i>

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<i>Sport studies require serious work</i>

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<i>and hard training of the body and mind.</i>

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<i>A versatile education and training</i>

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<i>brings about politically conscious, </i>

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<i>professional sports teachers</i>
<i>and researchers.</i>

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<i>The best evidence</i>

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<i>of the teachers' and students'</i>
<i>outstanding work</i>

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<i>are the top athletes</i>
<i>who were educated at the University.</i>

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<i>They represent</i>
<i>the German University for PE</i>

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<i>in national</i>
<i>and international competitions.</i>

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<i>"Ready to work and defend peace."</i>

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<i>Each student owns or works</i>
<i>toward the sports performance badge.</i>

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<i>One of the most important missions</i>
<i>of the University</i>

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<i>is to train specialized teachers,</i>

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<i>and a new generation of researchers.</i>

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<i>This pommel horse routine results</i>

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<i>from scientific research work</i>
<i>at the University.</i>

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<i>It illustrates</i>
<i>new methods for vaulting.</i>

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<i>Students love boxing</i>

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<i>because it requires courage,</i>
<i>toughness and stamina.</i>

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<i>Excessive strain on the body</i>
<i>is damaging.</i>

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<i>The Department of Sports Medicine</i>
<i>of the German University for PE,</i>

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<i>under Dr. Tittel,</i>

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<i>ensures the careful monitoring and care</i>
<i>of students by a medical team.</i>

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<i>At the same time,</i>
<i>fruitful medical research is performed.</i>

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<i>Thus, functioning of the heart,</i>
<i>blood circulation,</i>

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<i>and breathing,</i>

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<i>and the influence</i>
<i>of the nervous system on exercise</i>

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<i>are observed </i>in situ
<i>and described.</i>

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<i>Then, using results</i>
<i>from advanced science,</i>

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<i>especially by Pavlov,</i>

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<i>they are analysed.</i>

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<i>Classes here</i>
<i>never amount to the delivery</i>

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<i>of old, dry school knowledge</i>
<i>from teacher to students.</i>

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<i>An anatomy class on a live model.</i>

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<i>These are muscles.</i>

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<i>Here's how they are built,</i>
<i>how they react and work.</i>

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<i>Knowledge thus acquired</i>
<i>is applied to the care of the body.</i>

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<i>Sportsmen need</i>
<i>to be able to massage.</i>

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<i>The most modern medical equipment</i>
<i>for our students:</i>

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<i>under water pressure massage.</i>

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<i>Our students receive</i>
<i>exemplary care in all areas.</i>

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<i>The catering is outstanding.</i>

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<i>The positive influence</i>
<i>of appetizing meals</i>

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<i>and of clean, nicely dressed tables</i>
<i>on people's well-being</i>

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<i>shouldn't be underestimated.</i>

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<i>Thanks to our government's</i>
<i>generous support,</i>

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<i>our students have no economic worries.</i>

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<i>During lunch break,</i>
<i>one can read</i>

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<i>the newspaper or journals,</i>

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<i>play a game of chess,</i>
<i>grab a book in the cozy lounge</i>

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<i>or study in one's room</i>
<i>to prepare for the upcoming class.</i>

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<i>Let's have a look</i>
<i>in the great lecture hall.</i>

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<i>Vice-president Hühne</i>
<i>is giving a sociology lecture.</i>

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Ernst Thälmann turned
the German Communist Party

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into a revolutionary party
of the masses,

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firmly grounded in Marxism-Leninism.

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It was

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the only party

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representing and defending
the interests of the working class

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and of the German people
in all areas of the nation's life.

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Ernst Thälmann trained cadres

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who didn't capitulate
in front of fascism.

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The work of Ernst Thälmann's life
is a crucial part

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of true national, true German history.

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This must be firmly anchored
in the German people.

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<i>To each of you,</i>

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<i>what E. Thälmann stood for</i>
<i>has become your knowledge and duty.</i>

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<i>This includes the younger students</i>

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<i>of the Worker and Farmer College.</i>

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<i>Here, they're attending</i>
<i>a physics lesson.</i>

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<i>Let's see with this class</i>

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<i>how the unity</i>
<i>between theory and practice in sports</i>

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<i>is illustrated.</i>

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<i>The centre of gravity</i>
<i>and laws of statics</i>

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<i>are explained theoretically,</i>

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<i>demonstrated practically,</i>

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<i>and finally applied on the sports field.</i>

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<i>With this basis</i>
<i>in scientific knowledge,</i>

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<i>better sports performance</i>
<i>can be achieved with ease.</i>

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<i>The foundation of all work</i>
<i>is our social conscience.</i>

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<i>"Ready to work and defend peace."</i>

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<i>This compels us</i>

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<i>to fight for peace,</i>

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<i>to protect our socialist homeland</i>
<i>from another war,</i>

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<i>and to defend it with weapons.</i>

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<i>Training of the sports students</i>
<i>is expanded through an internship.</i>

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<i>After the second semester,</i>
<i>students go to a training camp,</i>

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<i>a sports school</i>
<i>or a company's sports association,</i>

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<i>to perform their first practical work</i>

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<i>under the supervision</i>
<i>of an experienced teacher.</i>

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<i>Exercise night at a company's</i>
<i>sports association in Leipzig.</i>

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<i>The student working here,</i>

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<i>Jürgen Wolff,</i>
<i>has chosen fencing as his specialty.</i>

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<i>He practices</i>
<i>with the GDR women foil champion,</i>

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<i>and leads exercise hour</i>

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<i>with 50 sports enthusiasts</i>
<i>from Leipzig companies.</i>

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<i>He will go back</i>
<i>to the German University of PE</i>

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<i>with plenty of practical experience.</i>

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<i>Then, once he graduates,</i>

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<i>he'll be one of the pillars</i>
<i>of the people's sports,</i>

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<i>to provide workers in factories</i>
<i>or in the countryside with new strength,</i>

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<i>for the great missions of our nation.</i>

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THE END

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Subtitles: Élisabeth Fuchs