Learning on ScreenThe Hitler Bomb Plot - Unsuccessful Attempt on Hitler’s Life
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- Pathe Gazette
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Summary
- The bomb damaged Operations Room at Hitler’s HQ following the attempt on his life. According to Goebbels, everyone at the conference, with the exception of General Korten and the Fuehrer, was blown out of the windows by the bomb. At a railway station Hitler waits to greet Mussolini and shakes hands with him on his arrival with his left hand from under a cloak. Hitler, Mussolini, Himmler, Graziani and a group of senior German officers on platform. Hitler is seen bidding farewell to Mussolini. Funeral of Colonel General Korten, Chief of Staff of the Luftwaffe, attended by Goering, Keitel and Reader. Hitler visits hospital where he talks to severely injured Nazis who were in his HQ. He implies what a wonderful recovery he’s made. Goebbels is seen in group. At a Berlin Garrison, Major Remer inspects and makes speech to officers and men - various CUs. March past of the Volksturm (German Home Guard) and shots of retreating German soldiers, in trucks, horsedrawn carts, etc. and one German soldier is seen riding a donkey.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Health and medicine; Military
- Locations
- Germany; Berlin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 470
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