Inside Germany

Series

Series Name: War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

216

Date Released

25 Jun 1945

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Berlin. Horse-drawn column moves to supply Russian occupation forces. Unter den Linden - sign in the dust. Red flag flies over the husk of the Reichstag. Red soldiers are stationed at the once famous Hotel Adlon. In Kiel harbour the "Admiral Scheer" and other warships lie wrecked. The damage done by Allied bombing to Berchtesgaden. Goering’s treasure discovered by First Airborne Division (US). Paintings include "Adam and Even" by Franz Floris, "Portrait of a priest" by Franz Hals. At Buchenwald concentration camp: huge piles of spectacles, jewellery, knives, gold fillings etc taken from the victims are seen. German civilians are made to file past the coffins which contain the tortured remains of the victims of Buchenwald. US NATIONAL ARCHIVE ENTRY: 10 min, sd, B&W, 35mm Debris in Berlin, Russian occupation troops, wreckage of the German fleet at Kiel, Berchtesgaden scenes, art treasures confiscated by Göring, and treasures stolen from Buchenwald concentration camp victims. Record Group 208 Accession 3276

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Ships and boats; Arts and crafts; War damage; Occupied territories; Navy; Military

Credits:

Commentator: Patrick O’Malley

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