Desert Rats in Berlin

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/78

Paramount Issue No.

1500

Date Released

16 Jul 1945

Released by Paramount

16 Jul 1945

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1King and Queen Visit Isle of Man
2. 2The Other Man’s Job: Close Shave for Tommy
3. 3Desert Rats in Berlin

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

The utter defeat in Germany - government buildings are reduced to shells, the Chancellery is devastated. British soldiers wander through the ruins. The Reichstag. Shots of Generals Weeks and Parks the future administrators of the capital. The British flag is raised in Berlin.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Celebrations and festivals; Victory celebrations; War damage; Occupied territories; Military

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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