Donitz Released

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1427

Date Released

8 Oct 1956

Date submitted

3 Oct 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Donitz Released
2. 2NATO Weapons on Show
3. 3Report from Poland
4. 4RAF Boxing Win
5. 5Training for the Antarctic
6. 6Puja Pantai
7. 7Gleaming Glamour
8. 8Princess Margaret’s Tour
9. 9UN Trailer

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Donitz Released. DESCRIPTION: Donitz, the man who succeeded Hitler and surrendered to the Allies, was recently released from Spandau, the four-Power war criminal prison in Berlin. He’d completed his ten year sentence. SHOTLIST: GV Spandau Prison. Spandau Prison with guards. Notice board (Warning). Crowds being pushed by police. Donitz and his wife entering plane by steps.

Keywords

Politics and government; Crime

Locations

Germany; Berlin

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

68438

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Length of story (in feet)

50

Story extras:

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