Dresden memorial service

Title

Dresden memorial service

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech

TX Date

13 Feb 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:02:18

Description

Chief correspondent Paul Maurice reports from Dresden Roman Catholic Cathedral on the service to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the bombing of Dresden in the Second World War. Some disruption by a group of left-wing activists. Speaks to Prime Minister of Saxony Kurt Biedenkopf and a former British gunner; Bishop of Coventry, Simon Barrington-Ward speaking during the service.

Contributors

Paul Maurice; Kurt Biedenkopf; Simon Barrington-Ward

Keywords

Demonstrations; Germany; Second World War (1939-1945); Aerial bombardment; Commemorative events; Church services; Dresden; Anniversaries

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