• Short Summary

    Wilhelm I statue being dismantled and Red Army Day in Berlin.

  • Description

    Full title reads: "Berlin News Parade".

    Berlin, Germany.

    GV Wilhelm I statue being dismantled. SV Scaffolding pan down to bust being lowered. SV Scrap on ground. Man turning winch on left of screen. CU Statue being lowered onto scrap pile. CU Statue which is to be melted down for scrap. Men taking ropes from head.

    MV Towards Russian soldiers marching to memorial in the Tiergarten (in the British Sector) on Red Army Day. SV Soldiers marching to memorial. SV Two Russians laying wreaths on memorial. MV Russian contingent parading in front of memorial.

    GV Russian memorial in Russian zone of Berlin. LV Russians filing up to memorial. MV Towards two civilians carrying wreaths up memorial steps. GV Plaza of memorial. CU Russian soldier. CU Ribbons on wreath showing one with clasped hands. LV Memorial. CU Ribbon on wreath.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1458.01
    Media URN:
    47551
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathe
    Issue Date:
    16/03/1950
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:03:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:00:11:00 / 01:01:14:00
    Canister:
    50/22

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    Red Army Day takes place annually on February 23rd, so we can assume filming date here is 23rd February 1950.

    The memorial they're marching towards in Tiergarten is the "Sowjetisches Ehrenmal".

    "Russian Memorial in Russian zone of Berlin" - this is situated in Treptower Park. The 70ft statue seen shows a soldier holding a child, while stamping on a Swastika.

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