Unissued / Unused material.
Germany.
M/S three British soldiers meeting and shaking hands. L/S huge factory site. Various shots U.S. soldiers in it, military vehicles drive through. M/S factory. M/S German sign above it. M/S barbed wire fences. Various shots British soldiers (ex-prisoners ?) in the camp, they walk around and pose for the camera. Various C/U's of them. Various shots as they carry supplies along. C/U soldier displaying 'South Africa' badge on his sleeve.
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Description
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Data
- Archive
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 61827
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Film ID:
- 1968.18
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration
- 00:05:22:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:54:16:00 / 01:59:38:00
- Canister:
- UN 1059 E
- Sort Number:
- UN 1059 E
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- Categories
- War & Revolution
- WorkSpaces
- Hardypictures- Dunkirk evacuation 2 D-Day Letters (Ep.4) Concentration Camp
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jamied says
This footage was all shot by cameraman Walter Snowden of the 166th Signal Photo Company.
'"M/S factory. M/S German sign above it"- this is the salt and potash mine complex at Merkers, Germany. Here were found hidden huge amounts of Nazi gold and stolen artworks.
The footage can be dated to have probably come from April 1945, the area having been safely cleared by U.S. focus on 4th April 1945.