Berlin In Ruins (1945)

Unissued / Unused material. Berlin, Germany. Various shots bombed Chancellery building, allied officers walk up and enter to have a look. Various shots bombed buildings. L/S two girls walking down amongst rubble and past bombed car. Various shots ruined buildings. M/S American and Russian flags flying, pan down to soldiers marching past on parade ground. Various C/U's Soviet and American soldiers. Various shots officers in discussion. M/S boys in suits. Various shots of military parade in Berlin. L/S soldiers lined up on parade ground. Various C/U's of the American soldiers. M/S General Omar Bradley (?), Major General Lyne (?), and Russian officer taking salute. M/S tanks firing from parade ground. L/S flags flying, M/S Russians and Americans marching. Various shots as British armoured cars enter Berlin. M/S locals watching. C/U German street sign with bullet holes. C/U sign 'Beyerstr'. M/S Bradley and other allied soldiers. L/S people sorting through rubble. M/S German women digging in rubble and smiling at camera. Various shots people in streets past bombed houses. M/S soldier's picture on memorial. Various shots bombed and gutted buildings. L/S civilians queuing up. L/S large block of bombed flats. M/S's picture of Joseph Stalin. M/S Brandenburg Gate. Cataloguer's note: these are cuts for 'Fall of Berlin' in 45/47. FILM ID:2040.06 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/