Channel: War Archives

Category: Education

Tags: deathmoviegermanysoldiershistoricalamericanexecutedcoldbritishvideobodyblindfoldedworldww2kitzingendisturbingnewsreeldocumentaryiinewsadolfexecutionmurderoriginalfootagebloodedwararchivefilmhistorydistressingarmysquadbavariavintagewwiifiringpathespyclip

Description: WARNING: DISTRESSING FOOTAGE. A German spy is executed by the US 7th Army firing squad in Kitzingen, the German state of Bavaria. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: goo.gl/W4hZBv Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: goo.gl/7dVe8r #BritishPathé #History #WWII License this Film: britishpathe.com/page/licensing Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: goo.gl/hV1nkf Subscribe to the British Pathé War Archives YT Channel: goo.gl/QY21c9 Subscribe to the British Pathé Vintage Fashions YT Channel: goo.gl/XT1Zo7 Subscribe to the British Pathé Sporting History YT Channel: goo.gl/ELDCsT US 7th Army Firing Squad Execute German Spy. Location of this grisly event can just be seen in the Pathe title cards at the start of the film. Filmed in 1945 in Kitzingen in the German state of Bavaria. A blindfolded man is shot by the US Seventh Army, BRITISH PATHÉ'S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.