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Description: The German liner, SS Columbus being scuttled at sea by order of Hitler. Rather than surrender the ship, her crew scuttled her, and she burn and sank. The passengers and crew were taken aboard the American neutral cruiser Tuscaloosa as rescued seamen but not as prisoners of war. If the British should have rescued them, they would have been taken as Prisoners of War. Also pictured is the scuttling of the German cruiser The Admiral Graf Spee. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: goo.gl/W4hZBv Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: goo.gl/7dVe8r #BritishPathé #History License this Film: (1031.39) britishpathe.com/video/scuttled-by-order-of-hitler 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 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.