Death of a Nation

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/32
Date Released
19 Apr 1945
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
Large numbers of German POWs, two of whom seen just after capture are Franz Von Papen and his son. Aerial views of the bombed Thyssen factory in the Ruhr and also the Sterfrade synthetic oil plant, both of which were part of the huge munitions organisation in Germany. Serving these war factories was the biggest inland dock system in Germany linking the Rhine and the Ruhr, another target for RAF Bomber Command. The Ems-Weser canal at the junction of two inland waterways is another example of day and night bombing. The steel empire of Alfred Krupp lays in ruins in Essen, statue of Krupps lies in the debris of the bombed works.
Keywords
Politics and government; Aviation; War damage; Prisoners of war; Photography; Military
Locations
Germany; Ruhr; Essen
Length of story (in feet)
309
Story extras:
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'Death of a Nation', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 45/32, 19 Apr 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/100688 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)