Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Nazi Airmen’s Funeral

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
542
Date Released
23 Oct 1939
Date submitted
20 Oct 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 8
Section Title
Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nazi Airmen’s Funeral. DESCRIPTION: At Portobello near Edinburgh two Nazi Airmen, shot down during a raid on the Firth of Forth, are given a military funeral. SHOTLIST: At Portobello, the two German airmen Unter-Offizier Seydel and Flieger Schleicher are buried. Their coffins are borne through the streets wrapped in a Nazi flag. RAF men are present at the funeral and a salute is fired as the coffin is lowered.
Keywords
Aviation; Ceremonies; Military; Funerals
Footage sources
Gaumont
Card file number
37652
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
49
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Leslie Mitchell Surveys the War Time Situation at Home and Abroad: Nazi Airmen’s Funeral', British Movietone News Issue No. 542, 23 Oct 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10351 (Accessed 16 Jul 2025)