Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Goose-Stepping Days Are Over

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
848A
Date Released
6 Sep 1945
Date submitted
22 Aug 1945
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Barleycorn - German Troops Back to Land. DESCRIPTION: The process of breaking-up the German armed forces, known as "Operation Barleycorn", has begun. The troops are demobbed and careful records kept, then they are stripped of all insignia before getting civilian identity papers. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS Germans in lorries. Lorries of German troops, along road, pass camera. Disembark at demobbing centre. Checking passes and identification papers etc. Taking fingerprints. Germans stripped of insignia and rank from shoulders, hats, etc. Decorations thrown in heap on ground. Dispersing - on lorries and on the road. Shots of them working on the land, cutting and gathering barley.
Keywords
Vehicles; Women; Agriculture; Occupied territories; Fashion and costume; Military
Locations
Germany
Footage sources
British Paramount
Card file number
46009
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
107
Story extras:
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Goose-Stepping Days Are Over', British Movietone News Issue No. 848A, 6 Sep 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13552 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)