Berlin: Gis Take Russian Lessons (1948)

Unissued / unused material. American newsreel item. Title reads: “Berlin GIs take lessons in Russian“. Western sector of Berlin, Germany. L/S classroom full of American soldiers (GIs). Panning shot around class. C/U book entitles “Simplified Russian Method“. C/U student turning pages of book over. C/U student GI. C/U instructor - a female Russian refugee. M/S GI student walking up to blackboard. C/Us GI student carrying on a conversation in Russian (natural sound). Date given on original record is 25/11/1948. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and G