May Day In Berlin (1938)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown (Music starts before picture.) Berlin, Germany. Nazi flags fly above a massive rally. Adolf Hitler arrives. Good shots of boys and girls in the crowd cheering and waving at the Fuhrer. Hitler’s car passes ranks of lined up Nazi supporters. Hitler walks to the podium. More shots of cheering crowds. Pan around stadium - people spell out the words “Gross Deutschland“. They stand and give a nazi salute as they sing a song. Shots in Berlin of massive parade. Swastika flags hang from lots of buildings and crowds line the streets. Hitler is cheered and saluted as he is driven along. Massive rally. Pan down may pole like structure hung with Nazi flags. Hitler walks forwards. More shots of May Pole and crowds. Neg of UN 61 Y. 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 Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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