Firing Squad At Work (1945) | British Pathé

In this graphic footage from 1945, we see the U.S. Seventh Army firing squad execute a German spy named Richard Jarczyk in Kitzingen, Bavaria. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #Military #WWII Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) Unissued / Unused material. Kitzingen, a town in the German state of Bavaria. Filmed by Lieut Byars of the US Seventh Army on 23 April 1945. L/S firing squad, US 7th Army soldiers are gathered in the Florian-Geyer athletic ground in Kitzingen. M/S as US officers led by a field grade officer and an Army Chaplain, escort German spy, Richard Jarczyk, from the Provost Marshall’s office. Jarczyk had confessed to sabotage and the killing of US soldiers, behind the lines. He is dressed in civilian clothes. An MP jeep is seen parked in front of a soccer net in background.