German Troops In Paris: World War II (1940) | British Pathé

The Nazi German army is seen marching and driving tanks through the streets of Paris in this harrowing archive footage from 1940 during World War II. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: https://goo.gl/W4hZBv Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: https://goo.gl/7dVe8r #BritishPathé #History #WWII #Germany #France #Paris Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: https://goo.gl/hV1nkf (FILM ID:1977.1) Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. German troops in Paris. France. Aerial view of Paris. L/Ss German army and equipment marching down Champs-Elysees. L/S of Arc de Triomphe. Soldier passing underneath. L/S of domed building (possibly the opera house). German soldiers climbing up Eiffel tower. Good shots of large German tanks (Panzers ?) moving along streets. Going under Arc de Triomphe. M/S of senior German official shaking hand with SS soldier. More shots of tanks driving through streets and under Arc. Shots of numerous motorbikes and sidecars moving along street. Senior officers on side of road salute. Several more shots of the German troops entering the city. L/S of German flag being hoisted over city. Various more shots of German military vehicles. Newspaper cutting laid out on table. BRITISH PATHÉ'S STORY Before television, people came to movie theatres to watch the news. British Pathé was at the forefront of cinematic journalism, blending information with entertainment to popular effect. Over the course of a century, it documented everything from major armed conflicts and seismic political crises to the curious hobbies and eccentric lives of ordinary people. If it happened, British Pathé filmed it. Now considered to be the finest newsreel archive in the world, British Pathé is a treasure trove of 85,000 films unrivalled in their historical and cultural significance.