Hamburg (1939)

Full titles read: “HAMBURG“ Very good footage of the warship the ’Bismarck’ being launched by Adolf Hitler. L/S of the name plate being dropped on the side of the ship. L/S of the battleship being christened with bottle by the granddaughter of Otto von Bismarck. Several excellent shots of the ship sliding down the ramp. Cataloguer’s note: Although Hitler is mentioned in the commentary there are now visuals of him launching the ship. 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