Germany Flag Flies Over Hq (1955)

Unissued / unused material. West German flag flies over SHAPE HQ for first time, Paris, France. LS ceremony outside SHAPE building. The West German flag is hoisted. MS General Gruenther, General Spiedel and General Lehr saluting. CU German flag flying. LS flags of various nations flying. SHAPE = Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe Date on dope sheet is 09/05/1955. 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.