Burning The Books - Germany 1933 (1933)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. 1933? German voiceover. Title reads: “The Burning of the Books 10 May 1933“ Berlin, German. (The Square outside Berlin University) A bonfire burns as Hitler Youth members walk past carrying Nazi flags. More night time shots - people throw books onto the burning bonfire. Dr. Joseph Goebbels speaks to the gathered young people. He criticises the ’Jewish intellectuals“ and talks about the symbolism of the burning of the books. The gathered crowd sing a song. 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.