Dresden Bombed To Atoms: World War II (1945) | British Pathé

RAF heavy bombers are seen dropping bombs over Dresden, Germany toward the end of World War II in this remarkable archive footage from 1945. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #Dresden #Germany #WWII #RAF Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:) Full title reads: “DRESDEN BOMBED TO ATOMS“. Dresden, Germany. Several shots of formation of Lancaster planes in flight. Close up shot of propellor of Lancaster spinning while plane is in flight. Aerial night shots of bombs bursting, incendiary fires and antiaircraft fire during bombing raid Dresden. Aerial shots of formation of Flying Fortresses with vapour trails - day after the RAF (Royal Air Force) bombing. Close up shot of Flying Fortress in flight. Aerial shots of bombs leaving plane and falling on Dresden. (M & T. Negs.) 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. 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.