20th Anniversary Of The Federal Republic Of Germany (1969)

Federal Republic of Germany (Western Germany). Various shots of mass destruction in Berlin after the Second World War. LS. Swastika statue on top of stadium wall, it suddenly explodes. Various interior shots of Bonn Government in 1949 during voting for the formation of the new Federal Republic. Various shots of Dr Konrad Adenauer being sworn as the first Chancellor in 1949. Various shots of Adenauer's funeral in 1967. World statesmen posing on steps - among them Premier of Israel David Ben Gurion, Harold Macmillan, Harold Wilson, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Charles de Gaulle. Various montage shots showing modern buildings and factories of the rebuilt Western Germany. Aerial shots from plane flying along section of Berlin Wall. (F/G) Date found in the old record - 02/06/1969. 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