Funeral Of Nazi SS Reinhard Heydrich aka Butcher of Prague (1942) | British Pathé

This archive footage depicts the funeral of a high-ranking German Nazi official, SS Reinhard Heydrich aka ’Butcher of Prague’, after he was assassinated in June 1942 under orders of the British government. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews & Classic Movies: #BritishPathé #History #WWII #Germany #Britain Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM ID:602.1) Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. Prague, Czechoslovakia. Pan down from Church tower to large Nazi insignia. VS of crowds gather in city square to pay tribute to Chief of SS and Protector of Bohemia and Moravia - Reinhard Heydrich. (aka the Butcher). Unidentified man speaks from podium (mute). VS people listening. VS of floral tributes being laid by people in memory of Heydrich. Long queues of people walk past - many give Nazi salute. Wreaths are laid. VS of coffin being bourne through Prague streets on gun carriage. Crowds turn out and salute. Coffin is loaded onto train for journey to Germany. Germany. VS of the Swastika bedecked coffin at the church service held in Germany. The service is attended by Adolf Hitler (the Fuhrer), Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler. Himmler rises to speak about his SS colleague. Shot of two boys listening - Heydrich’s sons. Before leaving, Hitler speaks to young sons of Heydrich. CU of wreath. More shots of huge crowds paying silent tribute in Prague. Captured German Footage. Some shots scratched and dupey. N.B. Heydrich was assassinated in June 1942 on the orders of the British Government. 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.