| THE WHITE ENSIGN IN GERMAN WATERS British warships sail along the Kiel Canal tho | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5503 |
| Catalog #: | 257850 | |
| Clip Number: | 257850-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/59 | |
| Timecode: | 01:25:34 - 01:26:18 | |
| Location: | Northern Germany. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Bridges CONSTRUCTION: Canals & Locks CONSTRUCTION: Misc. ENGINEERING: Canals & Locks LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Germany MILITARY: Navy, British TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military, Battleship | |
| Description: | “Germany. The White Ensign in German Waters ... as British warships pass through Kiel Canal to Manoeuvres.” Germany. A British Royal Navy warship passes under a bridge along the Kiel Canal. Various shots of ship in canal. There appears to be another ship behind it when this one passes under the bridge. N.B. The White Ensign is the flag of the British Navy. [Constructed for the Germany navy, the Kiel Canal was internationalized by the Treaty of Versailles after the First World War until Hitler proclaimed that it would come under German control again in 1936.] | |
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