WEST GERMANY: BAD WIESSEE: FUNERAL OF EX-FIELD MARSHAL KESSELRING.

Record ID: 635458

  • Title: WEST GERMANY: BAD WIESSEE: FUNERAL OF EX-FIELD MARSHAL KESSELRING.
  • Date: 20th July 1960
  • Summary: 1. SV. Coffin borne along. 0.05 2. SLV. Musicians and flag bearers head procession. 0.09 3. SV. Coffin borne along. 0.16 4. MV Mourners and flag bearers. 0.18 5. SV. Coffin to grave and lowered. 0.25 6. CU. Soldier with Field Marshal's medals on cushion. 0.27 7. SV. Soldiers round grave continue lowering coffin. 0.30 8. CU. Civilian mourners. 0.31 9. CU. Military mourners. 0.34 10. CV. Crowd. 0.36 11. MV. General Kemmhiber of the West German Air Force speaks. 0.39 12. CU. Ditto. 0.41 13. SV. Wreaths laid. 0.47 14. CU. Wreath 'Admiral Donitz' 0.49 15. CU. Wreath (Italian 'Final farewell to Kesselrign). 0.52 16. CU. Wreath from German Africa Corps. 0.54 17. CV. Crowd. 0.56 Initials IM/V/JF/CW Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 4th August 1960 13:00
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  • Location: BAD WIESSEE, BAVARIA, WEST GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA4B2FOQWI9GMBWMZ78LIZLPW9V
  • Story Text: In Bad Wiessee, West Germany, July 19, groups of former high ranking officers of Hitler's Wehrmacht, and leaders of the present day West German armed forces assembled for the funeral of Ex-Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, the man who authorised the world war two bombing of Warsaw, Rotterdam and London. He died of a heart condition in Bad Nauheim July 16 at the age of 74.

    Gathered at the small cemetery, some of the officers who served under him paid their last respects. Among the many floral tributes was a wreath from Ex-Grand Admiral Donitz, and another from a group of Italian officers.

    During the early stages of World War two, Kesselring was the brain behind the mighty German bomber force that caused so much destruction throughout Europe. Later he became supreme commander of the German forces in Italy and North Africa.

    After the war he was sentenced to death for the execution of 335 Italian civilians. This was later commuted to life imprisonment. The British Government ordered his release in 1952 on the grounds of failing health. After his release he formed the "Stalhelm" organisation - for army veterans.
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