British Troops Enter Belsen (1945)

Unissued / unused material. Belsen (Bergen-Belsen), Germany. British troops enter Belsen concentration camp. Various shots British infantry advancing across corn field and along a dusty track. L/S tank crossing a field. Various shots people collecting water from man-made pool using tin cans and bowls. Some wear striped uniforms of inmates. M/S two young inmates eating soup from same bowl. C/U dead body beside pool, people nonchalantly walk past. C/U dead body of man - killed by gun shot? C/U emaciated camp inmate holding up scraps of clothing, dead bodies lie on ground behind him. Various shots skeletal bodies on ground. L/S camp compound. Various shots people gathered around truck with loud speakers. M/S British troops driving through camp in truck, people wave. M/S people lying on ground - dead or dying. British troops give out soup. Various shots piles of dead bodies on ground - some naked, some decomposing, all extremely emaciated. Harrowing. Paperwork suggests these pictures were taken in April 1945. FILM ID:2022.01 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ 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. https://www.britishpathe.com/