News of armistice received in Paris
Creator(s)
- UFA (Producer)
- Imperial War Museums
Scope and Content
In Paris, people gather to hear news of the armistice. Loudspeakers in a square relay live "hard but not dishonorable conditions". "The German government solemnly declares that it does not intend to use for its own purposes of war the French [naval] units in the control ports, apart from coastguard and minesweeping vessels". CUs, of the listening crowd, including some individuals who appear Jewish, a black man in a suit, women, people talking to each other, and one wiping away a tear.
Note(s)
Original newsreel number is DW 514.