Hamburg Trade Union Centre 1945: This American film report shows footage of the return of the Besenbinderhaus to the trade unions. The trade unionist and resistance fighter Paul Bebert removes Nazi symbols from the façade. Film length 02:50. A licence fee of 6 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete report.
Hamburg Trade Union Centre 1945
Description
Hamburg Trade Union Centre 1945
Historical background
Germany: The trade unions in Hamburg are being reorganised. The trade union building Besenbinderhaus, which had been stormed by the Nazi regime on 2 May 1933 and used by the German Labour Front, is returned to the Free Trade Unions by the British Military Government on 14 September 1945. Members of the British military government speak at the ceremony in front of the building. The trade unionist and resistance fighter Paul Bebert removes the DAF symbols from the façade with a hammer and chisel.
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