Firing Squad At Work (1945), British Pathé

In this graphic footage from 1945, we see the U. S. Seventh Army firing squad execute a German spy named Richard Jarczyk in Kitzingen, Bavaria. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews Classic Movies: , BritishPathé, History, Military, WWII Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM Unissued, Unused material. Kitzingen, a town in the German state of Bavaria. Filmed by Lieut Byars of the US Seventh Army on 23 April 1945. L, S firing squad, US 7th Army soldiers are gathered in the FlorianGeyer athletic ground in Kitzingen. M, S as US officers led by a field grade officer and an Army Chaplain, escort German spy, Richard Jarczyk, from the Provost Marshall s office. Jarczyk had confessed to sabotage and the killing of US soldiers, behind the lines. He is dressed in civilian clothes. An MP jeep is seen parked in front of a soccer net in background.