Execution at Camp 21 (Original title)Scotland's Nazi Murder (Alternative title)
Date: 05 October 1999 (Television)Countries: Scotland, United KingdomDirector: Alistair Scott
Synopsis: Documentary examining the case of the murder of German prisoner of war Wolfgang Rosterg by his fellow prisoners in 1944, after the SS officers in the camp tried him and found him guilty of being a traitor. Looks at how he was transferred to a camp in Scotland and is critical of the authorities who moved an anti-Nazi German soldier into a camp full of fervent Nazis. Includes re-enactments of the events and consideration of the reasons behind the killing. Includes evidence from the newly accessible file on the case, which contains the statements made by the men who were ultimately tried by the British courts for the murder of Rosterg and found guilty - although they were not the actual officers who instigated Rosterg's trial and sentence. It also makes clear that Rosterg was not an informer and that the real reasons for his trial and sentence were his anti-Hitler, anti-Nazi remarks.
Genres: War, Documentary
Subjects: Rosterg, Wolfgang ( -1944), SS, Prisoner of war camps, German prisoners of war, Scotland, Homicide, Anti-Fascism
Series title: Secret History
TV Transmissions
Date: 05 October 1999Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:00Runtime: 50 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
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Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.2 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-10-05BFI identifier: C-1059526
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.2 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-10-05BFI identifier: C-1059526
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: D3Duration: 50.2 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-10-05BFI identifier: C-1059471
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Date: 05 October 1999 (Television)Countries: Scotland, United KingdomDirector: Alistair Scott
Synopsis: Documentary examining the case of the murder of German prisoner of war Wolfgang Rosterg by his fellow prisoners in 1944, after the SS officers in the camp tried him and found him guilty of being a traitor. Looks at how he was transferred to a camp in Scotland and is critical of the authorities who moved an anti-Nazi German soldier into a camp full of fervent Nazis. Includes re-enactments of the events and consideration of the reasons behind the killing. Includes evidence from the newly accessible file on the case, which contains the statements made by the men who were ultimately tried by the British courts for the murder of Rosterg and found guilty - although they were not the actual officers who instigated Rosterg's trial and sentence. It also makes clear that Rosterg was not an informer and that the real reasons for his trial and sentence were his anti-Hitler, anti-Nazi remarks.
Genres: War, Documentary
Subjects: Rosterg, Wolfgang ( -1944), SS, Prisoner of war camps, German prisoners of war, Scotland, Homicide, Anti-Fascism
Series title: Secret History
TV Transmissions
Date: 05 October 1999Broadcast company: Channel FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:00-22:00Runtime: 50 mins Network - Language: English - Colour - Sound - Stereo
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.2 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-10-05BFI identifier: C-1059526
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 50.2 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-10-05BFI identifier: C-1059526
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: D3Duration: 50.2 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1999-10-05BFI identifier: C-1059471
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape