HISTORIC pictures from the Allied occupation of post-war Germany were unearthed after 40 years by a Westbrook man.

Stanley Jennings discovered the undeveloped films, which date back to the late 50s and early 60s, in his wife's knitting box.

They include the building of the Berlin Wall and a visit from the Queen.

And they also feature Berlin's Olympic Stadium - Stanley refereed a match between the Army and the German post office, and this summer the same venue will be used to host the World Cup. The 75-year-old, from California Close in Westbrook, served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.

He only rediscovered the films two weeks ago.

"It brought back quite a few memories," said Stanley, who lives with his wife, Lynne.

Stanley, originally from Hampshire, was also stationed near to a notorious prison.

His unit was in a barracks next to Spandau prison, which housed Nazi war criminals, including the former German foreign minister Rudolph Hess.

And he said the visits from VIPs like the Queen were often interrupted - by the spiteful sonic booms of Russian jet planes who flew overhead during the tense cold war years.