A Danish crowd celebrates victory on the streets of Copenhagen, Denmark at the end of World War II. A British fleet enters Copenhagen harbor. British General Bernard Montgomery reviews Danish honor guard aboard a German cruiser in the harbor. Men and women dance on the deck of the ship. General Montgomery rides in a convertible car along the streets of Copenhagen. Cheering crowd on both sides of the streets. Flags of Allied countries adorn buildings. Danish women holding British flags in the crowd. King of Denmark Christian X arrives on a carriage for reopening of the Danish parliament.
Mix of actor portrayals and actual footage: Otto Von Bismarck the Prime Minister of Prussia declares war against Denmark in a house of Ministry of Prussia. Scenes of war, cavalry and infantry invading Denmark. War against Denmark. Victory parade by German soldiers, while people cheer for them. War against France in year 1870. Meeting of minister to declare unification of Germany. Actual footage of Palace of Versailles and nearby buildings. Dramatized crowning ceremony for German Emperor Wilhelm I. Mix of actor portrayals and actual footage of growth of German military complex: Closeup view of sculpture of Chariot driven by Victoria atop Brandenburg Gate. German industries and men working in factories; merchant marine ships of Germany at harbors. German man drinking beer from glass. German man eating a sausage. German farmers tending fields on hillsides in Germany. Mountain villages in Germany. Fleet of German Navy warships. Actual footage of troops of German army, riflemen, cavaliers march through the streets in decade of 1910s. Dramatization of German men dueling swords in German universities. Actual footage of German Army officers in discussion in early 1910's before World War 1, including Helmuth von Moltke the Younger and other officers.
Danish civilians meet King Christian X of Denmark in the streets of Copenhagen. People walking in the street. King Christian X arrives on horseback. People gather near the king. Buildings along the side of the street. The Royal Danish flag flying on a flagpole. Children stand and salute the flag. King Christian X and the Danish Royal family including Crown Prince Frederik and his daughter Princess Margrethe, stands in a balcony of the Amalienborg Palace and waves towards a crowd.
In spite of Non Aggression treaty with Denmark, signed by Germany, May 31, 1939, German ships carrying army troops dock in Copenhagen and offload troops, tanks and equipment in the midst of local citizens, as part of surprise invasion of Denmark, on April 9, 1940, in World War 2. Some local citizens running away from the dock area. View of German troops marching along a street in Copenhagen, as local people line the sidewalks, watching.
Important buildings and a beach in Denmark. A view of buildings at a coast. The Little Mermaid Statue (Langelinie, 2100 København Ø, Denmark) in Copenhagen. Various important buildings in Copenhagen. People in front of an equestrian statue in Copenhagen. A couple in a boat. Garden umbrellas on the beach. Water washes the shore. Boats lined up on the beach. Sail boats at the beach..
Death of King Christian X of Denmark. United States and British warships in Copenhagen harbor with half-mast flags. Danish flags on buildings at half-mast. Burial procession of King leaded by United States Marine Corps. Casket of king in horse drawn carriage, followed by royal family and dignitaries from various countries. Civilians on both sides of roads. Roskilde Cathedral (Domkirkepladsen 3, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark), the location where the burial of King Christian X takes place near his ancestors.
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