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King Frederik IX of Denmark receives British honor in England, United Kingdom.
A large crowd honors Frederik IX of Denmark at Windsor in England. King Frederick of Denmark receives the highest order in Britain's chivalry. King Frederick is installed as knight of the Garter. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Britain's royal family at reception in Guildhall (71 Basinghall St, London EC2V 7HH, United Kingdom), London. Lord Louis Mountbatten, Princess Margaret, and Princess Elizabeth are seen entering the event. Herbert Morrison is seen. Princess Elizabeth is seen talking to King George VI. Other officials are present to honor the King of Denmark.
Documentary titled 'Copenhagen, Gay and Vivacious' showing buildings, markets and monuments of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Aerial views of Copenhagen, Denmark. Swedish Fokker F.XXII passenger airplane, named "Lappland," at the airport. Danish Airline Fokker F.VII passenger airplane. It taxis quickly, and stops in front of the airport terminal. Woman passenger deplanes. Luggage is removed from aft of the cabin. A German Lufthansa Junkers JU-52 with wheel pants, taxis, and parks. Passengers and a uniformed crew member disembark from the plane. The name "A.B. Aerotransport" printed on Fokker F.XXII. A steam locomotive pulls a passenger train into railroad station (possibly leaving and not stopping). A passenger ocean liner docks Cars, taxis and buses meet the liner. Passengers disembarking from ocean liner. Taxi carrying passengers to hotel. A couple sign in at hotel desk, as bellman luggage into hotel lobby. The couple peruse a booklet showing sights in Copenhagen and discuss them in English. View of the Copenhagen City Hall (Rådhuspladsen 1, 1550 København, Denmark). Trams and cars driving past and pedestrians on sidewalks. View of clock tower on City Hall. View from high above Town Hall Square (City Hall Square 1599 Copenhagen, Denmark). Rack filled with bicycles. A messenger heading off on a bicycle. An open-air market, with many farmers' and mongers' small trucks parked in lines. Numerous customers visiting the marketplace. Flower sellers' stalls along sidewalk. Fishing boats at the pier in Nyhavn (New Harbor). People eating at tables and women preparing foods for sale. Tram operators boarding their cars and driving away. Tram operators boarding their cars and driving away. Boats in a canal and a rowboat moving through a picturesque arch under a bridge. Diners at long tables in a restaurant. A policeman. Tower of Saint Nicholas Church, now presently known as the “Nikolaj, Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center” (Nikolaj Plads 10, 1067 København K, Denmark). View of Frederik's Church (Frederiksgade 4, 1265 København, Denmark). Church of Our Lady (Vor Frue Kirke, Nørregade 8, 1165 København, Denmark). Statue of Moses near the Church of Our Lady. An Expressionist style church, the Grundvig Memorial Church (På Bjerget 14B, 2400 København NV, Denmark). Gefion Fountain (Churchillparken, 1263 København K, Denmark). Hans Christian Andersen statue (Rådhuspladsen, 1550 København V, Denmark) near Tivoli Gardens. The equestrian statue of King Christian IX Monument (Christiansborg Ridebane 25, 1218 København, Denmark) by Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen, the first equestrian statue of a monarch created by a woman sculptor. Statue of King Frederick VII (Christiansborg Slotsplads 1, 1218 København, Denmark). The equestrian statue of Archbishop Absalon (Højbro Pl., 1200 København, Denmark), the founder of Copenhagen. Statue of King Frederick V (Amalienborg Slotsplads, 1257 København K, Denmark). Formal gateway with Doric columns. King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark in open coach. Drawbridge opening for small sailboat. Man feeding birds on the park. A bored driver presses car horn. Cars waiting for drawbridge to lower down.
International speedway race at Naestved Stadium, Denmark.
International speedway race on the dusty track at Naestved Stadium, Naestved, Denmark, Europe. Contestants including George Wilks from England, Leif Basse Hveem and Henry Andersen from Norway, Rune Sörmander from Sweden and the Dane Kiehn Berthelsen. Leif Basse Hveem wins the race in front of more than 11,000 spectators.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlin arrive in Denmark in their amphibious jeep.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlin go round the world in an amphibious jeep. The amphibious jeep carrying Mr. and Mrs. Carlin and their children at a sea. Mr. and Mrs. Carlin of Australia arrive in Denmark. They get off the jeep. People standing at a pier in the background. The amphibious jeep is driven in the streets.
United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower meets European leaders.
Flags of countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, France and others. General Eisenhower at conference table with officers and civilian leaders. General Eisenhower inspecting troops, possibly members of SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe.) Eisenhower saluting as he walks past soldiers. General Eisenhower meeting with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. French Prime Minister Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Robert Schuman possibly at the same event. General Eisenhower speaks from his desk, "We here at SHAPE, representatives of many nations, work day by day, constantly, with these intricate and difficult problems. We require faith, self-confidence, devotion, tenacity - always tenacity." Eisenhower said.
German occupation, martial law, and Danish resistance in Denmark during World War II
Film about Denmark after the Nazi German occupying force declared martial law and state of war with Denmark, in 1943-44 during World War 2. It was made by Danes and smuggled out of Denmark during that period. Opens with view of a church building and flocks of birds. Views of German army troops marching into Copenhagen, Denmark on 9 April 1940. SS troops dressed in black, marching. German soldiers carrying rifles with fixed bayonets, goosestepping. A fire burning at site sabotaged by Danish resistance elements in 1943. Derailed trains carrying goods to Germany. Fire at a German factory. Danish workers with bicycles staging a strike in protest German measures in response to resistance actions. Danes gathered in outdoor observance memorializing those killed by the Germans. A shop owned by German sympathizers (Quislings) destroyed by other Danes. People gathered on street on 29 August 1943, when the occupying German forces attacked the remaining Danish garrison and declared martial law. Announcement posted in Danish on a wall. View of Danish Naval vessels ordered scuttled by the Danish Admiralty, including the coastal defense ship,Peder-Skram, seen in front of a large building, the submarine, Havfruen (not seen) and others seen sunk at docks in Copenhagen harbor. Bullet hole through a glass window. A week later, on Sunday, 5 September, 1943, a German Panzer light tank is seen moving on a street, as pedestrians go about their business in Copenhagen. German soldiers patrolling on a motorcycle with sidecar. A man holding his hands up as he is hustled through a crowd under arrest by a German in black uniform (possibly Gestapo or SS). Motorcycle driving through pedestrians on the sidewalk. Spectators line a fence by an open field near a building labeled "Badstue Badminton." One, a woman, speaks through the fence to a Danish soldier interned there. View of the quarters of the Royal Guard at Rosenborg, occupied by German soldiers and with Nazi flag flying above it. Civilian relatives of interned men wait outside army headquarters for news about them. A courtyard, during a mass funeral, is filled with memorial flower wreaths covering the coffins of Danish soldiers and civilians killed by the Germans. Camera focuses on a wreath from King Christian of Denmark, among the many others. Two German soldiers march up a path at the Royal Residence Amalienborg, where King Christian is arrested. Views from moving camera as Danish flags are seen flying all over the city of Copenhagen, on 26 September, 1943, to celebrate the King's 73rd Birthday. The major exception is the Nazi Gestapo headquarters in the "Shellhus" (the prewar Shell Oil offices) shown in isolation. Views of people moving their belongings on hand carts after their homes were taken over by Germans. The slogan in English, "Do it well and do it now,"is seen left by Danish resistance fighters where they sabotaged a German military installation.
