View of the State Opera building on Unter den Linden, in Berlin, in 1941, being reconstructed by order of Adolf Hitler, after being bombed in April, 1941, during World War 2. (He ordered the reconstruction in spite of wartime, to bolster German morale at the time.) Trams with equipment and supplies are seen in front of the building. Scene switches to inside, where crystal chandeliers are seen. Camera focuses on two artisans who are restoring gold decoration encircling interior columns. Next, numerous persons are seen at work at various restoration tasks in a section of the building. In another area, dressmakers are busy working on costumes. A woman is seen placing costume helmets on a rack. Various artisans work on statuary and other features of the building and contents. Brief glimpse of restorers examining a painted mural on the floor. Designers working with architectural drawings and models of the Opera house.
The Royal Sussex Regiment at Fayid Camp, Canal Zone, Egypt. General Weir, commander of British troops in Egypt, arrives. The Regiment ready to leave for Wady Soft in the desert for their maneuvers. Shots on the way. At Wady Soft, soldiers dig trenches. General Weir watches the men dig trenches. Machine guns and gas mask drill.
Scottish soldiers arrive at St Andrews Church (St. Andrew’s United Church of Cairo, 38, 26 July Street Cairo, Egypt) in Cairo, Egypt. Cairo General Weir and Sir Miles Lampson, British Ambassador at Church. Sir Miles Lampson and soldiers come out of Church.
American sailor stands with Egyptian soldiers guarding the Tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt. (Also sometime spelled Tutenkhamun, Tutankhamen, Tutankamen, Tutankamon, or King Tut). British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter shows the Tomb of Tutankhamun (Kings Valley Rd. New Valley Governorate, Egypt) to the sailor. U.S. sailor stands on the stairs of the tomb.
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri arrives in Egypt for the Second meeting of Non-Aligned Nations. Lal Bahadur Shastri, who succeeded Nehru, arrives by a plane in Cairo and is greeted by the President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser. They review the honor guards. Flags of 47 Non-Aligned Nations fly from tall flag poles. Shastri and Nasser enter a building and attend the Second meeting of Non-Aligned Nations.
Exercise Bright Star 80 in Egypt. An Egyptian officer delivers a speech at a podium in Egypt. American and Egyptian officers talk to each other in a viewing stand. A cameraman records the event.
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