1000th anniversary of the Arctic Domain in Reykjavik, Iceland. King Christian X of Denmark and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden attend an opening of the Parliament. King Christian X arrives at the ceremony with his wife Queen Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Dignitaries pose for a group photograph. People in medieval dresses sit for the ceremony.
Opening scene shows German infantry marching along a road next to a body of water. A horse-drawn wagon carries some supplies. A German Army soldier climbs atop a stone monument with a metal representation of the word, showing the North and South arctic circles. It is dated 1937. He attaches a ribbon to the sculpture. Views of Norwegian coastal defense guns. German Navy gunships underway in background. Closeups of some gunships. Aerial views of German Heinkel He 111 bomber aircraft flying in formation over snow-covered mountains in Bergen, Norway. View from co-pilot's seat in a bomber. The He 111s flying low over a body of water. A long steel bridge over a body of water. German soldiers standing guard on the bridge, with a bicycles, and a tripod mounted M42 machine gun, as German troops on motorcycles pass along the bridge. sign on bridge marking boundary between two administrative entities (counties). Troops on bicycles riding across the bridge. Glimpse of coastal defense guns in Denmark and a German Soldier sentry.
King Frederik IX of Denmark and wife Queen Ingrid of Sweden, receive a royal welcome in Godthab (Nuuk), the capital of Greenland. They walk along a raised platform and receive gifts from local citizens. Queen Ingrid receives a local costume from two women dressed, themselves, in traditional garb. A Greenland Girl Scout, in uniform, presents a purse to the queen. King Frederik IX speaks to the gathering of people seated on chairs facing the platform. In a change of scene, The King and Queen step from a car to attend a ceremony. The Queen wears the Greenlandic national costume, which is shown by the camera, as the Royal couple sit for the event. Greenlanders in a stadium cheer them.
A trans-Atlantic cruiser in New York, United States. An outboard cruiser during a trans-Atlantic cruise from Copenhagen, Denmark to New York. The cruiser approaching a harbor in New York. The Statue of Liberty. The cruiser surging on water. The U.S. flag on the cruiser. 'Coronet Explorer' written on the cruiser. One of the men on the boat looking through binoculars. Men on the cruiser smiling. The boat reaches New York Harbor after a ten-day long cruise from Copenhagen. Several people at the harbor.
Danish training ship Danmark departs for Denmark from the United States.The Danish flag is raised on the ship's mast. Danmark underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Master-at -arms of ' Danmark ' Knud L. Hansen takes over the vessel during ceremonies. U.S. Coast Guardsmen lined up. Past events shows American cadets training aboard Danmark.
First Lady of U.S. Eleanor Roosevelt attends wedding of U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Ruth Bryan Owen to Danish Captain Borge Rohde in Hude Park, New York. U.S. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and others pose with the couple. The couple talk together. President Roosevelt's car leaves St. James Episcopal Church (4526 Albany Post Road Hyde Park, New York, US) in Hyde Park, New York. A Secret Service agent riding on running board, and others running to catch up.
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