German troops parade in Prague, Czechoslovakia during German occupation of Czechoslovakia in World War 2. German troops parade in Prague. German artillery and tanks roll through central Prague. Troops march at Wenceslas Square. Equestrian statue of Wenseslas, Duke of Bohemia, in armor, carrying a banner. Troops and tanks parade as German officers watch them. German Luftwaffe planes fly overhead.
Celebration of VJ Day (victory over Japan day) in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia at the end of World War II. Czech girls in native dresses dance in front of a reviewing stand. American, Russian and Czech troops parade through the streets. A Liaison plane drops pamphlets. U.S. Army Major General Ernest Nason Harmon speaks from the reviewing stand. American Ambassador to Czechoslovakia Laurence A. Steinhardt, Russian Colonel General Zhadou and other dignitaries in the background.
Dr Emil Hacha, President of the High Court of Administration succeeds Edouard Benes as the third President of Czechoslovakia. Dr Hacha at his office in Prague, smokes cigars and reads important papers. A leading jurist of the dismembered republic of Czechoslovakia, Dr Hacha replaces Edouard Benes, who resigned following the ill-faired Munich Pact.
The former President of Czechoslovakia Tomas Garrigue Masaryk with others in Lany, Czechoslovakia. Houses in the village of Lany. Trees in the foreground. Exteriors of the Lany Castle (Lány Castle, Zámecká 2, 270 61 Lány, Czechia). A path in between a garden. A fountain in the garden. The doorway of the castle. A staircase in the castle. Pillars in the foreground. Interiors of a room shows an office table, portraits, a bookshelf, and a bed. A flowerpot in the room. A woman places a tea pot in a tray and carries it away. Former Czechoslovakian President Tomas Garrigue Masaryk talks to others while having tea. A man talks to a woman. A boy shows books to Tomas Garrigue Masaryk. A horse drawn carriage moves through a mud road. Men take off their hats as they greet Masaryk from his carriage. Boys and Tomas Garrigue Masaryk sitting in the carriage. Women walk in a garden. Tomas Garrigue Masaryk seated on a sofa in the garden. A man reads newspaper and places it on table. A flag atop the castle.
President of Czechoslovakia Edvard Beneš addresses a crowd at the Náměstí Práce or Labour Square in Zlín, Czechoslovakia. Edvard Benes talks to his wife Hana Benešová. Aerial view of troops marching and gathered crowds. Aerial view of the cheering crowd. Edvard Beneš addresses the crowd.
Dignitaries in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia Milan Hodza gets out of a car at the Alcron hotel. Czechoslovak general Jan Syrovy,Major General Ludvik Krejci and Minister of Defense Frantisek Machnik look at a map. Officer opens shutter and looks at map. Officers enter a hall and sit while discussing a map. They stand in front of a map and discuss.