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.
A boat sails nears the shore in Copenhagen, Denmark. Little Mermaid statue (Langelinie, 2100 København Ø, Denmark) with boats in the background. A monument in the city. A group of people outside the monument. A clock tower in Copenhagen.
Electric lights spell out "1959" and then "2000" at a nightclub in Copehagen, Denmark. Couples in formal attire dance, accompanied by a small orchestra, in Copenhagen, Denmark. when the music ends, they return to dining tables. Scene shifts to the "Wivex" Restaurant, in Tivoli Gardens, where couples dance on a crowded floor as an orchestra plays fast tempo music. Next the marquee of the "Valencia" nightclub is shown where several chorus girls put on a floor show. Patrons in formal dress dance at the "Arena" club. Meals are being prepared and picked up by waiters, and bar tenders draw tap beer, at the "Lorry" restaurant. Plates of food are shown.
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