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German officers and Greek puppet government officers and officials participate in wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
At beginning the film shows a contingent of Greek Evzone military guards in formation, during World War 2, wearing traditional uniforms including short version of the fustanella. Other troops are at attention behind them. They are assembled in Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece. A group of German officers led by German civilian official, Dr. Günther Altenburg, overseer of the Greek puppet government, walks past the troops. A German Waffen SS General, walking close to Altenburg renders the Nazi salute. Directly behind Altenburg, in uniform of a Lieutenant General, is Greek Prime Minister Georgios Tsolakoglou. Camera pans across the square showing troops in formation. Closeup of German army troops in formation. Glimpse from the rear as the officials pass the German formation and their leader renders Nazi salute. A closeup rear view of Dr. Altenburg and the Waffen SS General with him. View of officials standing before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the square. Front view as Greek Guards and German soldiers carry wreaths toward the tomb. View from rear as Dr. Altenburg participates in wreath laying. Next, he and the visiting officials stand before the tomb. All the uniformed military personnel render the Nazi salute. Greek Evzone military guards holding their unit flag.Then they march off the square.
French General Marshal Petain pose for photographs and reviews the French army troops outside his house in France.
French Marshal Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Petain celebrates his birthday in Vichy France. A lady walks out of a building as Marshal Petain watches. Petain and other family members pose for a photograph in front of his house. Marshal Petain enters his house. Many civilians gather at Petain's house. Marshal Petain speaks to children and play with them. Marshal Petain in civilian clothes review Vichy French troops in uniform. A band of musicians play as they march. French army troops march as Petain inspects them. Petain meets and greets celebrities. A small girl kisses Petain on his cheeks. Soldiers drink and talk to each other after the march. (World War II period).
Views of Southern France, under German occupation in World War 2
Film opens with map showing lower France and Mediterranean areas. However, it shows images covering primarily the French Riviera (or Côte d'Azur) under German occupation during World War II, in 1943 or 1944. German infantry march along a road. A flight of German FW-190 Fighter airplanes flies inland from the Mediterranean Sea and crosses low above a harbor. Change of scene shows a single fighter plane buzzing the Marseille Port. (It looks like a P-47 with invasion stripes. But It does not draw any anti-aircraft fire.) Camera tracks it from vantage point at the Marseille Basilica, high above the harbor. Brief view of the Basilica as the aircraft passes. A glimpse of the Marseille Port below from the Basilica. View of the Marseille Transporter Bridge designed by Ferdinand Arnodin and built in 1905. (It was destroyed after these films were made, in 1944.) A German soldier peering through binoculars in front of a 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling, quad anti-aircraft gun position. Another one is seen in the background. Several more views of German anti-aircraft and other gun emplacements protecting the Marseille Port, including 88mm guns, heavy machine guns, and Atlantic Wall coastal defense guns. Scene shifts to German soldiers marching near the French Riviera beach and palm trees. Italian cavalry are seen riding in formation, ostensibly from Nice. Italian soldiers in trucks are being transported along the Riviera waterfront. A road sign points toward Toulon at 6.3 kilometers away. (So this location is probably near Sanary-sur-Mer.) View of the Toulon harbor, where the French battleship Provence, scuttled in 1942, is seen settled low in the water at a pier.
Welsh Guards parade and a crowd gathers to celebrate Victory in Europe Day London, England.
Victory in Europe Day celebrated in London, England towards the end of World War II. Welsh Guards, an infantry regiment of the British Army, parade in front of Buckingham Palace. A band of musicians also parade along with the Welsh Guards. People move around the Mall. People cheer and applaud as they move.
The German State Opera building (Staatsoper Unter den Linden) in Berlin being reconstructed following its World War 2 bombing in 1941
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.
Theater performances in Berlin, Germany in 1941, during World War II
Women chorus line or chorus girl dancers perform as part of a stage production in Berlin, Germany, 1941, during World War 2. Scene shifts to a concert hall, where a German General and other officers are in front row seats applauding the conductor who is treated as a maestro. He speaks to them from the orchestra pit. Closeup of the maestro as he begins conducting the orchestra, presumably accompanying actors/singers on stage (unseen). Glimpse of audience reveals many German military officers and civilian men and women. After the performance, the maestro escorts a woman and a man onto the stage, which is set for the just concluded performance. The maestro bows slightly. The next scene is still onstage and a civilian man joins the two performers just seen along with a young military officer in a white uniform (possibly a Kriegsmarine officer). Another woman joins them. She also greets the maestro. A large basket of flowers sits in their midst. Finally the young Kriegsmarine officer shakes hands with the maestro..
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