Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Nazi German foreign minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop greets Miklós Horthy, Regent of Hungary, upon his arrival in Salzburg during World War 2. German officials greet Horthy with a Nazi salute. Next, the conferees are seen within the Schloss Klessheim (Klessheim Palace, Kleßheim 1a, 5071 Wals, Austria) where they would, ostensibly, negotiate the German occupation of Hungary (Operation Margarethe). Discussions commence after dignitaries enter the conference hall. General Döme Sztójay, Hungarian ambassador to Germany is present at the conference.
Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro. Horse-drawn carriage awaits outside a building in Vienna. Emperor Franz Joseph and King Nikola climb into the carriage and are covered with carriage robes by attendants. Officers salute the kings.
Emperor Franz Joseph I, in Vienna, Austria. People stand beside a carriage on the road. The Emperor steps out of the carriage. Austrian soldiers salute him.
Kaiser Whilhelm II of Germany and his wife, Empress Augusta, in Berlin. The Empress The enters their open back limousine, followed by the Kaiser, who is dressed in military uniform with Prussian style helmet. They drive off while German Officer salutes. Complete change of scene shows well-dressed crowd of spectators gathered in Budapest, Hungary, to watch a horse race. Some spectators use binoculars. View of horses in final stretch and crossing finish line. Next scene shows "Flower Day" in Vienna Austria. Wealthy citizens crowd shopping area and contribute to help the poor. They receive flowers as token of contribution. Some men wear flowers in their lapels. Little girls with baskets of flowers participate in the activities, standing in front of the Cafe Scheidl and "Zum Fenstergucker" house near corner of Kaerntner Strasse and Walfischgasse next to the Opera House. A street car decorated with garlands of flowers is a center of the activity. Women on the top deck of the street car reach down with small nets on long poles to retrieve contributions from passersby.
Wrecked houses and buildings at a mountainside along a lake or sea in the Austria-Hungary empire soon after end of World War I. Close views of rubble of homes. Civilian men walk on the street with their luggage and belongings on horse-carts.
A busy avenue in Vienna at night. Vienna tram 59 moving towards Lainz. Christmas lights decorate the streets of Vienna. Store signs displaying brands such as Bally, Julius Meinl and Regent Schuhe (Light only reads “Regent Schu”). People passing by a Viennese women’s fashion store “Lady Moden”. A bus passes by. Men and women window shopping in one of the shopping arcades near Stephansplatz. Mannequins and bags on display in storefronts. A Christmas tree light design decorates a building. A group of Hungarian refugees flee Hungary at nighttime. A young man crosses a stream over a fallen tree at night while holding his bag with his teeth. Another man helps the young man stand up after crossing. Hungarians running towards the Austrian border during day. Refugees reach the Austrian border by dawn. Two men supporting a tired old man to the Austrian border. Man removing his shoes after his arrival to Austria. A Hungarian family from Budapest arrives in Austria. Austrian immigration policeman greets the family at gate. Policeman directs the family to the refugee camp. Hungarian family joins other refugees inside camp. Man, woman, and their daughter kiss the cheeks of a young child held by father as refugees families reunite. Hungarian refugees are interviewed inside their room in the camp.