The funeral procession of Lt. Istvan Horthy de Nagybanya, son of Hungarian regent Admiral Miklos Horthy, in Budapest during World War 2. Mounted soldiers in the street. A large crowd gathered to pay homage. The dome of the Hungarian Parliament Building. Officers walk along with the casket on a cart. Officers salute as soldiers carry the casket into the cathedral. A long line of people wait outside the cathedral to pay their respects. Soldiers carry the casket inside the cathedral. Banners stating: 'Adolf Hitler' and 'Benito Mussolini'. A banner with the Swastika. Officers give a Nazi salute. Foreign Minister of Germany Joachim Von Ribbentrop and of Italy Gian Galeazzo Ciano attend the services. The decorated casket. The officials and dignitaries seated inside the cathedral.
A unit of the Vichy Legion Tricolore -- also known as the Legion of French Volunteers, or LVF, officially known to the Germans as Infantry Regiment (Infanterieregiment) 638. They are being reviewed in German-occupied Paris France before heading to the Russian front. Soldiers at attention. A crowd gathered to watch the inspection. A dignitary (possibley Paul Touvier?) reviews the troops. He greets the officers and soldiers. Soldiers parade outside a building. The dignitary and Vichy French officers watch the parade. (World War II period).
A busy street with pedestrians outside shops. Head of the Independent State of Croatia Ante Pavelic greets Croatian soldiers in a room. He decorates the troops. Ante Pavelic rides at the head of a parade on the streets. Officers on horses and soldiers on foot in the parade. The gathered crowd cheers and applauds the troops. Mobile artillery in the parade. (World War II period).
Berlin: Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini of Italy confer in Berlin. Both leaders enter a building followed by officers. A soldier gives a Nazi salute. Officers confer in a room. Italy: Mussolini, accompanied by German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel and Commander Rodolfo Graziani, inspects new Italian Division. He talks to the soldiers. Soldiers set up equipment for display. Mussolini inspects equipment. Soldiers cheer as the official motorcade leaves. (World War II period).
A unit of the "Legion of French Volunteers" gathered at the Velodrom d'Hiver in Paris, German occupied France, under the Vichy government. Banners hung at various places. Officers and soldiers seated. Official at podium gives Nazi salute. A band plays at the ceremony. French politician Jacques Doriot takes to the podium and addresses the troops. (World War II period).
June 1940 : German paratroops jump from planes. Paratroopers descend via parachute and land invasion forces in Narvik, Norway. German mountain troops and marines on the ground. Soldiers release supplies from parachutes. German soldiers march across the terrain. They advance, look over a fjord, and enter a city. Explosions from bombardment. Soldiers fire machine guns. The town of Narvik. (World War II period).
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