Attendants spread a cover across a balcony above the main entrance of the Quirinal Palace (Palazzo del Quirinale) in Rome, Italy, during World War 1. Then, King Peter I, of Serbia, King Victor Emmanuel III, of Italy and his Queen (Elena of Montenegro) appear on the balcony. A huge crowd of people cheer them from the plaza below (Piazza del Quirinale),
Kaiser Karl I reviews troops of the Royal Hungarian Honved Division in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, during World War 1.. Troops stand in formation. The Kaiser talks to a soldier. Soldier also replies. The Kaiser turns back to another soldier and salutes. (WWI; WW1)
Crowd surrounds carriage, as Empress Zita of Austria steps into it to depart during her visit to Krakau (Krakow) Poland, where a Regiment of the Austro-Hungarian army was headquartered during World War 1. Flags fly in the area. The Empress's carriage is drawn by a pair of matched white horses. (WWI; WW1)
Emperor (Kaiser) Karl I is enthusiastically greeted by the liberated population of Czernowitz, Capital of Bukowina (Bukovina or Buchenland) following the reconquest of the city by Austro-Hungarian forces during World War I. His car drives down the cobblestone main street, and citizens heap it with bouquets and throw flowers. The Kaiser stands and salutes the crowd. The Kaiser acknowledges the speech of the Burgomeister and receives more flowers from little girls. Then the Kaiser returns to his car and drives away to the continuing cheers of the crowd.
Scenes of Berlin, Germany before World War I. View of the Berlin skyline and surrounding areas. Smoke arises from the chimney. Pedestrians in Friedrichstrasse. Soldiers march with rifles on the road. Outer view of a building. Two women walk on the Unter den Linden and two men walk past them. People walk in the Lustgarten. The equestrian statue of Friedrich Wilhelm III is seen in Lustgarten (Am Lustgarten 1 10178 Berlin)
Tsar Nicholas II is seen with Grand Duke, Nicholas Nikolaevich (the tall officer in his retinue) during a military review at beginning of World War 1. Along with senior Russian officers, they review troops in formation at a parade ground near St. Petersburg (Petrograd) Russia. After reviewing the formation, they walk past a low platform in the center of the field, where Russian Orthodox Metropolitan vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Petrograd (St. Petersburg) stands with several priests. With their hats removed, The Tsar and his party review a military unit in formation, whose members also have their their hats removed. The Tsar and party approach the Bishop and stop to cross themselves. The Bishop responds with a slight bow to the Tsar. Scene changes to members of the French military mission to Russia standing at the edge of the parade grounds. Next, the Tsar and his retinue walk to take up a position from which to review Russian troops on parade. Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, in uniform, walks with his father. As troops pass in review, young Alexei is seen at left of the screen standing at attention. Scene shifts to another part of the grounds, where camera pans across the Tsar and party to military representatives from other nations.
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