Funeral procession of Franklin D. Roosevelt passes on streets of Washington DC. Horse drawn carriage with casket followed by honor guard and procession of cars. Troops drive various military vehicles. Funeral procession on Pennsylvania Avenue. Military units march. Crowd lined up on sidewalks. People's faces with sad looks. Various military units march. Airplanes overhead. (World War II period)
Former communist Chinese prisoners repatriated from Korean War prison camps arrive in Taipei, Taiwan, becoming "anti-Communist Heroes" January 23, 1954. Crowd gathered outside a large building in Taipei. A large freedom bell is rung. Chairman of the gathering and Premier of the Republic of China Chen Cheng addresses the crowd. The crowd with banners demonstrates against communism and against mainland People's Republic of China. South Korean ambassador to China (Taiwan), Kim Hong-il, addresses the gathering. Men in special white uniforms lined up are the first group of liberated, defecting former prisoners. The Map of Korea shows 38th parallel on it. The United Nations and the U.S. flags. American C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft in flight over airfield, arriving in Korean. Chinese officers march on airfield after leaving planes, before transporting to Taiwan. U.S. official instructs Chinese officers. The UN Transportation Corps loading supplies onto truck. Sign reads 'Warming Tents'. American General BS Latton with the United Nations staff inspects transportation arrangements. Processing officers arrive at the field. The Chinese Nationalist Military delegation men arrive from Taiwan. The Commanding Officer of The UN Forces, John Ho inspects the processing area with his staff. View of building area. Men prepare flags. Signs and banners along the road. General Latton with a Chinese General. Representatives of the Chinese Nationalist Government lined up to welcome prisoners after the Korean War. Band plays music. Liberated Chinese prisoners arrive with flags and banners. They are welcomed by the UN officials. Freed Chinese prisoners get into tents. (Many of the defecting Chinese were former Kuomintang soldiers taken captive by the communist forces during the Chinese Civil War.)
Army Day parade on Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. Men on horseback followed by army band along Pennsylvania Avenue. Crowd lines side walks. Military units march. Cadets from Washington's colleges and high schools march. All units parade past the President's reviewing stand.
Contingent of Soviet Army soldiers walking informally, before a crowd in Red Square. The Kremlin walls are seen in background. Two of the soldiers pull very small wheeled guns behind them. Closeup of a uniformed military band playing. A prize banner for a military unit is displayed. Leon Trotsky, head of the Red Army, speaks following the presentation of the banner (presentation not seen). The commander of the awardee unit speaks in turn. A politician speaks to a crowd of mostly civilians. Alexandra Kollontai, Soviet champion of women's causes, speaks from a wooden stand erected beneath the Kremlin wall.
Artur (Arthur) Axmann inspects Hitler Youth in Germany. He inspects Hitler Youth contingents in a massive rally. Members of Hitler Youth stand in formations. A Hitler Youth plays drums. Buildings in the background. Representatives of Hitler Youth units come forward and shake Axmann's hand and salute. (Axmann uses his left hand only, having lost his right arm on the Eastern Front.) German flags in view. Uniforms of the different Hitler Youth units. Insignias and armbands in view.
Coventry Cathedral consecration ceremony in Coventry, England. The Cathedral Church of Saint Michael (Priory St, Coventry CV1 5AB, United Kingdom) cathedral building is built on the ashes of the shrine leveled by the Nazi German bombing during World War II. Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom accompanied by her sister Princess Margaret attends the ceremony. The archbishop and bishops appreciate the consecration conducted by the bishop of Coventry.
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