National Sports Festival in Prague, Czechoslovakia. 16,000 gymnasts take to the field at the closing ceremony of National Sports Festival in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Gymnasts perform precision drill of mass calisthenics. Beautiful formations are formed.
The Nazis seize Czechoslovakian territory in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Scenes of the Czechoslovakian Army marching in formation out of Prague, as they withdraw from Prague under orders from President Emil Hácha, facing threat of German Luftwaffe aircraft attacks. President of Czechoslovakia, Emil Hácha, signs a document. Czech military vehicle tows artillery as they withdraw. A group of Czech soldiers assist in pulling it with rope during the withdrawal.
Hungary gains control over Uzhorod, Czechoslovakia after the First Vienna Award. Czech civilians load their belongings onto carriages and leave the town as they head towards the interiors of Czechoslovakia. Soldiers load equipment on to vehicles and move away on carts or on foot. Picture of Miklós Horthy, the Regent of Hungary. The Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946). Hungarian cavalry units enter the city.
The tomb of the first Czechoslovakian President Tomáš Masaryk in Lány, Czechoslovakia. Two women and two children arrive at the tomb of Czechoslovakia's first President Tomáš Masaryk and lay down flowers at the tomb. The tomb is inside a fence of the Masaryk Family Grave in Lány. The women touch the land and cross themselves and pray. Views of the women and the children at the tomb. A wreath hangs beside the tomb.
A film on 1918 celebrations of independence as the Habsburg reign ends in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Czecho-Slovak troops look out from a railroad train window as they arrive in Prague. Troops stand holding their flag. The troops arrive from Austria. People cheer as troops march. People cover the statue of Joseph Radetzky von Radetz in front of the Radetzky Memorial at the Malostranské náměstí, the main square of Malá Strana (Lesser Town) at the foot of Prague Castle. Cartoons and caricatures of Kaiser and Crown Prince. Pictures of the cabinet members of Czechoslovakia. Troops depart from Slovakia to hold the Hungarian border on horse carts and horses. Battisti, the brother of the executed Italian deputy in a car. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
The former President of Czechoslovakia Tomas Garrigue Masaryk with others in Lany, Czechoslovakia. Houses in the village of Lany. Trees in the foreground. Exteriors of the Lany Castle (Lány Castle, Zámecká 2, 270 61 Lány, Czechia). A path in between a garden. A fountain in the garden. The doorway of the castle. A staircase in the castle. Pillars in the foreground. Interiors of a room shows an office table, portraits, a bookshelf, and a bed. A flowerpot in the room. A woman places a tea pot in a tray and carries it away. Former Czechoslovakian President Tomas Garrigue Masaryk talks to others while having tea. A man talks to a woman. A boy shows books to Tomas Garrigue Masaryk. A horse drawn carriage moves through a mud road. Men take off their hats as they greet Masaryk from his carriage. Boys and Tomas Garrigue Masaryk sitting in the carriage. Women walk in a garden. Tomas Garrigue Masaryk seated on a sofa in the garden. A man reads newspaper and places it on table. A flag atop the castle.
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