A special edition of the Elektajournal from 1933 dedicated to the fifteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic. The introduction consists of a short retrospective composed of archival materials obtained in the streets of Prague on 28 October 1918. Footage of the parade on Wenceslaus Square on 28 October 1933. Raising the Czechoslovak flag in front of the Municipal House on Republic Square. Philips Radio vehicle with loudspeakers on the roof. Philips microphone. President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and Minister of National Defence Bohumír Bradáč during a military parade on Wenceslaus Square. The ceremonial parade heads down 28 October Street and National Avenue to Smetana Embankment. MPs František Soukup, František Staněk and Prime Minister Jan Malypetr watch the ceremony from a grandstand by the Rudolfinum. Shots of a Czechoslovak Army military parade; the parade consists of infantry, soldiers with bicycles, horse-drawn cannons and armoured cars. Flyover by military aircraft. Parade of scouts in front of President Masaryk in the third courtyard of Prague Castle.
Writer Antal Stašek with his daughter-in-law, writer Helena Malířová, in the garden of the villa in Prague-Krč in an obituary from Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Film Weekly Newsreel) 1931, issue no. 42.
A close-up of concert director Bedřich Spurný in archival footage from a newsreel segment from the documentary Velcí hudebníci a zpěváci (Great Musicians and Singers, 1931), now considered lost.
Report from the celebration of the fourteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic held in front of the Municipal House in Prague on 28 October 1932. The gathering was attended by troops and legionnaires. A Philips Radio broadcast vehicle stands in front of the entrance. The segment includes a silent recording of a speech given by the Former Secretary of the National Committee and current Chairman of the Senate František Soukup.
Segment from the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic held on Old Town Square in Mladá Boleslav. A ceremonial line-up of the local military garrison. General Šípek delivers a speech before the municipal council, soldiers and inhabitants of the town. This is followed by a parade through the town, attended by the troops, representatives of the Sokol community, the local fire brigade, the gendarmerie, nurses and members of other town associations. Footage from a footrace through the streets of Mladá Boleslav to the Monument to the Fallen, won by Mr Mlejnek. Footage from the celebration in Kosmonosy, the place linked with the ground-breaking ceremony for the Resistance Memorial. The ceremony was attended by representatives of local associations and corporations as well as the county association of Czechoslovak legionnaires.
The segment captures a military parade of new army recruits, held in the third courtyard of Prague Castle on 28 October 1930 as part of the celebration of the twelfth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic. Prime Minister František Udržal and Minister of Defence Karel Viškovský attend the parade, standing in for the absent President Masaryk.
The segment captures a military parade of new army recruits, held in Bratislava on 28 October 1931 as part of the celebration of the thirteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic. The celebration opens with speeches by General František Škvor and Vladimír Krno, the Mayor of Bratislava. The city of Bratislava honours the 39th Infantry Regiment with the Czechoslovak War Cross and the honorary title "General Graziani´s Infantry Regiment of Reconnaissance". The 54th Artillery Regiment adopts the standard of the 109th and 153rd Artillery Regiments, made by the residents of the Jedlička Institute in Prague. The cavalry and infantry together with the military band take charge of the following parade.