Segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 12, captures the Memorial Day of Heroes events held as part of the celebration of the 3rd anniversary of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia at the German Opera in Prague on 15 March 1942. The gathering was to commemorate the alleged affiliation of the Czech Crown lands to the German Empire. In his speech, Acting Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich highlights the political significance of 15 March (silent). The event is attended by Reich Secretary Karl Hermann Frank, Reich Commissioner for the Sudetenland Konrad Henlein, Reich Gauleiter Hugo Jury, and the chief of the Wehrmacht troops in Prague, General Rudolf Toussaint.
Segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 21, from a concert held as part of Prague Music Weeks at the German Opera in Prague (now State Opera Prague) on 15 May 1942. Footage of the exterior and interior of the building. Prague´s German Philharmonic, conducted by Joseph Keilberth, performs the Finale of Anton Bruckner´s Eighth Symphony (authentic sound). Acting Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich with his wife Lina, and the chief of the Wehrmacht troops in Prague, General Rudolf Toussaint, are present in the audience.