Funeral of Minister of Foreign Affairs František Chvalkovský...

Title:

Funeral of Minister of Foreign Affairs František Chvalkovský...

Creator:

Aktualita

Publisher:

Národní filmový archiv

Identifier:

3900103-06
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3900103-06

Subject:

pohřeb Chvalkovský Frantiček, krematorium interiér, věnec smuteční, akt pietní, hajlování, věnec kladení, rakev na katafalku, farář Církev českobratrská evangelická, projevy smuteční, stráž čestná, Významné pohřby, Places::Praha::Strašnice::krematorium, and Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita::1945/13

Type:

video and clip

Description:

Segment of the Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czech Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1945 No. 13 captures the funeral of diplomat František Chvalkovský, who died on 25 February 1945 when hit by a ground-attack aircraft on a motorway near Berlin. The lavish funeral attended by prominent figures of public life was held in Strašnice Crematorium in Prague on 13 March 1945. Prime Minister of the Protectorate Government Richard Bienert and Reich Chancellor Augustin Popelka place a wreath from President Emil Hácha by the coffin. Karl Hermann Frank lays down a wreath from Adolf Hitler. The solemn ceremony is attended by Minister of Justice Jaroslav Krejčí, Minister of Education and National Enlightenment Emanuel Moravec and Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court Josef Kliment. Funeral speeches are delivered by the parish priest of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren, Bedřich Jerie, and Prime Minister of the Protectorate Government Richard Bienert. A guard of honour by the coffin comprises boys from the Board of Trustees for the Education of Youth in Bohemia and Moravia.

Language:

Czech

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
PUB
Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Harvested from:

LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ repository

Metadata only:

false

Date:

1945