MESSTER WOCHE (early 1917) [Allocated]

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Other title(s): MESSTER WOCHE (early 1917) [Allocated]
Year: 1917
Runtime: 6 mins
Description: Kaiser Wilhelm waits, wearing his Austrian field marshal's uniform, with his officers in the snow. Jump cut to Wilhelm greeting Karl beside his train just after his arrival. The two emperors arrive by car at a parade ground, covered with snow, and watch while German soldiers march past them, including possibly the Alexander Guard and dismounted hussars. General Paul von Hindenburg, also wearing his Austrian uniform, talks with Karl, who then helps Wilhelm present decorations to various German officers.
Hungarian version of a German newsreel showing Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary visiting the German sector of the Eastern Front, 26th January 1917.
Keywords: EFG1914 / World War I / Karl I, Emperor of Austria-Hungary / Wilhelm II, Kaiser of Germany / Hindenburg, Paul von / German Army / German Army, Alexander Guard / delegations, Austro-Hungarian international - state / transport, German civilian - rail / ceremonies, German - event-related: investiture / 01/3(4-11).6 / Russia & Russian Poland (?) / Winter / snow
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Provider: Imperial War Museums
Rights: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
Production company: Messter Film
Colour: Black & White
Sound: Without sound
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