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1921 GERMANY: Funeral of Ex-Kaiserin of Germany - former Empress Augusta Victoria - at Potsdam
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2:07Now PlayingDate: 3rd May 1921
Location: Potsdam, Sanssouci Park.
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
GERMANY: Potsdam: Sanssouci Park:
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People in funeral procession walk past - officers in plumed helmets stand back as more men in military uniform accompanying thickly veiled women walk past, the procession continues with military officers, dignitaries in top hats, men in gowns and pill box shaped hats.
LS men carrying wreaths walk forward.
SV people in funeral procession walk past - men in gowns and pill box shaped caps, followed by dignitaries in top hats, followed by military officers, than after a gap, three officers, one carrying medals(?) preceding the coffin. The coffin is draped in dark cloth with insignia device on it and is laid on carriage drawn by four horses draped in black. It is followed by members of the family, including two small boys (Princes?) in sailors' uniform.
KEYFRAMES: General Ludendorff / Admiral von Tirpitz / Erich Ludendorff / Paul von Hindenburg / General Hindenburg / Hohenzollern tomb
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