Funeral of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik in Bratislava and Bre

  Authors

(:unav) Unknown author

  Item identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3901766-01

 Date issued

1919

 Type

clip, video

 Language(s)

Nolinguistic content

 Description

Unedited film footage captures the funeral of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik held in Bratislava on 10 May 1919 and copntinued in the village of Brezová on 11 May. The funeral procession through Bratislava, which took place on 10 May 1919, sets off from the Grassalkovich Palace, the current presidential residence. The funeral ceremony continues the following day in the village of Brezová. Minister of Defence Václav Klofáč delivers a funeral speech. The event is attended by the Chief of Staff of the Czechoslovak Army General Maurice Pellé, Minister of Health Vavro Šrobár, chief commander of the Czechoslovak troops in Slovakia General Luigi Giuseppe Piccione, and other luminaries. The procession passes by General Štefánik´s birthplace, the former Protestant parish in the village of Košariská.

 Publisher

Národní filmový archiv

 Subject(s)

pohřeb Štefánik Milan Rastislav průvod pohřební vůz pohřební kapela vojenská na pohřbu pohřeb vojenský legionáři italští na koních legionáři francouzští na pohřbu kostel exteriér věnce smuteční legionáři italští na pohřbu vlajky smuteční avlajka americká vlajka britská projev smuteční generál francouzský dům rodný Štefánik Milan Rastislav Významné pohřby People::Pellé Maurice César Joseph (1863-1924) People::Piccione Luigi Giuseppe (1866-1942) People::Šrobár Vavro (1867-1950) People::Klofáč Václav Jaroslav (1868-1942)

 Collection(s)

Memorable Funerals

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