Renaming of Prague Quay after Reinhard Heydrich

Title:

Renaming of Prague Quay after Reinhard Heydrich

Creator:

Aktualita

Publisher:

Národní filmový archiv

Identifier:

3900053-04
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12801/3900053-04

Subject:

nábřeží přejmenování, jednotka SS nastoupená, cedule Reinhard-Heydrich Ufer, vlajky s hákovým křížem, hajlování, Heydrichiáda, Places::Praha::Smetanovo nábřeží, Places::Praha::Nové Město::Národní divadlo::v pozadí, People::Daluege Kurt (1897-1946), People::Heydrichová Lina (1911-1985), People::Pfitzner Josef (1901-1945), People::Frank Karl Hermann (1898-1946), and Český zvukový týdeník Aktualita::1942/43

Type:

video and clip

Description:

Segment from Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1942, issue no. 43, shows the renaming ceremony of a part of the Vltava waterfront in Prague (today the Smetana Quay) to Reinhard-Heydrich-Ufer on Sunday, 18 September 1942. The ceremony is attended by widow Lina Heydrich, Acting Reich Protector Kurt Daluege with his entourage, Reich Secretary Karl Hermann Frank, Deputy Mayor of the City of Prague Josef Pfitzner, Prime Minister of the Protectorate Government Jaroslav Krejčí, and Minister of the Interior Richard Bienert. The National Theatre is seen in the background. The ceremony is opened by Deputy Mayor of the City of Prague Josef Pfitzner. In his speech, Karl Hermann Frank highlights Reinhard Heydrich´s political legacy and the duties arising from it for Germans and Czechs (silent). After that, Frank begins the renaming ceremony and the unveiling of a plaque with a sign reading "Reinhard-Heydrich-Ufer." The participants perform a Nazi salute to the tune of the German anthem.

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:

1942