Des Kaisers Weihnachtsreise

Summary

Intertitle 1: In the winter forest.  

Intertitle 2: Home for Christmas. (Intertitles 1 -2 and pictures are missing)  

Intertitle 3: Goodbye. Image: Waving soldiers.  

Intertitle 4: The Emperor is coming. Image: Emperor Wilhelm II arrives by train at the station and is greeted by Crown Prince Wilhelm.  

Intertitle 5: At the troops of the Crown Prince. Image: Visiting the troops, marching past the troops in front of the Emperor and Crown Prince Wilhelm.  

Intertitle 6: Next. Image: Emperor Wilhelm II and Crown Prince board a carriage and drive off.  

Intertitle 7: The commanding general. (Intertitle 7 and picture missing)  

Intertitle 8: The princes and hereditary princes of Reuss and Waldeck. Image: Greeting of the emperor by the princes and hereditary princes, marching past of troops, farewell of Wilhelm II by the officers.  

Intertitle 9: Address to the officers. Image: Speech of Emperor Wilhelm II in the open air.  

Intertitle 10: Frontline hospitals. Image: Kaiser Wilhelm II visits a front-line hospital; soldiers and nurses line up to greet him; conversation with the nurses.  

Intertitle 11: With the fighters at Cambrai. Image: Arrival at soldiers in Cambrai.  

Intertitle 12: The capture. Image: Viewing of captured guns from the battles of Cambrai.  

Intertitle 13: The Emperor's thanks. (Intertitle 13 and picture missing)  

Intertitle 14: The "Pour le merite". Image: Kaiser Wilhelm II awards the order "Pour le merite" to German soldiers.  

Intertitle 15: Arrival in Ghent. Image: He arrives in Ghent by train and goes to the cathedral.  

Intertitle 16: In front of the cathedral. Image: a vehicle pulls up, Kaiser Wilhelm II gets out, subsequent convoy of cars through the city.  

Intertitle 17: In the count's castle. Image: visiting the castle, emperor standing on castle stairs.  

Intertitle 18: The emperor is driving through the city... Image: convoy of cars, streets lined with soldiers.  

Intertitle 19: ..and home for Christmas Eve. Image: farewell to the emperor at the station in Ghent; Wilhelm II boards the special train, departure of the train.  

Intertitle 20:  Christmas at the assault battalion. Image: Christmas celebration of a German assault battalion in the street; candles on a Christmas tree are lit by the soldiers; distribution of gifts of love, some soldiers depart.  

Source: Bundesarchiv