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18.08.2005: Military honors of the German Armed Forces for His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI at Cologne/Bonn Airport. The honor guard is provided by the 3rd Company of the Guard Battalion at the Federal Ministry of Defense. The German Armed Forces Staff Music Corps plays under the direction of Lieutenant Colonel Volker Wörrlein. The drum major of the marching band is Sergeant Major Christian Richter. 00:00 Entry of the guard of honour (Prussia's Gloria) 00:20 Arrival of the Pope 04:25 Procession of the guard of honour 06:40 Pope leaves the plane 07:43 Guard of honour battalion presented 08:29 March to the podium 09:26 Report to the guest 10:25 Vatican national anthem 13:19 German national anthem 14:33 Signing out of the guard of honour 15:33 Marching out of the guard of honour (Königgrätzer March) #bundeswehr #guardbataillon #stabsmusikkorps