Italian SSB 2-man torpedo hoisted in a crane hook. View of controls in the cockpit of the SSB torpedo. Pilots in the cockpit of the SSB underway in water. Crew put on their scuba type face masks. SSB torpedo dives under the water surface. Torpedo comes on the surface and alongside a merchant ship. The Captain remains in the cockpit and the 2nd man gets off the torpedo. He fastens a clamp to the keel of taget ship and then pulls a warhead from the torpedo and fastens it to the target ship. He climbs back aboard the the SSB and they pull away.
Names of German war correspondents listed in World War II. Narrator refers to past political regimes. Refers to Fascists from Berlin and their comrades from the old guard. Representatives of "Fasci Italiani All Estero" (Italian Fascists Abroad) meet in Rome at Building labeled "Fascion-Federico Guella." They participate in ceremony honoring fallen Fascists. Memorial Wreaths and flags are shown. Secretary General of the Italian Fascists Abroad, Piero Parini, greets the group and gives a speech in which he emphasizes that Italian Fascists are "side by side" with the Germans--that. Italian and German soldiers are comrades in war. Banners of various groups of fascists abroad are displayed.
Italian troops mobilize during World War 2. Italian soldiers pack their back packs and prepare to march forward. The troops begin to march to trains bound for Russia. The military band plays as they march. A huge crowd of civilians on the streets. Men, women, and children watch as the troops march towards the trains. People hold miniature Italian flags and cheer the soldiers. Civilians gather on either side of the road as the soldiers move ahead.
Activities of United States soldiers on the Italian Front during World War II. Film opens showing Mount Vesuvius, viewed from a distance. Closeup of a cargo ship offloading supplies in rope nets to men on boats below. A DUKW (six-wheel drive amphibious truck) moves up the beach. Next Army cooks are seen preparing fresh chickens on the tailgate of a truck. Closeup of soldiers expressing approval of the fare being prepared. Next the cooks ladle portions of the prepared meal into mess kits of Allied and American soldiers. Closeup of one mess kit containing a meal of poultry, mashed potatoes, and peas. Soldiers seated on the ground enjoying their meals. Red Cross nurses walking among tents where clothes are drying on a line. One woman is washing some items. Soldiers carry a wounded on a stretcher, accompanied by a nurse carrying a plasma bottle. A truck making its way with difficulty through deep mud. Soldiers struggling to walk through deep mud. Closeup of a wooden case containing Field “C” rations. All manner of canned goods are displayed from the supply case. Cans of food are passed to soldiers on a defensive line. They examine the canned goods they’ve received and discuss them with one another. A Colonel eating from a can along with soldiers.
Italian troops advance in Tyrol Sector of Alps mountain range on Italian Front during World War I. Italian troops move up in the Tyrol Sector. Boats in harbor area. Italian troops advance with pack mules along a hillside and across a stream. Troops and pack mules on a mountain road. Battle area shows smoke rising from shell explosions. Smoke rising from mountains.
Man working and giving finishing touches to monumental puppets, caricatures of popular people. Various views of puppets and men working and coloring puppets for Carnival of Viareggio.