Benito Mussolini’s dismissal as Prime Minister of Italy following major military defeats during World War 2. Past events show a large number of people gathered at the Piazza Venezia (Piazza Venezia, 00187 Rome Italy) in Rome, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini delivers a speech from his balcony at the Palazzo Venezia (Piazza Venezia, 3, Rome, Laz. 00186). A damaged building in Italy after the defeat. People on the roof of a building as they hoist the flag of the Kingdom of Italy. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler confers with other leaders. People gathered at the Victor Emmanuel II Monument (Altare della Patria Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), also known as the Altar of the Fatherland, in Rome. Mussolini delivers a speech. A procession arrives with the Royal Carriage of King Victor Emanuel III of Italy. Marshal Pietro Badoglio shake hands with supporters after his appointment as Prime Minister by King Victor Emmanuel III. Cheering crowds gathered in Via del Corso street. People gathered at the Piazza Venezia.
The United States 5th Army enter Rome, Italy during World War II. Italians fill the streets and cheer for the Americans. Italians gather in front of the Porta San Giovanni (00185 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy) near the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Crowds of Italians cheering in front of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Soldiers on military vehicles, M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and jeeps proceed into the center of Rome, past the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) and other ancient structures and landmarks including the Vittoriano and Capidoglio on Capitoline Hill. United States soldiers in truck near the Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Crowds gathered in front of the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria, Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Men carrying the Italian flag on top of a truck driving in Via del Corso. The American, British and Italian flags hang in front of the Campidoglio. Façade of the Campidoglio (Piazza del Campidoglio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Young Italian men and women wave at the camera while marching. Italians hitch a ride with soldiers on a Jeep in front of the Saint Peter’s Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Some Italian civilians ride with U.S. soldiers on their trucks. U.S. Lieutenant General Mark Clark consults with two U.S. Major Generals.
Allied forces enter Rome, Italy during World War II. Italian civilians gathered along a road and some of them walk down a street. American tanks and trucks move on the streets of Rome. Three Allied soldiers in a horse drawn carriage. A military jeep with children around it and the Monument of Victor Emmanuel II (Altare della Paria Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome. American soldiers talk to Italian civilians in front of the Palazzo Venezia (Piazza di S. Marco, 49, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), the former office of Benito Mussolini. American M4 Sherman tanks and trucks move past an Italian policeman and the Monument of Victor Emmanuel II in the background. American enlisted men talk to Italian civilians. A sign on a truck reads 'Rome Beer Express, to 5th Army, compliments PBS'. Civilians and soldiers on the streets of Rome after the liberation from Nazi German rule. An Allied soldier rides a carriage with Italian girls seated in it. Soldiers in a jeep take pictures on Via del Corso. A sign on a building read 'A morte Mussolini'.
Testing of a tiny plane in Rome, Italy. The plane with a midget motor. Then Italian inventor stands near the aircraft. The aircraft in flight.
A midget plane being tested in Rome, Italy. A midget plane with its tail in front parked on a filed. A man turns the propellers of the plane. Pilot in the cockpit ready for test flight. Aircraft takes off and in flight.
Film opens with view from a high point of the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter's Basilica is seen in the background. Camera focuses on a group of men crowded together in a fenced area atop a construction project. Closer view reveals Benito Mussolini wielding a pick alongside other workers. After a moment, he puts the pick down and goes to the end of the area where he stands on something to make him visible above the others, and gives a fascist salute. View of St. Peter's from the elevated work site. Closeup of ordinary workers clearing rubble from the construction site. Film goes black momentarily and then shows the crowded work site seen in the earlier footage. Mussolini is handed the pick and uses it for a longer time than previously shown. He and others leave the work site. More views of St. Peter's Basilica. Views of trams and light traffic on a street below. More views of apartment houses and St. Peter's. Film interrupted and then shows closeup of men working on the construction site.
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