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Italians cheer as American soldiers of the 5th Army enter Rome, Italy, during WWII

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.

Date: 1944, June 4
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046262
Italian civilians celebrate the Liberation of Rome, Italy and General Clark visits the Vatican City during World War II.

Liberation of Rome by the Allies during World War II. Allied soldiers in Jeeps drive on the streets of Rome. Soldiers salute while on moving Jeep entering the Vatican City. United States Army General Mark Clark leads a convoy of Allied soldiers. French General Charles de Gaulle and retinue walk out of a building inside the Vatican. Swiss Guards with halberd follow the retinue. The Jeeps pass under a bridge. General Mark Clark with a cardinal as he visits the Vatican City. Civilians gathered on a street. A Swiss Guard in regular duty service dress uniform talks to a young United States soldier. Cheering people crowd Via Del Corso. The King Victor Emmanuel Monument (Altare della Patria Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy) in the background. Civilians run on a street. People cheer and wave.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675057773
Italians greet Allied forces after liberation of Rome (WW2)

Allied forces enter Rome after liberation from Nazi Germany during World War II. Roman men and women welcome United States soldiers on moving tanks. Allied soldiers enter Rome through the Porta Maggiore, also known as the Porta Prenestina (Piazza di Porta Maggiore, 00182 Roma RM, Italy). Aerial view of United States tank and soldiers entering Rome. Italian men and women cheer and welcome Allied soldiers outside the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). Soldiers marching on the Via di S. Giovanni in Laterano towards the Colosseum. A regiment of the British Army plays bagpipes outside the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria), also known as the Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), near the Capitoline Hill. Adoring Italian women reach out to soldiers on a jeep. Crowds gathered to watch Allied military vehicles drive on Via dei Fori Imperiali towards Piazza Venezia. Italians watch the entrance of Allied trucks into the Saint Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City) of the Vatican City.

Date: 1944, June 4
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079435
Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli elected as new Pope after the death of Pope Pius XI, in Rome, Italy..

Cardinal Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli being acclaimed as Pope Pius XII in Vatican City, Rome. Rites being performed at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome to mark the passing of Pope Pius XI. The new Pope stands in a balcony with other dignitaries. Pope Pius XII wearing the papal tiara. Bells ringing in the Vatican. View of Saint Peter’s Basilica and Saint Peter’s Square. Italian women and a boy wearing black kneel in prayer at Saint Peter’s Square. Altar servers and Swiss Guards leading a procession inside the Saint Peter’s Basilica. Pope Pius XII carried on the sedia gestatoria blessing the crowds. Pope Pius XII seated while being flanked by the papal flabella (ostrich feather fans) in the balcony of Saint Peter’s Basilica. A priest crowns Pope Pius XII with the papal tiara. Pope Pius XII blesses the large crowd gathered in Saint Peter’s Square (00120 Vatican City) to greet him.

Date: 1939, February
Duration: 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051597
Ceremonies and address by Pope Paul VI at the meeting of bishops and prelates at historic Ecumenical Council in Vatican.

Closing ceremonies and address by Pope Paul VI at the historic Vatican II Ecumenical Council in Vatican. View of the Saint Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City) and surrounding parts of Rome, Italy. The church and buildings and large crowd gathered at the Council. 2,400 bishops and other prelates at the Vatican II Council revise many aspects of Church activity. Pope Paul VI arrives at the Council and waves hands to crowd arrived at the ceremony. The Pope is carried on a sedia gestatoria chair. Pope Paul VI celebrates mass and addresses the assembly at St Peter's Square.

Date: 1965, December 14
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056320
Allied troops and crowds of civilians in Rome as it is liberated.

Allied forces in Rome, Italy during World War II. Allied troops and civilians crowd in front of Trajan’s Column, Church of Saint Mary of Loreto and the Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary at the Forum of Trajan (Piazza della Madonna di Loreto, 26, 00187 Roma RM, Italy) in the center of Rome. Some people marching to Piazza Venezia, in front of the Altare della Patria. Civilians fraternize with the troops. “Assicurazioni Generali” (Generali Insurance) building on Piazza Venezia. Red Cross soldiers smoking. Crowds of Italians holding flags on Via del Corso. A soldier holds a baby. A young woman kisses a soldier. Soldiers talk to priests on St. Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City) in Vatican City. A smiling soldier shake hands with a group of Catholic priests. The Italian flag is waved above the crowd. Medical soldiers with crosses on their helmets are seen. Civilian children celebrate with everyone. A boy searching, looking far away. A sign reading 'Radio Televisione' is seen on a building that is being ransacked.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675040762