Scenes of Venice at end of World War 2, in Europe. Closeup of Gondolier propelling boat with his pole. View of two men and a wo man, passengers in a gondola, propelled by two gondoliers, one in front and one in the rear. It passes by walled gardens in background. A group of passengers in a large gondola, with two gondoliers, passing by striped poles along edge of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. A steel bridge spanning across the canal. A motorboat passes, filled with armed Italian Partisans, flying an Italian flag. Gondola containing several British 8th Army men looking up at sights. View of Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Basilica of Saint Mary of Health).British soldiers standing on pavement in front of the Basilica with two Italian children beside them. A hotel displaying British and American flags. (The stars on the American flag are not configured correctly. It was probably locally made.) British soldiers at another hotel, next door, called "Grande Albergo." They relax on patio in the sun. One distributes mail to the others.
The annual Regatta Storica takes place on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Several gondolas and boats are being rowed in the Grand Canal during the Regatta Storica. The boats row under the Rialto Bridge (Sestiere San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy). King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy speaks to officials as he watches the regatta. A group of men row an elaborate boat.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill at the beach of Lido (Lido de Venezia) in Venice, Italy. Churchill hands his clothes and hat to his assistants. Churchill walk on sand and swims in the seawater. Other people swim in the sea. Churchill moves out of the sea as his assistants cover him with a towel.
Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini's declaration of war on Britain during World War II. A crowd assembled in Venice, Italy to hear the dictator's declaration of war. Dictator Benito Mussolini speaks from a balcony flanked by banners and large fasces (symbol of Fascism). Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie saluting in Ethiopia before Italian annexation of the country.
Annual gondola regatta is held in Venice, Italy. Race of the gondoliers. Gondolas at canal during the race. Gondoliers go for the racing along the city's canal. They rows their gondola.
Prince Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor, visit a beach in Lido, Venice, Italy. The Duke and the Duchess of Windsor get in a motorboat. Sailors and other people stand in the background. People in swimwear gather around the beach. The Duke and the Duchess in the boat. The duke rows the boat. People on the Lido beach watch the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. A woman and a man in the background row a boat.
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