Smoke from explosions and bombardment in Rome during World War II. Destroyed buildings and ruins in the streets. A church with damaged façade and statues. A large crowd gathered at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (P.za di Santa Maria Maggiore, 00100 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome. Pope Pius XII seen near a car surrounded by the crowd. Policemen keep a vigil. Motorists and cyclists rush through the streets. A church bell tolls in the Vatican. The Pope greets the waiting crowd from his balcony. The crowd cheers for Pope Pius XII.
An exhibition of artwork and sculptures at a gallery or museum in Zurich, during World War 2. Sculpture of the Virgin Mary. Medieval sculpture of a man. Visitors view artwork including paintings inside the exhibition hall. Swiss paintings, lithographs from the Medieval and Renaissance periods on display. A couple views portraits from the 19th-20th century. People view the exhibition. Modernist nude sculptures on display.
Main building of University of Debrecen, in Debrecen, Hungary, with lake area in front of the entrance. Flags of the German Reich, Empire of Greater Japan, Kingdom of Italy and other Axis powers fluttering outside the building. Axis leaders and military officials inside the building. Dignitaries and Military officials seated on a stage in an auditorium. A large crowd seated to attend the function. (World War II period).
A town nestled among hills in Spain. A woman under a tree. Teenage girls descend the steps at a Spanish educational institution or boarding school, during World War 2. Girls salute during the morning assembly. Flags are hoisted. Young women stand around the flag post. Girls seated in groups at tables for breakfast. They sit outside and sew. Outdoor activities in the playground. A group of girls on a path in the forest. They kneel before a Christian religious cross. (World War 2 period.)
Film opens with glimpse from a boat approaching Mount Athos, Greece, during World War 2. The Monastery of Saint Panteleimon ( known as the Russian Monastery) in Athos seen from the boat, with a German soldier wearing pith helmet in the foreground. Some buildings in the craggy slopes of the mountain. The Monastery complex seen in successively closer views from the boat approaching the shore. A closeup of the Monastery from nearby on the island. Camera pans part of the structure. Next, an Archbishop and other clergy are seen conducting some German army officers and members of their party on a tour of the Monastery. Closeup of the Archbishop and other clergy. Closeup of a German officer with a Clergy member. Closeup of another clergy member. A German officer descends stairs accompanied by six or more Clergy. The German visitors are escorted in a courtyard shaded by palm trees. The senior German Army officer points and asks questions of the Archbishop, who is seated on the edge of a line of roof tiles. What appears to be a fountain (without water) in a courtyard. Camera pans upward showing the main Monastery building. Scene shifts to sailing vessel tied up at the shore. Next, the German visitors are seen waving from a boat to The Archbishop and members of clergy standing on the shore as their boat pulls away from Mount Athos.
Romanian Marshal Ion Antonescu, accompanied by other officers, arrives at a garden party, during World War 2. He is greeted by other Romanian officers in white uniforms, and a woman hostess. View shifts to a series of balconies, filled with spectators, overlooking a lower balcony and patio, shaded by umbrellas. There, Marshal Antonescu is seated along with a number of men and women. The camera then focuses upon a swimming pool, where men dive into the water and compete in a swimming race. Numerous spectators stand around the pool to watch.
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