British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stands with a Naval Officer and Sir Allan Brooke, Chief of the British Imperial General Staff, aboard a British warship en route to North Africa. Churchill and Brooke don life vests and relax on deck. General Brooke, Prime Minister Churchill and British Field Marshal Jan Smuts stand on deck in their life vests. Churchill descending a ladder on the ship. Churchill, Brooke, and Smuts, aboard a launch entering harbor in North Africa. Scenes of congested pier at the port. Jeeps and troops crowd about to see the Prime Minister and members of Imperial General Staff, as they slice through the crowd to meet up with General Bernard Law Montgomery. Winston Churchill, smoking a cigar, walks and converses with General Montgomery. View of Prime Minister Churchill, cigar in mouth, deftly stepping across from one ship to another. Crew of the first ship cheers him and he doffs his hat and flashes a V for victory hand sign. (World War II period)
A man fits a hidden camera into the basket of his bicycle, in England. Several other men stand near him. A man hands him bottles and groceries which he uses to cover the hide the camera in the basket. The men ride cycles along a road. Shops in the street. Pedestrians, cars and other cyclists in the background. The man pulls on a small string to make the camera take pictures while he rides. (Showing a method of surveillance and reconnaissance during World War 2)
Pope Pius XII meets Allied troops at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy during World War 2. Members of the British 8th Army at side of open aisle in St Peter's Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). A procession led by Swiss Guards. Papal entourage walks down the aisle followed by Pope Pius XII on a gestatorial chair (sedia gestatoria). He blesses the troops as he goes. Pope descends the chair and walks to the throne. He seats himself and addresses the troops. The troops listen to the Pope. Pope Pius XII rises from the chair and bestows blessings on the soldiers.
Pope Pius XII talks to Allied soldiers at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy. United States troops and British Troops at side of open aisle in St Peter's Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Pope Pius XII rises from the throne and blesses the soldiers. Soldiers listen to the pope as he talks informally to them. The soldiers surround him. Pope Pius XII walks to the throne and sits. (World War II period).
Pope Pius XII meets Vatican priests and Allied troops at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy. United States troops and British Troops at side of open aisle in Saint Peter's Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Pope Pius XII stands from the throne and blesses the soldiers. The pope is raised into the Sedan chair or sedia gestatoria. The soldiers kiss the apostolic ring. Pope Pius XII carried through crowd of soldiers. The soldiers gather around the chair. (World War II period).
Parade on a street in Norway. Vidkun Quisling honored at Testimonial for efforts against Bolshevism during World War 2. Huge crowd gathered at Square. Uniformed men and women parade. They carry flags. Flag carriers and uniformed men lined up. Vidkun Quisling and other officials give German Nazi salute. Spectators watch the parade. Formation of lined Quisling Guard with German military officers in the background. Vidkun Quisling and two other men in uniform watch the parade. Flag bearers enter field formed by grandstand crowded by people. People on grandstand applaud. Flag bearers enter field. Officers give Nazi salute. Guardsmen, Norwegian soldiers and volunteers from various counties march past. Youth organizations march past.
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