U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt passes away. Past events showing the President working for the nation. The President addresses the people. An aerial view of the Capitol building. The President stands in a balcony of the building for the inaugural ceremony. A large crowd gathers in front of the building to hear him. The President in car outside a building, he waves. The President with other dignitaries in a hall. The President at work in his office. He waves towards a large crowd lined up on the streets to greet him. He is seated in a car with his wife. People gather outside a building. The President with his family outside the building. He meets British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss about World War II. He addresses the people and declares the state of war between Japan and the United States. The President seated in a jeep reviews troops. Churchill seated with the President. Other officials stand in the background. President Roosevelt seated with U.S. Vice President Truman. He studies a map with other officials. He addresses the people at the inaugural ceremony and takes the oath as the President. Exterior of a building. The President confers with other dignitaries at Livadia Palace near Yalta. He addresses the people about the war against Japan. The United States flag lowered on the flag pole.
The Battle of Monte Cassino. Aerial view of the town and abbey in Italy. During an exercise west of Cassino, near Monte Camino, New Zealand gunners fire British 6 Pounder Antitank gun and a captured German Pak 40 75mm antitank gun, Views of the anti-tank men loading and firing their weapon. Smoke rises due to the firing. As part of the exercise, Infantry of 24th Battalion, 2nd Division,New Zealand Expeditionary Force, advance with fixed bayonets and one fires a machine gun. Group of New Zealand soldiers stand near a jeep and a destroyed U.S. Sherman tank of 756th Tank Battalion, amidst destroyed buildings in the north of Cassino. Several New Zealand soldiers smile for the camera. (World War II period).
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.
Officers and airmen, of the U.S. 91st Bomb Group, stationed at RAF Bassingbourn, England, stand in formation, in class A uniforms, in front of the B-17, Memphis Belle. Brigadier General Haywood S. Hansell, Jr. presents the Silver Star medal to two staff sergeants of the Memphis Belle crew. Pilot Robert K. Morgan of the B-17 Memphis Belle receives the distinguished Flying Cross, as does a technical sergeant, and another staff sergeant and an officer crew member. View of the medal recipients lined up together. A military band playing on the airfield. The British RAF flag flies over the airfield. (World War II period).
U.S. official film about Japanese capturing the Borneo Oil Fields in Asia. Japanese turn off gushers and extinguish fire sets by retreating British forces in damaged Borneo Oil fields. Water sprays out of the ground. Men watch. Tanks, infrastructure and machinery at oil refinery. Area of oil refinery. (World War II period).
King George V watches the color ceremony on his birthday from the Buckingham Palace, London, England. The cavalry marches in front of the palace. The King and his family watch from a balcony. British soldiers march. Troops stand aligned. The Prince of Wales salutes the marching troops.
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