Allied troops occupy Cassino in Italy. The allied troops advance with tanks and artillery. They fire from damaged buildings. Enemy comes out of hiding places and surrender. Soldiers patrol in occupied and destroyed town of Cassino. Soldiers give candy to Italian children. General Charles De Gaulle and General Clark converse with each other. (World War II period).
Mop up operation by British Allied forces in Florence, Italy, during World War 2. South African and New Zealand troops advance on tanks. Soldier looks through binoculars. Views of city of Florence including Florence Cathedral (Duomo). View of Ponte Vecchio bridge in the city, the only one spared by the German forces who destroyed all other bridges over the Arno River at Florence. Soldier fires from the hidden area. Explosions in the city. Soldiers patrol on streets of Florence. Civilians on streets, including some partisan civilian soldiers aiding in the elimination of German sniper positions.
Military Museum at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, Italy. Tower of the Castello Sforzesco. Portraits of Italian Army personnel, uniforms, badges, maps and equipment exhibited inside the military museum. Visitors look at photographs inside the museum. They look at an album with pictures of various officers. Newspaper clippings hung on wall.
Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini reviews Fascist Youth in Rome, Italy. Thousands of boys and girls march during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the Nation's entry into the World War. The advancement of the youngsters to higher grades in semi-military organizations fostered by the government. Benito Mussolini on horseback. Young girls and boys march in uniform.
Three nations sign pacts to preserve Mid-European peace, in Rome Italy. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss of Austria, and Premier Gyula Gömbös of Hungary sign Agreement to help maintain peace in Europe. The pact is also signed to stimulate trade and improve commercial relations between the signatories.
Diver descends 1000 feet under sea in Genoa Italy. Ship at sea. Diver gets inside a diving equipment wearing the oxygen mask. He is lowered into water with the help of a rope. Men help him aboard the ship after his diving experience.
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