Various Paris landmarks after liberation of Paris during World War 2. Two French soldiers from the 2nd Armored Division look at the camera from their M4 Sherman tank “Mangin” (September 25 1944). Liberation of Paris on August 25 1944. The French and United States flag flying above Paris. Aerial view of crowds crossing a bridge. Aerial view of people frantically running. French men and women use bicycles and walk on a bridge. French people cycling on Pont Alexandre III bridge (Pont Alexandre III, 75008 Paris, France). View of the Pont Alexandre III bridge and the Eiffel Tower. An artillery gun is placed in front of the Statue of Nantes in the Place de la Concorde. People walking in the Place de la Concorde with fountain in foreground. (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). People crossing the Pont Alexandre III bridge. A damaged metal barricade at bridge with Grand Palais in background. People cycling across Pont Alexandre III bridge. as man takes pictures with camera. A boat “Beaujolais” moored next to the Pont Alexandre III bridge. People on bicycles crossing between bridge abutments on Pont Alexandre III bridge with Les Invalides in background.
Allied forces enter Rome after liberation from Nazi Germany during World War II. Roman men and women welcome United States soldiers on moving tanks. Allied soldiers enter Rome through the Porta Maggiore, also known as the Porta Prenestina (Piazza di Porta Maggiore, 00182 Roma RM, Italy). Aerial view of United States tank and soldiers entering Rome. Italian men and women cheer and welcome Allied soldiers outside the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). Soldiers marching on the Via di S. Giovanni in Laterano towards the Colosseum. A regiment of the British Army plays bagpipes outside the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria), also known as the Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), near the Capitoline Hill. Adoring Italian women reach out to soldiers on a jeep. Crowds gathered to watch Allied military vehicles drive on Via dei Fori Imperiali towards Piazza Venezia. Italians watch the entrance of Allied trucks into the Saint Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City) of the Vatican City.
Two escaped U.S. Army Air Force aircraft pilots, shot down in enemy territory in December 1943 during World War II, speak with U.S. officers after their rescue in 1944. Both pilots are dressed in civilian clothing, and one wears improvised shoes. (Footage shot around the time of the Battle of Cisterna).
Bulldozers clearing shrubs, leveling land in Italy. Bulldozer pushing soil. A man operates a plowing machine. A man drives a road roller with spikes. A group of farmers drive tractors at a farm. White cattle looking on in the background. Men working in an assembly line of a factory. Italian workers working inside an aerospace factory. A man working on rocket. Airplanes being constructed in Italy. Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) officers inspect an aircraft being assembled. Men assemble an Italian Air Force plane. The roundel of the Italian Air Force is displayed on the aircraft. Men working inside a factory. Workers take a metal frame for a car body from a machine. Conveyer lifts transport car parts inside a car factory. Men working on suspended cars in assembly line. Man closes hood of a finished car (1957 Fiat Millecento Belvedere). A man inspects a 4 door DeSoto 1956 Firedome car in assembly line. Cars racing on racetrack. Cars parked in the middle of a racetrack. Newly manufactured cars are being transported by a car carrier trailer. A car carrier trailer passes by the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome, Italy. An Alitalia Douglas DC-6B takes off from Rome Ciampino Airport (Via Appia Nuova, 1651, 00040 Ciampino RM, Italy). An Italian journalist talks to an American man while waiting for flight inside the airport. Italian man stands up to board his flight. Passengers climb up the stairs of a TWA airstair. Italian man waves back at American friend from the tarmac. American man waves at Italian journalist boarding his flight.
Film 'San Pietro' shows an American officer giving a brief speech regarding the Battle of San Pietro. View of Liri Valley in Italy with damaged trees and wrecked buildings. Damaged statue in the building. Destroyed Vineyards.
340th bomb group bombs over towns and crossroads; an important junction of supply roads in Corleto Perticara, Italy. 340th bomb group hits bombs over target area. Aerial view of bomb explosions in Corleto Perticara. Smoke rising over target areas. (World War II period).
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