Liberation of Rome by the Allies during World War II. Allied soldiers loaded onto a tank enter Rome. A sign in Italian. Civilians gathered in St. Peter's Square. Allied soldiers ride bikes. Civilians and traffic with the Colosseum in the background. A large crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square cheers. A child in a pram. A woman kisses a soldier.
Scenes of Rome and American Army officers on leave there during World War 2. Views including St Angelo Bridge and castle (Castel Sant'Angelo) at the Tiber River. People riding bicycles over the bridge. Statue of an angel, by sculptor Pieter Verschaffelt. St Peters Basilica and Square. Sign proclaiming neutral territory of the Vatican (in Italian and English). The sign reads ' Neutral state of Vatican. Admission of military vehicles not allowed.' A sign reads '322 service group'. U.S. Army officers, in uniform, pose as they smoke cigarettes, wearing overseas caps and smiling. An officer pretends to count money, posing in front of a sign in the background reading ' Finance office 322nd service group.' Unidentified U.S. Army officers smoking cigarettes and posing for photographs in front of flowering shrubs in Rome.
A film titled 'Typhus in Naples' shows typhus striking the city of Naples during World War 2. The city of Naples shows Mount Vesuvius and buildings. A ship sailing on the Bay of Naples. Italians get off at the Napoli Centrale (Piazza Garibaldi 80142 Napoli) railroad station. A man walks through a tunnel in the slums of Naples. A horse-drawn funeral hearse. Statue of Jesus Christ. A cemetery in Naples. Mummified remains in uncovered crypts. Damaged buildings in Naples. Graves in a cemetery. Rubble on the streets. Medics evacuate casualties on stretchers. Dynamited bathroom. Refugees arrive in Naples. Two Italian refugee boys. Dead bodies on the side of a street. An Italian woman suffering from typhus. A close view of lice on human skin. Warning signs for typhus in English and Italian languages.
Allied drive towards Rome after the capture of Monte Casino during the end of World War II. Ruins of Cassino crushed by Allied war machines. Artillery shelled walls of Monte Cassino. Enemy mines and booby traps. Commanding officer of British, American and French army including British Army Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, U.S. Army General Mark W. Clark and Juin et al plan for the drive on Rome. Army tanks drive. Smoke rises. German prisoners are being taken.
Models display the latest Italian Spring collection in Rome, Italy. Models in Italian designer creations atop the Hotel Hassler Roma (Piazza della Trinità dei Monti, 6, 00187 Roma RM, Italy). The two bell towers of the Trinità dei Monti church is seen from the Hotel Hassler rooftop. Italian models in lacy, frilly formal gowns made of silk organdy with pleats. Rose motifs in a ball gown skirt. Ladies display colorful twirly skirts. A model in a checked coat and a black dress underneath. Models wearing jaunty, gaily decorated hats with spring garden theme. A model drinks from a bar as a bartender makes a drink. The hats decorated with garden fruits and vegetables like asparagus.
Italian cavalry enter Fiume, after Austro-Hungarian troops abandon it during World War 1. Mounted cavalry sound bugles as they proceed into the city. Local people seem excited. Kingdom of Italy flags are displayed. Many women carry flowers, and the scene is celebratory. Still images of Italian General Armando Diaz and King Vittorio Emanuele III, of Italy, are shown at end of film.
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