Field Marshal Albert Kesselring reviews coastal defense in Italy during World War 2. Map of Italy and neighboring countries (written in German). Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Albert Kesselring reviews a coastal defense unit in Italy. General Kesselring salutes upon his arrival and walks. General Kesselring waves his baton while speaking. A young Wehrmacht soldier is introduced to General Kesselring. General Kesselring knocks the Stahlhelm helmet of a soldier. General Kesselring boards an SS staff car. Kesselring smiles as the car drives away. A soldier uses binoculars to observe the coast. A German soldier (wearing only white underwear) uses a field telephone. German soldiers (mostly underdressed) resting in a grove of trees. German soldiers prepare and clean artillery guns. Shirtless German soldiers eating grapes in Italy.
High ranking military officials review a parade of military units from in front of the Palace of Justice (Palazzo di Giustizia, Piazza Cavour, 00193 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome, Italy, during World War I. Potted plants decorate the Palace entrance. King Peter I and King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, step into a royal carriage. The two converse briefly while they wait for the footmen to take their places in the back of the carriage. The carriage then proceeds with King Peter I and King Victor Emmanuel III. Scene shifts to front of the Palace, again, where many civilian dignitaries have gathered to watch the military parade.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1944. Lava in the city. Smoke rises from lava. People pose. Crowd gathers near lava. Civilians kneel in prayer as church services are held before an outdoor shrine. The crowd praying around a Virgin Mary statue. Candles lit in front of statue and priest speaks. Lava flow interrupts services. A man pushes lava rock with a stick. The crowd breaks up and carries the shrine forward. Men carry statue and priest go with them. View of city with cloud of smoke in the background.
Dignitaries pay honor to dead soldiers in Rome, Italy. Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, flanked by dignitaries of the state, church and national arms pays honor to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the defense of the country. They walk past the guard of honor. The monument is unveiled. The dignitaries pay homage to the dead soldiers. Victor Emmanuel III gives a traditional military hand salue, while other dignitaries simply raise their rights hands in salute. The dignitaries walk down stairs. The men greet a woman. A man carries a bouquet.
Group of Military personnel and civilians walking away from the hangar building in Rome, Italy. Military leaders precede the King, his family and members of the cabinet. The removal of original Wright aircraft from Hangar building in Italy. Italian soldier assists in operation. The King, Military and civilian leaders inspecting the aircraft. Italian soldiers moving plane about to the starting point, men pull props on the same. Wilbur Wright makes adjustments on the aircraft engine. Wilbur Wright and Italian Army officers sitting at controls of the Wright aircraft. Launching of the aircraft from launching rail. Plane encircling over a small hill in area and coming in low across the open field, directly over camera. Spectators watching the aircraft. Members of party taking pictures of the same.
The Allied Forces crush the Axis troops in the Mediterranean during World War II. Italy surrenders. Newspapers in the U.S. show headlines of surrender of Italy. People in the streets read the newspapers. In New York the Americans of Italian descent celebrate Italy's surrender. Roll of honor. A child holds an American flag. American and Italian flags side by side. An Allied convoy moves towards North Africa. Allied troops land in North Africa. U.S. General Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander; British General Montgomery, commander 8th Army and Lieutenant General Clark, commander of U.S. 5th Army are shown. U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Churchill meet at Casablanca. Prelude to surrender- Allied planes drop bombs on islands off Italy. Allied warships off the coast of Sicily. Fighting off the coast. Sicily is invaded by the Allied troops. Americans land on shore. The U.S. 7th Army and the British 8th Army land on Italy's mainland behind a naval bombardment. The Allied soldiers in the streets. U.S. Army Corporal Salvatore DeMarco, of Italian origin, reunites with his family after having left home at age 15. German troops surrender to the U.S. troops and are sent out of the country in ships.
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