Unveiling of the Monumento al Bersagliere (Corps d’elite) in Rome, Italy. King Vittorio Emmanuele III (King Victor Emmanuel III) pays tribute to Bersaglieri (sharpshooters of the Royal Italian Army). The unveiling of the Monumento al Bersagliere (Monumento al Bersagliere, Via Nomentana, 2, 00161 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome. King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy, Crown Prince Umberto II and Prime Minister Benito Mussolini stand with military officers and officials. The Italian king, the crown prince and Mussolini walk on road. People gather to celebrate. King Vittorio Emanuele III at the balcony. People watch them.
U.S. Army troops camped among the ruins of the ancient Greek Temple of Hera II (erroneously called the Temple of Neptune) near Paestum, Province of Salerno, Italy during World War II. Clothing of U.S. Army soldiers hanging to dry between pillars of the temple. A soldier smoking a cigarette beside a column of the Second Temple of Hera (Via Magna Graecia, 917, 84047 Capaccio SA, Italy). Views of a bombed out and destroyed rail yard and trains near Paestum Italy. Army trucks including personnel carriers and other vehicles moving on a road. Vehicles cross the narrow bridge at Triflisco over the Volturno River, built by the 343rd Engineers.
The Allied Forces crush the Axis armies in the Mediterranean during World War II. Italy surrenders. The Allied Forces enter Messina. The American flag flies over the municipal corporation of Messina. U.S. soldiers interact with local Italian citizens and greet children. Soldier talking to a a young Italian girl. Wrecked German ships in a harbor. An Allied soldier talks on a radio. Fighting in Italian mainland. Scenes of Mussolini walking. Italians throw mud on the posters of Mussolini. An Italian writes Viva England, Viva USA and USSR on a wall. An animated map shows Allied attack on the German positions in Italy. General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces and British Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, Commander in Chief of the Allied Naval Forces in the Mediterranean. Surrendered Italian fleet of ships underway toward Allied controlled ports. From Washington DC U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces (armistice) surrender of Italy.
Tourist Police marching in Rome, Italy. Two Carabiniere salute. People see. A woman asks for help to a policeman. Tourist police marching along the ruins of the Roman Forum (Foro Romano, Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Tourist police march to the Vatican to receive a papal blessing. A policeman acts as a guide to a couple inside the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). A policeman helps a woman near the Roman Forum. Insignia on sleeve of a policeman reads "English". A Swedish woman takes help from a policeman. A suitcase with travel stickers such as Hotel Baltimore. Policeman sees through binoculars. The woman gives him flowers and a kiss. Italian policeman acts confused.
Sicily and Italy invaded by Allies. Allied troops land in beach of Sicily in 1943. Airplanes drop paratroopers over Sicily. Benito Mussolini ousted in Rome. U.S. battleship at the sea. American troops advance. Italy invaded by Allied forces during World War II. Soldiers riding Jeeps. American warships underway at the sea. General Eisenhower and British officials aboard a ship. Convoy in the sea. The Italian fleet surrenders to General Eisenhower. Italian crowd greets American troops in Naples, Southern Italy.
Allied invasion convoy of ships underway in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II. Amphibious landing of Fifth United States Army at Salerno during Allied invasion of Italy. General Mark Clark and Vice Admiral Henry Hewitt seen talking at time of "Operation Avalanche." An animated map shows Sicily, Salerno and Naples. The soldiers memorize every mountain and valley. Ships and supplies pour in. Night time invasion underway as U.S. soldiers invade Italy under attack from German soldiers. Soldiers seen on tanks advancing. General Eisenhower and Admiral Cunningham seen in discussion on a ship as terms of surrender of Italy are carried out, and Italian ships head toward Allied ports.
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