The funeral procession of Lt. Istvan Horthy de Nagybanya, son of Hungarian regent Admiral Miklos Horthy, in Budapest during World War 2. Mounted soldiers in the street. A large crowd gathered to pay homage. The dome of the Hungarian Parliament Building. Officers walk along with the casket on a cart. Officers salute as soldiers carry the casket into the cathedral. A long line of people wait outside the cathedral to pay their respects. Soldiers carry the casket inside the cathedral. Banners stating: 'Adolf Hitler' and 'Benito Mussolini'. A banner with the Swastika. Officers give a Nazi salute. Foreign Minister of Germany Joachim Von Ribbentrop and of Italy Gian Galeazzo Ciano attend the services. The decorated casket. The officials and dignitaries seated inside the cathedral.
Tanks being transported on Military train. Soldier drives a military jeep onto a United States Army Air Force Aircraft. Military tanks, jeeps and ambulances are loaded onto container ship. United States trucks and tanks parked in order. Various images of battlefields of Philippines, Italy, Pacific Theater and battle-scarred beach in France. Wrecked military trucks, tanks and damaged guns. Salvage collecting crew members reclaim helmets, guns and other parts that can be repaired and reused. Damaged military truck towed.
Fleet of Savio-Marchetti SM.55 lead by Italo Balbo land in Chicago Illinois for the Chicago World's Fair. Sailors and citizens greet Italo Balbo and his air fleet on his arrival. Huge crowd gathered to welcome him as he drives through a parade in New York City before returning to Italy. Italo Balbo waves to the American people in New York. From a November 27, 1958 newsreel feature "25 years ago today".
Italian nationalist leader Gabriele D'Annunzio and other Italian irredentist leaders are warmly welcomed in the Adriatic port city of Fiume as his contingent of Italian military volunteers occupies the Adriatic city in September, 1919. Ships seen docked in the background, between buildings. Irredentism leader D'Annunzio, with a wide collar atop his uniform, and wearing gloves, speaks forcefully to the assembled crowd . Several of the officers are carried down the street atop the shoulders of the cheering crowd. A warship is docked in the background. Flag of the Kingdom of Italy is seen in the crowd. Gabriele D'Annunzio is seen later, in uniform with shirt and tie, but without the collar and gloves, making his way through the crowd and then becoming the center of attention for the cameraman, as he poses surrounded by young military volunteer admirers.
Actions of Italy leading up to World War II. Animated map shows Japan and the Sea of Japan on world globe. Benito Mussolini gives a speech. Italian troops invade Ethiopia. Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie addressing the League of Nations. Ethiopian native leaders and tribal soldiers gather with Emperor Selassie and pledge allegiance to him and Ethiopia at a rally against the Italian invasion. Ethiopian fighters with spears and bare feet battling well-armed Italian soldiers in vain. Newspaper heading reads 'Mussolini invades Ethiopia'. Italian aircraft drops bombs on Ethiopia. President Franklin Roosevelt in his speech denounces the Italians invading Ethiopia, noting that civilians including women and children "were being ruthlessly murdered with bombs from the air." Animations depicting the rapid speed at which the earth can be traveled by air compared to formerly by ship. Thatch roofs huts being burned by Italian soldiers in Ethiopia. Similar scenes of civilian dwellings being burned by Japanese forces in Manchuria circa 1931. Mussolini, Hitler, and Goering meeting and discussing plans over a map. The three leaders are seen smiling and laughing. Camera view from low near Hitler's feet showing Adolf Hitler raising his hand in a Nazi salute. Brief scenes of fire burning through buildings in a war torn city; German forces digging ditches or foundations; Civilians waiting in line for food relief; children putting on gas masks and raising rifles while in prone position during a training exercise; dead bodies of war victims in China.
President Eisenhower of the United States addresses United Nations on December 8, 1953 about atomic bomb and atomic weapon dilemma in the nuclear age (part of Atoms for Peace initiative). Operators in radio transmission control rooms note down readings. View of time clocks of various places in the world including Honolulu, New York, London, Moscow, Calcutta, Bangkok and Tokyo displayed. The Voice of America broadcasts program in different languages by announcers. Scene of a family sitting in a living room as they listen to the president's speech on a console radio. People work at typing, printing, and translating the speech. USIA motion pictures service prepare newsreel of president's speech. A man views air mail of USIA films. Exterior views of several different United States embassy buildings worldwide. A guard standing outside the building. A Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. embassy in Japan, in Tokyo, meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Robert Murphy. USIA members seated around table for meeting, and, in Washington DC, creating publications about the Atoms for Peace program. People seated in a USIA library in Brazil read books and various USIA materials. Architects design 30 foot high Atoms for Peace exhibits. An exhibit being setup in a foreign country (possibly in North Africa). Exterior and interior views of the West Berlin, Germany Atoms for Peace exhibit. Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru in India is seen arriving in a jeep to view the Atoms for Peace exhibit in India. Prime Minister Nehru inside the exhibit hall watching a presentation. In Japan, a woman operates remote-controlled robotic hands to hold radioactive materials, at a demonstration for Japanese citizens. In a city in Italy, a view of a mobile van unit carrying an Atoms for Peace exhibit. Scenes from a film "A is for Atom" that was translated into 30 languages and shown all over the world. Wide view of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. A Russian radio commentator speaking at a microphone. Propaganda dramatization showing the Russian announcer attacking American plans for Atoms for Peace.
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