View of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20002, United States) in Washington DC. People entering the Lincoln Memorial (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20002, United States). View of the National Mall, with the Washington Monument seen in the background. Aerial view of the National Mall in Washington DC. Aerial view of the U.S. Capitol park and the U.S. Capitol. View of the U.S. Capitol (First St SE, Washington, D.C., DC 20004, United States). The statue “Valor” by Leo Friedlander flanks the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Dedication under “Valor” reads “VALOR Leo Friedlander Sculptor CAST IN BRONZE MILAN 1950 A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITALY TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”. Bronze statues “Sacrifice” and “Valor” flank the Arlington Memorial Bridge (2912 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C., DC 20418, United States). The Lincoln Memorial building is seen. Cars driving in Washington DC. View of the National Gallery of Art (Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20565, United States) in Washington DC. Sign reads ‘NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART”. “Madonna and Child” painting by Sandro Botticelli, on display at the National Gallery of Art. Ambassador Manlio Giovanni Brosio and an American official, Mr. Bunker, views the Alba Madonna by Raphael. View of the Alba Madonna painting. “Portrait of a Man” by Florentine painter Andrea del Castagno. A triptych from the Italian renaissance “The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Jerome, and Saint Mary Magdalene” by Pietro Perugino. “Saint George and the Dragon” by Raphael. Trees outside the White House. View of the White House (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., DC 20500, United States) in Washington DC. Italian cameraman uses camera labeled “La Settimana Incom”. Italian journalist captures on film President Dwight Eisenhower going out of the White House with men. Italian journalist nods with satisfaction. Fountain in front of the White House. Aerial view of the South Lawn at the White House and surrounding areas.
The British Navy captures a Haganah immigration ship, Haim Arlozorov, in Palestine. The immigration ship, Haim Arlozorov, off the coast of Bat-Galim, Haifa with 1378 Jewish refugees from Italy and Sweden. The Haim Arlozorov (also formerly the USCGC Unalga (WPG-53) after running aground seen from beach as British soldiers patrol nearby. Some civilians watch the refugee ship near the coast. Jewish immigrants crowd the deck of the Haim Arlozorov. British navy men form a human shield on the deck. Sign in English and Hebrew reads “Haim Arlozorov”. Medics carry a woman on a stretcher. An injured Jewish man with splint is escorted out of the ship. British navy personnel escort Jewish refugees out of the ship. Jewish refugees, mostly female refugees, on the coast of Bat-Galim.
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Mediterranean training center in Cairo, Egypt at the Villa Abaza during World War 2. A car pulls in front of the building. OSS agents and radiomen in training attend a class. An instructor shows a large map of the Balkan region. Another professor points to a map of Italy. A trainee answers the professor. Trainees examine a map together. OSS trainees study land surveying outdoors.
The funeral of István Horthy, son of Hungarian Regent Admiral Miklós Horthy and World War II fighter pilot. View of the dome of the Hungarian Parliament Building (Budapest, Kossuth Lajos tér 1-3, 1055 Hungary) in Budapest. Pallbearers carry the coffin of István Horthy from a gun carriage. Sign bearing the name and coat of arms of István Horthy. Funeral procession of István Horthy. The coffin is taken inside the Hungarian Parliament Building. Banners with the Swastika, 'Adolf Hitler' and 'Benito Mussolini' in the flower arrangements. Prominent guests from Axis nations pay respects during the funeral. Nazi Germany Minister of Foreign Affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop and Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring attend the funeral in Budapest. Officers perform the Nazi salute. Men bring in a large funeral wreath with a royal monogram “VE” (Victor Emmanuel II of Italy). Count Gian Galeazzo Ciano conte di Cortellazzo, the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, attend the funeral. Guests gather around the casket and the flower arrangements and honors for István Horthy. A military funeral parade with the coffin of István Horthy carried on a cannon carriage. Two women with their heads completely covered with black veil (probably Magdolna Purgly, wife of Admiral Miklós Horthy and Countess Ilona Edelsheim-Gyulai, widow of István Horthy) accompany Admiral Miklós Horthy as he trails behind the cannon carriage. A black flag on top of a building.
State visit of Bulgarian Tsar Boris III in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. King Alexander I (Aleksandar I) of Yugoslavia meets Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria. Tsar Boris III and King Alexander I and other officials walk in the snow together. The two monarchs salute in front of a monument and lay a wreath at the base of the memorial. (Based on text descriptions, this is possibly the original, smaller memorial to the Unknown Serbian Soldier, which was later replaced by the Monument to the Unknown Hero that was built atop the demolished Žrnov and completed in 1934. The original memorial, near Žrnov at the Avala mountain, was completed in June 1922. It reportedly had a plaque that read, "To the fallen heroes in the wars for liberation and unification 1912-1918, this monument is erected by the thankful people of the Vračar District. Consecrated on 1 June 1922." Another inscription read: "Unknown Serbian soldier confirmed by the commission on 29 November 1921". The text descriptions of the form and size of the 1922 memorial appear to match the memorial seen in this footage.) Honor guard of Yugoslavian soldiers depart the snow covered memorial area carrying a flag bearing the greater coast of arms of Yugoslavia. In next scene, Tsaritsa Giovanna of Italy, wife of Tsar Boris III, and Queen Maria of Yugoslavia leaving the royal residence in Belgrade. Final scenes show a car arriving in front of the royal residence and officers emerge. Another car arrives and women emerge to enter the residence. A brief frame or two of the film around timecode 02:29 shows four young children posing for the camera. The one on the far left, in the wide brim hat, is possibly Peter II Karađorđević, later King Peter II of Yugoslavia. Final scenes show the officials royalty emerging from the residence again and posing on the front steps.
U.S. Army staff sergeant in a sand-bagged bunker, uses binoculars to observe Germany areas targeted by American heavy during the Italian campaign of World War 2. A 155mm long tom gun and other heavy guns, under camouflage netting, begin elevating for a so-called "Bingo" barrage to blanket a German-held area by shelling. Artillerymen with phones and headsets coordinate the start of the barrage. Scenes of steady firing from numerous guns of various types and sizes.
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