German troops in Rome, Italy during World War II. Allied prisoners, mostly U.S. Army soldiers, leave trucks in front of the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome. The prisoners of war (POW) jump out from the back of trucks. German guards force Allied prisoners of war to march on the Via dei Fori Imperiali road in front of the Colosseum.
U.S. soldiers in Italy during World War 2. M8 and T27 armored cars, of the U.S. 91st Reconnaissance Squadron, cross narrow pontoon bridge over a river in Leghorn (Livorno) Italy. A destroyed steel bridge and bombed out buildings in background.
Allied air attacks against Italy during World War II. A map of Italy shows the location of Orte. Aerial views of strafing of an armored car on a road as smoke rises. A truck being hit and an explosion occurs.
Allied air attacks against Italy during World War II. A map of Italy shows the location of Attigliano. Aerial views of strafing of a railroad line. 500 pound bombs being dropped. Billows of smoke rise as the bombs hit the target. Two trucks on a road being strafed as explosions occur. A railroad bridge with bomb crates around it. The bridge under attack as smoke rises.
A house party in Rome, Italy during World War II. Young Italians socialize during a house party. Couples romantically dancing in living room, while men and women sitting on chairs on the side. Man turns hand crank of a record player. Men and women listen to music. A man shows a paper to a woman standing behind the record player. Italian men and women smoke cigarettes in a balcony overlooking the Castel Sant’Angelo (Lungotevere Castello, 50, 00193 Roma RM, Italy) and the Parco della Mole Adriana Garden. A woman talks to a man while smoking cigarettes. The man turns to the woman.
Farewell to American soldiers in Livorno (Leghorn), Italy. Over 1600 American soldiers stand ready to leave Italy, ending U.S. troop presence there after World War II. Soldiers salute as the American flag is lowered. The Allied flags on the transport USS Admiral Sims (AP-127). American soldiers on the ship. General James and the United States Ambassador to Italy, James Clement Dunn attend the ceremony. Flag of Italy. American soldiers embark the ship. The last soldier, Sergeant Pave, waves as he boards the ship. General James bids farewell to Ambassador Dunn as he boards the ship. American soldiers stand on the ship deck. Italian soldiers wave goodbye. The ship leaves the port.
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