Allied forces enter Rome after liberation from Nazi Germany in World War 2. United States soldiers walk as Italian women and men clap and cheer for them on the street (likely in the Prati district). Soldiers waving at the camera. Crowds watch a tank driving on the street. Cheering and smiling Italian men and women. Italian men and women sit on top of a moving tank with soldiers. People assembled in front of the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria), also known as the Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), near the Capitoline Hill. Italians tear out a racist Nazi propaganda poster. Huge crowds enter the Vatican City through the Via di Porta Angelica. Clapping Italians. A tank with soldiers and crowds of Italians in front of the Altar of the Fatherland. Closer view of cheering Italians.
United States Army soldiers and the Red Cross host a Christmas party for orphans in Montecatini, Italy during World War II. Italian nuns and young children gather around a table. United States soldiers distribute cookies to orphans. Some of the girls hold their presents. Some soldiers and female Red Cross workers carry young orphans during the Christmas party. A soldier puts his helmet on an Italian girl Soldiers give a girl chocolate and talk to her. Orphans admire their gifts from soldiers and the Red Cross. A Red Cross worker smiles while holding an orphan. A soldier helps a boy drink from a cup. Another bald Italian boy speaks to the soldier. A soldier plays the piano. Soldiers sings with children.
Former Italian Prisoners of War who were held in exile in Yugoslavia are liberated on Italian soil. Former Italian soldier prisoners on the ship Gorica as it arrives at the Port of Ancona for their repatriation. Soldiers stand on deck and wave. Former prisoners disembark the ship. The wounded prisoners brought down by fellow prisoners. A man kisses a woman. The prisoners disembark the ship. Crowd gathered at the sea port to welcome them. Having been indoctrinated with Communist ideology, they sing communist songs and carry large portraits of Josip Broz Tito (Marshal Tito), the Yugoslav statesman, as well as small flags with the hammer and sickle communist symbol. Italian man kisses a woman on the dock.
Soldiers load cases of turkeys. Cases loaded in refrigerated Army truck. Truck doors closed and truck pulls away. Truck is unloaded. A truck is parked, as another truck drives in and receives its quota of turkeys. U.S. soldiers eating their thanksgiving dinner, seated nearby artillery in wooded area. (World War II period).
German artillery around U.S. gun positions in the valley, two miles east of Mignano. Smoke rises from targets. Smoke clouds on enemy targets by smoke shells. Explosions in valley. Shells land near gun emplacement at Campozillone. Men climb steep trail to the 141st regiment. (World War II period).
Italian military official (minister or general) enters room filled with high ranking Italian military officers in dress uniforms during World War II.They exchange fascist Roman salutes. An Italian officer reads a citation as they all stand at attention. The honoree poses flanked by Italian officers. He leaves the building, passing an honor guard on his way, and rendering Roman salute.
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