British troops evacuate Dunkerque, France during World War II Operation Dynamo. Barges at a port. Damaged ships in a harbor. British soldiers get off a ship into a landing barge. Barges approach towards the beach in Dunkirk as smoke rises from the beach in the background. Troops wade through water towards the beach. Men aboard a Dunkirk rescue ship. British troops being rescued from a ship.
Benito Mussolini’s dismissal as Prime Minister of Italy following major military defeats during World War 2. Past events show a large number of people gathered at the Piazza Venezia (Piazza Venezia, 00187 Rome Italy) in Rome, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini delivers a speech from his balcony at the Palazzo Venezia (Piazza Venezia, 3, Rome, Laz. 00186). A damaged building in Italy after the defeat. People on the roof of a building as they hoist the flag of the Kingdom of Italy. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler confers with other leaders. People gathered at the Victor Emmanuel II Monument (Altare della Patria Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), also known as the Altar of the Fatherland, in Rome. Mussolini delivers a speech. A procession arrives with the Royal Carriage of King Victor Emanuel III of Italy. Marshal Pietro Badoglio shake hands with supporters after his appointment as Prime Minister by King Victor Emmanuel III. Cheering crowds gathered in Via del Corso street. People gathered at the Piazza Venezia.
Germany surrenders in Rheims, France during World War II. Nazi General Alfred Jodl arrives at the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Expeditionary Forces. General Jodl and others enter the building. U.S. General Walter B. Smith, Allied Chief of Staff and other officers at a desk. German General Jodl signs the surrender papers. General Smith also puts his signature on the papers. The surrender document with the signatures of the two Generals. Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower smiles. He holds two pens in a V sign.
A dramatic roadway viaduct somewhere in Northern Italy. It is of steel and concrete construction with integral arches, and soars above a deep valley in which a river flows. The center portion of the bridge is gone, due to Allied bombing in World War 2. Camera pans over the viaduct from surrounding high terrain. (May be associated with a river named Olio, or perhaps, Oglio.)
Italian invasion of Albania during World War II. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini with other officers in the background. A map of Albania. Italian ship arrives in Albania and troops disembark. Italian military equipment being unloaded at a dock. Italian troops on bicycles, in trucks as they advance in Albania. Soldiers look at equipment. People lined up along the streets as they look at the Italian soldiers. The troops loaded in trucks as they advance. People clap as they welcome the Italian troops.
French troops and equipment move along the Siegfried Line in France during World War II. French troops on bicycles as they advance along the Siegfried Line. Tanks being loaded onto flat railroad cars. A soldier puts a cover on a tank. A railroad car pulls away. Tanks being loaded onto trucks and the convoy of trucks moves along the Siegfried line. The troops march ahead along the line.
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