Italian refugees escape from a German concentration camp on outskirts of town, in Florence, Italy during World War 2. Refugees climb out of a sewer manhole in 'No Man's Land'. Buildings in the background. Men stand on the sidewalk. Men run towards them and help them out of the hole.
Arno River in Italy during World War 2. People cross the river by weir. Destroyed bridges and ruins near Ponte Vecchio. Several people stand near the river. Royal Engineers water purifying truck. Canvas water tanks in the foreground. Palestinians working with Royal Army Service Corps distribute water in Florence. People fill Chianti flasks with water at a Palestine truck. Young children stand with their families. People drink water from a parked water truck.
Italian women in Florence during World War 2 after liberation of Italy. A woman carries water on her head. Women stand in a group near a water point. Women fill water in the vessels. They carry water on their heads.
Pope Pius XII talks to Allied soldiers at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy. United States troops and British Troops at side of open aisle in St Peter's Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Pope Pius XII rises from the throne and blesses the soldiers. Soldiers listen to the pope as he talks informally to them. The soldiers surround him. Pope Pius XII walks to the throne and sits. (World War II period).
Pope Pius XII meets Vatican priests and Allied troops at Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy. United States troops and British Troops at side of open aisle in Saint Peter's Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Pope Pius XII stands from the throne and blesses the soldiers. The pope is raised into the Sedan chair or sedia gestatoria. The soldiers kiss the apostolic ring. Pope Pius XII carried through crowd of soldiers. The soldiers gather around the chair. (World War II period).
Allied forces invade France on D-Day during World War II. The allied troops concealed in foliage. Soldiers stand with civilians around a tank. A soldier talks to a young girl. Soldiers rest. A group carries a Nazi German swastika flag. Crowd on a village street. Soldiers walk through a wreckage of the Church. A ruined statue and a damaged home in view. Infantrymen advance behind bushes to village. Weapon carrier moves past.
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