U.S. soldiers in bomb-damaged port facilities at Messina, Sicily, during World War 2. A U.S. Army Technical Sergeant wearing a holstered sidearm, walks past an overturned railroad locomotive. He stops and picks up an abandoned Italian Breda 30 light machine gun. He checks the weapon's action and holds it up in firing position. Another U.S. soldier rummages amongst abandoned Italian small arms. The Tech Sergeant climbs aboard an abandoned port utility tug vehicle. The camera focuses on the side profile of the vehicle. A crane on a railway is seen near a damaged ship. Chunks of concrete pier are seen and damaged port machinery. A small fire burns at the base of a hill near a rail line at the port.
Pope Pius XII after his recovery from cerebral hemorrhage in Vatican City, Rome. Pope Pius XII greets and addresses group of pilgrims from a balcony in the Vatican. Archbishop of New York Francis Cardinal Spellman visits to greet Pope Pius XII. Papal Swiss Guards in uniform. After that Pope Pius XII falls due to cerebral hemorrhage.
A coronation ceremony in the Vatican City. A large crowd gathered outside St. Peter's Basilica in St. Peter's Square for th coronation of John XXIII as the Pope. Dignitaries and civilians gathered for the ceremony. John XXIII being carried into the Basilica on a chair. Representatives of various nations at the ceremony. Pope John XXIII appears in the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. People cheer as the Pope is crowned with the Triregnum. Bells ring to mark the crowning of the new Pope.
The 80th birthday of Pope Pius XII in Vatican City. Pope Pius XII is being carried into Saint Peter’s Basilica as he sits on the sedia gestatoria with large white ostrich fans (flabella) during a procession. Pope Pius XII blesses the crowds from the sedia gestatoria chair. The Holy Spirit depicted as a dove on the apse of the Saint Peter’s Basilica. Priests praying for Pope Pius XII. Pope Pius XII blesses the congregation during a mass to celebrate his 80th birthday.
Hitler and Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in Europe during World War II. The armored train of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini pulls into a station. Soldiers stand in a file. The soldiers beat drums and play other musical instruments. Mussolini reviews troops. Officers salute. Another train carrying German Chancellor Adolf Hitler arrives. Both the leaders greet and review the troops. They go in Mussolini's train to hold important discussions. The Fuehrer leaves. Mussolini steps back into his train. The soldiers play musical instruments.
Final honors for Pope John XXIII. A large number of people in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City. People gather to pay their last respects to Pope John XXIII. The body of Pope John XXIII is borne from the the Papal apartments to St. Peter's Basilica. People and photographers try to capture photographs of the ceremony. A procession follows as pall bearers carry the body of the Pope on a bier. A nun joins her hands in prayer. The body is carried into the Basilica head first. The body is put on a catafalque on the main altar. People pass by the catafalque. Lit candles near the catafalque.
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