Opening scene shows some Italian statesmen and naval officers boarding the Italian royal yacht Trinacria, anchored in the harbor, at Gaeta, Italy. Next, British King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra and daughter, Princess Victoria, are seen posing on the Trinacria's deck, with Italian King Victor Emmanuel III, who is engaged in conversation with the British monarch. Princess Victoria is the center of attention of a group of Italian naval officers. King Edward VII lights a cigarette, throws his match overboard, and smokes while the group continues posing for pictures. He shakes hands with an elder Italian statesman. The two kings converse and Victor Emmanuel III speaks to one of his officials, as Edward VII continues to meet members of the Italian party. (Reportedly, lunch was served in the saloon of the Trinacria, after which King Edward,Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria returned to the British Royal Yacht, HMY Victoria and Albert III, and sailed to Naples.)
Naples after the Fifth Army enters, Italy during World War II. Workers load material into a two and half ton DUKW amphibious vehicle alongside a supply ship. Worker himself climbs the hoist and drops into DUKW along with material. A DUKW drives away and another replaces it. Crowd of civilians lined near a truck for ration and food distribution. Old and young men in line wait for their chance.
Naples Italy during World War II. 8" Howitzer under cover of trees, firing at a target. U.S. Army soldiers talk on field radio phone and receive directions from a liaison plane. Soldier read maps and plot coordinates for firing of howitzer. American soldiers look through sights of the Howitzer and adjust controls. View through howitzer barrel shows rifling inside. View of liaison planes parked in a field.
Military personnel try to put out a fire using foam after crash between a P-47 and a B-24 in Naples Italy. Men rush in the ground for help. Burnt fuselage of the P-47. The tail and burnt section of B-24 plane. (World War II period).
B-24 wreckage burns in Naples, Italy during World War 2. American military personnel gather try to put out flames using spray foam. Immense smoke from B-24 remains. Soldiers drag out two burned dead bodies of B-24 crewman. They cover the bodies with blankets.
An Italian prisoner of war (POW) on board United States Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) as they return to Naples, Italy after the end of World War II. An Italian military police officer is also seen. Prisoners have their meals in the mess. Prisoners are being served meal. Italian Prisoners of War carry their baggage as they disembark from ship to the pier and move towards the dock. Motorboats and an Irish freighter are seen in the sea. Wrecked buildings are seen along the dock.
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