General Bernard Montgomery in Paestum Area, Italy during World War 2 British General Bernard Montgomery arrives at a U.S. Army encampment in Italy, via a DUKW (amphibious truck). He jumps down from the vehicle and is greeted by U.S. General Mark Clark, Commanding General of the U.S. 5th Army.. Members of General Montgomery's staff and others accompanying him also jump off the DUKW. Montgomery and Clark both climb aboard General Clark's jeep, which displays four stars on its bumper. The Generals walk together into an encampment, exchanging salutes with soldiers they pass. Closeups of Clark and Montgomery standing in camp area of trees and foliage. Montgomery speaks to a smiling group of American officers, and then turns to leave with General Clark.
A fashion show in Florence, Italy. Models display the ready to wear garments at the Pitti Palace (Piazza de' Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy). Models wear oversized sunglasses. A model walks down the catwalk wearing a velvet gown by Pino Lancetti. A model with a hooped coiffure wears a coat by Emilio Pucci. Two Italian women talk to each other while watching the fashion show. A model displays a coat by Gregoriana, an Italian fashion brand. A model walks with a dog on the ramp. Models wear corkscrew hats.
The annual tray race takes place in Rome, Italy. Saloon waiters stand with glasses and bottles in trays during the annual race. Young saloon waiters chase around the Roman Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) with bottles and set of glasses in a two-kilometer run. Spectators watch as the waiters run. A huge crowd is gathered. The winner is awarded.
American Football (also known as Gridiron) in Florence, Italy. Players dressed in medieval dresses convene at the Piazza della Signoria (P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy). Italian spectators are seated in the stand to watch the match. Players get on the field and the game starts. Contestants playing American Football at the Piazza della Signoria.
A man signals to start the Monza 1000 Kilometer International auto race in Monza, Italy. Large crowd gathered to watch the automobile race. Ferrari's take first and second positions. Winning drivers Lorenzo Bandini of Italy and Chris Amon of New Zealand at podium taking trophies.
Armed Italian Partisans escort several Italian Fascist officials, who walk with their hands raised along a street in Ivrea, Northern Italy, during final days of World War 2, in Europe. Local citizens walk along beside and behind them, including some on bicycles. Another scene shows Italian Partisans escorting several soldiers, of the Italian National Republican Army, with their hands on their heads. This group is also followed by a large number of local citizens. Scene shifts to an American jeep carrying an officer and two U.S. soldiers. It is followed by an automobile, seen, later parked with another near a sidewalk, where several Italian Republican Army officers are conversing cordially with American soldiers of the U.S. 92nd Infantry Division.(By May 5, 1945, all Nazi German forces in Italy, had capitulated.) Italian women and children seen in a small open bus.
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