Ancient ruins of the Forum, in Rome, Italy, photographed during World War 2. The temple of Saturn and the Temple of Castor and Pollux at the Roman Forum (Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). The Temple of Vesta, the Basilica of Maxentius and various other structures in the Forum.
The wedding of Edda Mussolini, daughter of Benito Mussolini, in Rome, Italy. Edda marries Gian Galeazzo Ciano, son of the Minister of Communications Count Constanzo Ciano. The newlywed couple comes out of St. Joseph’s Church in Rome (Chiesa di San Giuseppe a Roma, Via Francesco Redi, 1, 00161 Roma RM, Italy). Benito Mussolini and Constanzo Ciano performs the Roman Salute to the couple. Lined up soldiers salute the newlywed couple as they leave St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. Edda and Galeazzo wave to children as they move past them at St. Peter's Square. Edda Mussolini raises her arm in Roman Salute during her wedding. The newlywed couple with Benito Mussolini in a balcony.
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain arrives in Rome, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and other officials at Roma Termini train station. British Prime Minister Chamberlain gets off the train and being greeted by Mussolini. Chamberlain reviews an honor guard. Chamberlain and Mussolini outside a building as a large crowd gathers to watch the leaders. British flags outside the building. Boys and girls of the fascist youth organisation ""Gioventù italiana del littorio"" (GIL) sing in the Marble Stadium in Rome (Stadio dei Marmi, Viale dello Stadio dei Marmi, 00135 Roma RM, Italy). Prime Minister Chamberlain, British Foreign Minister the 1st Earl of Halifax, and Benito Mussolini watch the performance. Young girls perform calisthenics. Soldiers march and display beautiful formations.
Preparations for the burial of former Prime Minister of Italy Benito Mussolini in Milan, Italy. The dead body of Benito Mussolini with a mutilated face and a stitches on his chest. Mussolini's body lying on a mortician's table. The dead body of Clara Petacci, Mussolini's mistress in a casket. A man raises the head of the dead body. The dead body of General Achille Starace, Fascist Party Secretary in a casket.
Preparations for the burial of former Prime Minister of Italy Benito Mussolini in Milan, Italy. The dead body of Mussolini on a mortician's table with a mutilated face and marks of stitches on his chest. People gathered around the body. The dead body of Clara Petacci, Mussolini's mistress in a casket.
The end of Fascism in Milan, Italy (World War II). A large crowd goatherd near the Esso gas station at Piazzale Loreto where dead bodies of Mussolini and other Fascists were hanged in Milan. Signs on the roof of the gas station. A sign reads 'Mussolini Petacci' indicating the point from where their dead bodies were hanged upside down. People gathered in front of a wall. On the wall is a picture of Mussolini and other Fascists who died with him. A woman empties a bowl in a box placed in front of the picture. A crowd gathered in the street as they watch the SS (Schutzstaffel) troops leave Hotel Regina (Via Santa Margherita, 6 20121 Milano MI Italy) in trucks and vehicles.
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