General Mark W. Clark, other Allied officers and soldiers at the V-E Day thanksgiving services in Florence Italy, at the end of World War II. The assembly at the headquarters of 15th Army Group, reads the thanksgiving note. Flags of United States and Great Britain at the victory celebration ceremony. Soldiers at the ceremony.
United States soldiers and Italian civilians fight fire at headquarters of the 1st Battalion, 349th Regiment in Florence Italy, at the end of World War II. Soldiers look at the building set fire by a time bomb explosion. Various parts of building burning. Soldiers spray water on burning portions of building.
Workers work at Italian Army helmet factory in Florence Italy. Helmets kept on stacks in the factory, Various stages of helmet manufacturing and coloring, machines at factory. Workers provide finishing to the helmets.
A huge crowd attends the annual carnival in seaside town of Viareggio, Italy. Floats with mechanized effigies and dancers in elaborate costumes proceed the Viale Daniele Manin. Papier-mâché effigies depicting animals such as peacocks and elephants moving their heads. Women stand on a float with mermaid effigies. Men wearing giant p Papier-mâché effigies walking on the street. A float with a giant devil effigy passes by. Costumed men dancing on a float with mechanized demon effigies. Spectators stand on both the sides of the road. The words 'carro' and 'piccolo' are seen on one of the floats.
Italian Prime Minister and Duce Benito Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel III attend the ceremony to welcome the remains of Anita Garibaldi, the wife of Italian patriot Giuseppe Garibaldi, at the Janiculum Hill (Passeggiata del Gianicolo, 10, 00165 Roma RM, Italy). Mussolini, Donna Rachele Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel III approach the Anita Garibaldi Monument. Soldiers carry a casket with the remains of Anita Garibaldi as Italians perform the Roman Salute. Mussolini addresses the crowds.
A newsreel titled 'Nazi war criminal executed' shows General Anton Dostler, a Nazi German war criminal arriving at the execution site in Aversa, Italy. General Dostler, guilty of ordering the shooting of 15 American soldiers during World War II, stands against a pole with his hands tied at the back. A priest recites a prayer as troops remain lined up. General's face is covered and he is executed by firing squad.
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