A film titled 'Thunderbolt' about the aftermath of Allied air attacks in Italy during World War 2 . A U.S. Army Air Force pilot seated in the cockpit of an aircraft. Cameras fixed up in different parts of the aircraft. The cameras attached to wings, a wheel well and the instrument panel. Actor James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart), seated in a chair, reads a telegram by Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Forces Major General Carl Spaatz. Damaged buildings in Italy after Allied air attacks during World War II. Men guide a pack of mules down a road. Damaged buildings as a horse drawn cart moves past them. Displaced Italians on a road. An Italian civilian woman with a crying child. Two young Italian children children walk past damaged buildings and step cautiously avoiding a decomposed dead body amidst debris. Aerial views of mountains in Italian Alps and rugged terrain in Italy. Bomb craters on the ground leaving some areas of Italy as only rubble. A waterfall tumbling down a rocky hillside. Aerial views of buildings and a river in a town. Scenes of demolished railroad marshaling yards from Allied bombing campaigns.
High ranking military officials review a parade of military units from in front of the Palace of Justice (Palazzo di Giustizia, Piazza Cavour, 00193 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome, Italy, during World War I. Potted plants decorate the Palace entrance. King Peter I and King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, step into a royal carriage. The two converse briefly while they wait for the footmen to take their places in the back of the carriage. The carriage then proceeds with King Peter I and King Victor Emmanuel III. Scene shifts to front of the Palace, again, where many civilian dignitaries have gathered to watch the military parade.
Buildings and monuments in Rome, Italy. Renaissance paintings and sketches from Italian artists such as Leonardo da Vinci. Replica of the Michelangelo’s Statue of David at the Piazza della Signoria (P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy), Florence. Closer view of the Statue of David’s face. The ruins of the Roman Forum and the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. The Arch of Constantine as seen from the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). Views of the Capitoline Hill and an equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius (Piazza del Campidoglio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy).
A film on monuments and buildings in Venice, Italy. The main route from the oil fields of Italy to Hungary lies through Venice. A man rowing a gondola in the Grand Canal. The Rialto Bridge (Sestiere San Polo, 30125 Venezia VE, Italy) is seen in the background. The palace of Ca' d' Oro (Calle Ca' d'Oro, 3934, 30121 Venezia VE, Italy). A gondolier rowing a gondola for tourists. The entrance to Piazza San Marco (P.za San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy). The St Mark's Campanile and the Doge's Palace. Exterior of the St Mark’s Basilica. People walking towards the church. The Bridge of Sighs connecting the Doge’s Palace and a prison. Italian gondoliers rowing gondolas for tourists in Venice’s waterway.
A group of American tourists touring Rome, Italy. Tourists ride on horse buggies in Piazza Navona (Piazza Navona, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). A woman from a horse buggy view the Fiumi Fountain in Piazza Navona. Tourists looking at Roman sights from the window inside a tour bus. Tourists alight from tour buses in front of the Saint Peter’s Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Tourists take pictures using their Kodak cameras in Saint Peter’s Square. A tourist bus leaves the Saint Peter’s Square. The Arch of Constantine (Via di San Gregorio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy) in front of the Roman Colosseum. Young girls smiling. A pair of Italian Carabinieri (gendarmerie) assist tourists in front of the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). A young couple holding a baby leave after viewing the Colosseum. A family with a car prepares to visit the Colosseum. Tourists in the Roman Forum (Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). A man painting ancient ruins at the Roman Forum. Ruins of a Roman building with only Corinthian-style columns remain. View of Rome skyline at sunset.
Dignitaries pay honor to dead soldiers in Rome, Italy. Victor Emmanuel III, the King of Italy, flanked by dignitaries of the state, church and national arms pays honor to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the defense of the country. They walk past the guard of honor. The monument is unveiled. The dignitaries pay homage to the dead soldiers. Victor Emmanuel III gives a traditional military hand salue, while other dignitaries simply raise their rights hands in salute. The dignitaries walk down stairs. The men greet a woman. A man carries a bouquet.
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