United States soldiers leave for Alaska from Seattle, Washington. Soldiers march towards USS St. Mihiel at a dock. Army jeeps, tanks and artillery being loaded board the ship. The soldiers bid goodbye to their wifes and girlfriends. A girl kisses a soldier. USS St. Mihiel pulls away from the dock as it leaves for Alaska. (World War II period).
Italy surrenders during World War II. U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower salutes after Italy signs an armistice and surrenders during the war. A sign on the ground reads ' Vivailre'. Large airfield filled with parked Italian fighter aircraft lined up. Wall graffiti depicts Mussolini wearing a helmet and the word “DUCE” below. Troops march and a poster of Benito Mussolini. People make hits at the poster after the Italian defeat. People gathered in the streets. Women read a newspaper with the headline ' Italy surrenders '. People celebrate the Italian surrender. Women holding the flags of the United States and Italy cheering from a balcony. A group of Italians drinking as they celebrate Italy’s surrender. They raise a toast during celebrations.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman with his mother in Washington D.C., United States. President Truman with his 92 year old mother as she arrives from Missouri to celebrate Mother's Day with her son. Photographers take pictures. President Truman with his mother.
The end of Italian Fascism in Milan during World War II. People in a car as they move on a street with people on either side. A sign reads ' Regina' outside the Hotel Regina (Via Santa Margherita, 6 20121 Milano MI Italy). People look out from windows in a building. A car pulls up in the street. Women smile as they look down in the street from a balcony. Soldiers of 13th Tank Battalion of United States 1st Armored Division loaded on tanks as they move past the cheering civilians. Cars outside a building. German troops exit the Hotel Regina, used as the SS (Schutzstaffel) headquarters in Milan. German SS troops being questioned outside Hotel Regina. German prisoners seated in a car. Cars on tram tracks. A car being driven on the tracks.
Crowd cheers at the center of Milan, Italy during World War II. Many people gathered at a square in Milan as they celebrate after the Germans surrender. United States Army tanks and trucks move past a large crowd along a street. The Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano, P.za del Duomo, 20122 Milano MI, Italy) is seen in the background. A large billboard for Chlorodont, a German toothpaste, is seen in the Milan Cathedral piazza. Location is incorrectly slated by camera man.
United States President Herbert Hoover at the American Legion Convention in Detroit, Michigan. President Hoover stands next to a woman as he waves. The President addresses a large gathering of war veterans at the convention at Olympia Hall. The President asks the veterans against over taxiing the government treasury. A large crowd gathered in the street as men in cars drive past them during an annual parade.
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