Italian Prisoners of War carry their baggage as they move up a gangway to board United States Navy ship USS Wasp (CV-18) in Naples Italy after the end of World War II.
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.
World War II Allied convoy underway at sea. Allied forces amphibious landing at Salerno at night, in Italy. Darkness illuminated by flashes of gunfire. Navy guns blast enemy positions and German planes. German warplanes bombing and strafing Allied ships. Several Allied ships burning. Helmsman on Allied landing craft looks back at German plane falling into sea, when he takes cover away from the tiller. General Mark Clark rides to shore in a landing craft along with his troops. 5th Army troops dig in furiously on the beachhead and dive into their foxholes as they come under German firing. British General Harold Alexander, commander of Allied 15th Army Group confers with U.S. General Mark Clark. Nurses arrive by C-47 aircraft and treat wounded soldiers. Views of destroyed German armor and artillery including German Pz.IV tank from 16th Panzer Division. Nurses and medics load Allied wounded onto landing craft for evacuation. German prisoners of war walk under armed escort and dig graves to bury their dead. Allied forces move forward on battlefront. Several Allied C-47 transport planes are seen flying low over the area.
Radioactive mineral springs are used to give healing baths at the Merano Spa (Terme Merano, Piazza Terme 9 I-39012 Merano/Meran South Tyrol) in Merano, South Tyrol, Italy. A man works on pipes in Merano. Invalids and convalescents at the health spa. A bartender serves a stylish woman a drink. A view of the building of the Merano Spa. Interiors of the building. Sign reads “Laboratorio di Geo-fisica”. People are seen in the building. People climbing the stairs and reading in reception area. Several beds are seen. Women bathing in a huge swimming pool.
Prince Umberto II of Italy bestows the National colors on new regiments for war service to Ethiopia. The new regiments were organized by King Victor Emmanuel III as reinforcements for the Army fighting Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie's warriors in East Africa. A priest bestows blessing on the soldiers and banners. Banners are blessed in an impressive ceremony.
Designer wear on display in Florence, Italy. The bust of Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini by Raffaele Romanelli at the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. A model wearing a designer wear poses in a street as a photographer takes a picture. People look on. Models display a variety of evening dresses including a gown with a wale, a velvet stole. A girl stands near a statue as she displays her dress. Models also display dresses made of fur.
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