Zenbei Horikiri, the new Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Italy, presents his credentials to King Victor Emmanuel III in Rome, Italy during World War II. Hokiri stands with an Italian officer during the ceremony at the Quirinal Palace. To his right, behind him, similarly dressed, is Shun'ichi Kase,secretary to Japanese Foreign Minister Yōsuke Matsuoka. (Shun'ichi later served as chargé d’affaires in Italy commencing in 1943.) Japanese and Italian officers are part of the two-nation entourage that emerges from the palace following the event. They proceed down the steps of the Quirinal Palace (Palazzo del Quirinale, Piazza del Quirinale, 00187 Roma RM, Italy) and across the Piazza del Quirinale, where camera shows a glimpse of one of the statues at the Obelisk and Fountain of Castor and Pollux (containing sculptures of Castor and Pollux as horse tamers). Next, a motorcade of the officials' cars drives out of the palace complex, past two guard posts.
Liberation of Rome, Italy by the Allied Army during World War II. Aerial view of an Allied convoy as it advances towards Rome. Allied soldiers on a field. Tanks and soldiers advance towards Rome. A sign reads ' Roma 23 '. German prisoners march past wrecked German equipment. Soldiers seated outside a building in a street. A civilian fires a rifle from behind a wall as Allied soldiers look on.
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.
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.
Group of Military personnel and civilians walking away from the hangar building in Rome, Italy. Military leaders precede the King, his family and members of the cabinet. The removal of original Wright aircraft from Hangar building in Italy. Italian soldier assists in operation. The King, Military and civilian leaders inspecting the aircraft. Italian soldiers moving plane about to the starting point, men pull props on the same. Wilbur Wright makes adjustments on the aircraft engine. Wilbur Wright and Italian Army officers sitting at controls of the Wright aircraft. Launching of the aircraft from launching rail. Plane encircling over a small hill in area and coming in low across the open field, directly over camera. Spectators watching the aircraft. Members of party taking pictures of the same.
Rome, Italy during World War II. A map of Italy shows various places. German infantry and cavalry units march ahead in Italy after the capitulation to Allies of Marshal Pietro Badoglio. Soldiers in an armored personnel carrier approach the Italian Alps. Nazi officers, including field marshal Erwin Rommel, are seen outside a building. German soldiers mounted on a tank move into an Italian city as people wave to them. Soldiers fire, explosion occurs, and a pillar of smoke rises up. German forces occupy Reggio, Padua, and Milan. Germans in an armored personnel carrier approach the Arch of Peace/Porta Sempione (Piazza Sempione, 20154 Milano MI, Italy) in Milan. Soldiers fight in the streets of Rome. A building with a Nazi sign on its gates. German soldiers celebrate after taking over the city. They smoke. Soldiers with women outside a building and pull a kitten from their uniforms to present to her. Soldiers in a Jeep enter Rome with the Colosseum in the background.
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