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B-17s land to evacuate Allied POWs during (Operation Gunn, WWII)
15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. Evacuation of 1,161 Allied prisoners of war (POWs) from Popesti Airfield, near Bucharest, Romania. Captured Allied prisoners of war cheering at the arrival of a United States bomber at Popesti Airfield. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber landing at Popesti Airfield. The first group of prisoners of war board the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber departs Popesti Airfield after the first group of POWs boarded the aircraft. Another group of POWs approach a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. Fighter escorts circle above Popesti airfield as POWs board bombers to San Giovanni Airfield (Bari), Italy. B-17 Flying Fortress bomber takes off from Popesti Airfield. A prisoner of war wearing a German admiral’s cap and other men waving at the camera during evacuation. Some POWs are holding souvenir handguns as they board the bomber. Soviet soldiers on horseback watch departing Allied POWs’ evacuation. Allied prisoners of war speak to a Soviet soldier. “Germans kaput” says the narrator, pertaining to the only words both Soviet and Allied troops mutually understand.
Prisoners of war arrive in Italy after evacuation from Romania (Operation Gunn, WWII)
15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. B-17 takes off from Romania. An injured prisoner of war (with head covered in bandages) takes a seat inside plane. A POW smiles while holding a newspaper. Another POW waving goodbye from a window. Groups of bombers in flight. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber lands in San Giovanni Airfield. Allied prisoners of war disembark from the bomber after landing. United States troops greet their comrades after their evacuation from Romania. A happy reunion for prisoners of war and their comrades in Italy. Former prisoners of war smiling outside the bombers. Chief of Staff Colonel Taylor speaks to the former prisoners of war after their arrival in Italy. Officer gathered, including Colonel Taylor, General Nathan F. Twining, General Bourne.
Italian and German arts, architecture, and literature from the Medieval Ages, Renaissance and the Early Modern period.
“RENOVATIO IMPERII ROMANORUM” ("renewal of the empire of the Romans") coin from the Early Middle Ages. The tomb of Holy Roman Emperor Otto II at the Vatican Grottoes below St. Peter’s Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Tombs of Holy Roman Emperors Frederick II and Henry VII inside the Cathedral of Palermo (Via Vittorio Emanuele, 90134 Palermo PA, Italy) and Pisa Cathedral (Piazza del Duomo, 56126 Pisa PI, Italy) respectively. Romanesque and Gothic churches in Germany and Italy such as the Speyer Cathedral, Orvieto Cathedral, Milan Cathedral/Duomo di Milano, Siena Cathedral. Intricate carving of a fleur-de-lis in Italy. The Last Supper painting, Mona Lisa, and a self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci. Sistine Chapel and a sculpture of Moses by Michelangelo. Paintings by Albrecht Dürer. Italian-inspired palaces in Germany. The Sistine Madonna by Raphael Sanzio. Niccolo Machiavelli and his work “Rapporto delle cose della Magna”. Portrait of military commander Prince Eugene of Savoy (Principe Eugenio di Savoia) during the Austro-Turkish War by Jacob van Schuppen. European musicians such as George Frideric Handel, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner during the Early Modern period. Portrait of German literary figure Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Rome called “Goethe in the Roman Campagna” by J. H. W. Tischbeine. Paper with Italian words written “Goethe Le elegie romane” (“Goethe The Roman elegies” in English). Page flips to words by Goethe. The page reads "Alto sole tu stai e guardi la tua roma. Di piu grande mai vedesti e niente mai di piu grande vedrai come il tuo sacerdote Orazio nell estasi vaticino…".
People crossing streets near the Georgia State Capitol and Atlanta City Hall buildings.
Landmark buildings in Atlanta, Georgia. The Judicial Council building, (234 Washington St SW entrance) and Paul D. Coverdell Legislative Office (244 Washington St SW entrance). Detail of the Georgia State Capitol dome and statue of Miss Freedom. Georgia State Capitol front entrance, with the Thomas E. Watson statue seen in front (Capitol Square SW, Atlanta, GA 30334.) Men board a bus across from the Judicial Council building. Women cross cross Central Ave SW at Mitchell St SW near the Atlanta City Hall building (68 Mitchell St., SW, GA 30303) Standard Oil sign hangs near the traffic light. A traffic cop directing traffic. A woman holding a bouquet waits to cross Central Ave SW. Cars driving on a street. A woman in sunglasses crosses the street. Cars move along in traffic in front of SanFax Sanitary supplies office. Passengers board a bus with a Pepsi Cola logo on the front. Parking lot sign with Coca-Cola logo hangs near bus stop. An African American man observes the street. Women waiting at an intersection.
Gunner firing a pair of mounted machine guns from DH-4 cockpit during Army Airmen training at Kelly Field in Texas
Guns used for training of Army Airmen at Kelly Field in Texas. Army Airmen putting machine gun in DH-4 De Havilland. Gunner firing a pair of mounted machine guns from DH-4 cockpit. Synchronized firing of machine guns through propellers. Firing of cannon mounted in Boeing GA-1 nose cockpit.
Governor Luis Munoz Marin takes oath of office as first elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
Inauguration of Luis Munoz Marin as first elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Large celebration with parade of U.S. troops and Puerto Rican National Guard. View of the Puerto Rican Capitol Building. American and Puerto Rican flags. Governor Luis Munoz Marin reviews parade. He takes the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice of the Puerto Rican Supreme Court, Angel de Jesus. Standing behind the Governor, is U.S. Senator, Henry Cabot Lodge, who has his hand on the Governor's back, and congratulates him. The Governor speaks over microphone. Decorated floats pass by during the parade. Children cheer. Huge crowd gathered to watch the parade and cheer. Aerial view of the Puerto Rican Capitol Building.
