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Pope Paul VI Installed as the Bishop of Rome.
Pope Paul VI is installed as the Bishop of Rome. Pope Paul VI is carried into the Roman Catholic Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, or Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, to formally take possession of the Church. Nuns, priests, and people outside the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran (Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 4, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). Interiors of the Papal Archbasilica of Saint John (in) Lateran. As the Pontiff, Pope Paul VI is also Bishop of Rome, and he intends to make periodic visits to his flock.
Benito Mussolini delivers declaration of war against France and United Kingdom from Palazzo Venezia balcony, Rome during WW2
Italian fascist supporters (also known as the “Black Shirts”) march with black flags in Piazza Venezia, the central hub of Rome, Kingdom of Italy, during World War 2. Behind the fascist rally is the Victor Emmanuel II National Monument (also known in Italian as the Altare della Patria or “Altar of the Fatherland”). Italian men in fashionable two-piece suits march down from the Via 4 de Novembre street towards Piazza Venezia. Italians marching towards Piazza Venezia in the Parco di Colle Oppio (Oppian hill) near the Roman Colosseum. Italian crowds with flags walk to Piazza Venezia in the Via dei Fori Imperiali near the Roman Colosseum, Roman Forum and the Capitoline Hill. Fascist supporters crowd the whole Piazza Venezia as seen from the Altar of the Fatherland. The Palazzo Bonaparte, Basilica di San Marco, Via del Corso and the Generali Assicurazioni Insurance Company Rome headquarters can be seen from the Altar of the Fatherland. Crowds waving the royal Italian flag cheer. Fascist supporters hold placards while marching in Via del Corso, the main shopping street in Rome linking to Piazza Venezia. Crowds cheer in front of the Palazzo Venezia, the office of Italian Prime Minister and il Duce, Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini emerges from his iconic balcony in the Sala del Mappamondo of the Palazzo Venezia. From his balcony in Palazzo Venezia, Benito Mussolini delivers his notable speech declaring war on France and Great Britain. Italians cheer on Benito Mussolini after he delivers his speech from the balcony. Royal Italian flag flies in the Altar of the Fatherland as crowds gather to listen to Benito Mussolini’s speech in Palazzo Venezia. Italians cheer on Benito Mussolini emerging in balcony with an Italian official. Mussolini’s balcony is flanked by two fasces, an ancient Roman weapon used as a symbol of Italian fascism. From his balcony, Benito Mussolini gives a Roman Salute to the cheering crowd.
Allied forces attack German-occupied Ortona, and San Pietro in Italy during World War II
Opening scene shows British artillerymen bombarding the Italian town of Ortona, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, which is held by paratroops of the German 1st Parachute Division in World War 2. Closeups of British soldier operating 155mm gun. British officers planning the barrage. Battery of guns firing. View of shells striking Ortona, along the coastline. Heavy guns firing from under camouflage netting. Smoke rising from artillery strikes. Scene shifts to Allied occupied airfield in Foggia, on the coast, South of Ortona, where P-40 aircraft of the 99th Pursuit Squadron are preparing to fly in support of the Ortona offensive. (This U.S Army Air Forces unit is comprised entirely of African American pilots and support personnel including Tuskegee Airmen.) Closeups of airmen fueling and arming the aircraft, and of pilots gathered in a mission briefing. 99th Squadron aircraft taking off and departing overhead in formations. View from the British artillery position of numerous bombs bursting on Ortona. Film shifts to the Central Front in Italy where U.S. forces are engaged in the Battle of San Pietro. Views of American artillery bombarding German positions in San Pietro. Closeups of numerous U.S. guns being fired. An ejected shell flies through the air from a U.S. Sherman tank during the bombardment. Views of U.S. troops passing a Sherman tank as they enter San Pietro and begin searching for booby traps in the wreckage of the town. Closeup of a soldier dismantling a booby trap. German aircraft sweep overhead and bomb the town. American soldiers dig out a buddy who was buried by a bomb burst, but rescued unhurt. He smiles for the camera. Casualties of the fighting, including many civilians are carried on stretchers and assisted. Local residents are seen grieving over fallen relatives and friends. Groups of townspeople stand along a hillside and watch as Italian soldiers join with the Allies in the fighting. Jeeps are seen navigating the muddy mountain trails as far as possible. Then further movement requires the use of mules. Troops are seen with mule trains. Soldiers shoulder heavy ammunition crates and slog uphill with them over a muddy mountain trail.
Thousands of people in Venice, Italy board a fleet of ships for Libya, North Africa to settle in colony
The greatest mass migration from Venice, Italy to Libya, North Africa. Thousands of people from Italy gathered at the Piazza San Marco during a send-off ceremony. A cardinal leads a mass for Italian settlers leaving for Libya. Crowds gathered outside the Basilica of St. Mark (P.za San Marco, 30124 Venezia VE, Italy). Italian settlers carry their belongings with their children. They board a fleet of ships for Libya to help settle into its colony.
U.S. troops capture a small town San Pietro and Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives for a meeting in Italy.
A documentary television program depicts the role of U.S. soldiers in the Italian Campaign during World War II. Animated map of Italy shows the location of mountains near the Mignano Valley. Operation Raincoat at Camino Hills. Troops fire guns at the hills. Smoke rises in the foreground. The soldiers fire guns. A soldier looks trough a binocular. The troops fire artillery. They capture Mount la Difensa, Mount la Remetanea and Mount Maggiore . Troops of Italian 1st Motorized Group advance and enter the Mignano area . The Italian troops construct a mud wall. The troops fire with guns on Mount Lungo . Smoke rises in the background. Firing at Mount Lungo. The troops fire guns in a small town San Pietro. 504th Division paratroopers along with their supplies and guns advance towards San Pietro. The troops advance. Soldiers look through binoculars. German aircraft in flight and lay a smoke screen. The soldiers look through binoculars. A narrow mine road and a tank moves on the road. Smoke rises due to firing. The troops enter the town. Damaged buildings in the town. The troops walk past damaged building. The people of San Pietro. Supreme Allied Commander in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits San Pietro. Jeeps drive on a road.
United States troops and vehicles in Rome
Liberation of Rome, Italy from German forces by Allied troops during World War 2. Opening scenes are of German occupation of Rome earlier in the war during winter campaign, and German forces marching British and American captured allied forces through the streets of Rome. The Roman Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) seen in background as Allied forces are marched by German armed guards. Buildings along the sides of the street. Damaged buildings and wrecked equipment scattered are seen in the city. German Field Marshall Albert Kesselring looking through field glasses at battlefield. Smoke arises due to firing and bombardment from the Allied and the German army. Heavy artillery is fired including German 280mm cannon. After Germans retreat, the U.S. forces of the 5th Army enter Rome in triumph. U.S. Army General Mark Clark enters with other officers and soldiers in the city. Civilians cheering and applauding. U.S. troops and tanks passing through the city. Bells of Saint Peters basilica ringing. A large crowd gathers in Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro 00120 Città del Vaticano Vatican City) inside the Vatican. Pope Pius XII addressing the crowd. Prince Umberto II of Italy arrives in front of the crowd. Crowd cheering and applauding. American soldiers queue to enjoy real beer served from wooden barrels, made from supplies shipped from the United States. Smiling soldiers fill metal cups with beer. Wrecked railroad marshalling yards in Civitavecchia Italy are seen, as U.S. Army soldiers inspect an abandoned large German Krupp K5 rail gun (Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 (E). The gun shown here is either "Robert" or "Leopold" as termed by the Germans, also known by Allied names "Anzio Annie" or "Anzio Express".
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