Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Italy. Lava from the eruption of volcano flows and destroys the town of San Sebastiano. The lava pushes against walls of buildings. The lava causes the collapse of homes in the streets. It flows over the ruins. The molten mass sets fire to wooden and brick structures in its path. Civilians load their personal belongings into army trucks. People stand on streets. Lava cascades through the town. (World War II period).
View of smoke rising from an open field in Italy. Trucks on muddy road. Troops of the 36th Infantry and 143rd Regiment advance and fire artillery. Soldier looks through binoculars. Explosion on ground. View of San Pietro and Liri Valley. Army trucks and jeep move on road. (World War II period).
15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. Opening slate reads “Secret”. A Messerschmitt Bf 109 flies over the American held San Giovanni Airfield near Bari, Italy. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 flown by Romanian Air Force Captain Constantin Cantacuzino from Bucharest is parked after landing in San Giovanni Airfield. Nose of a Messerschmitt Bf 109. United States flag painted on the fuselage of the Messerschmitt Bf 109. United States officers open the fuselage of the German aircraft to examine space where Lieutenant Colonel James Alexander Gunn III had been riding in the plane. Gunn escaped after being held by Romanian authorities. United States Air Force personnel crowd around Captain Cantacuzino and Lieutenant Colonel Gunn. A Jeep stops in front of the Fifteenth Air Force headquarters in Bari. Lieutenant Colonel Gunn meets with United States military officials. Military officials meeting in Bari to discuss developments in Romania as relayed by Lieutenant Colonel Gunn. The 15th Air Force discussing a plan of evacuation in a garden. Captain Cantacuzino participates in the discussion. Man points to map on the table. Two Flying Fortresses carrying the OSS Evacuation Party departs from Bari Airfield. A B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. Flight crew aboard a B-17 bomber to Romania. A radio man in flight. Aerial views of the Albanian coastline and Danube River in Romania as plane approaches Popesti airfield. A Flying Fortress taxi at Popesti Airfield after landing. Romanian Air Force personnel watch the arrival of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) Evacuation Party. Romanian Army officers and government officials, including George Askew, Romanian Undersecretary of Economic Affairs and Colonel Neal Eskew, Commanding Officer of the Romanian Air Force, welcome Captain Cantacuzino and the OSS Evacuation Party to Romania. Major Ross of OSS sets up radio communication with Bari, Lt. Dubes at the controls, typing out morse code. The OK sign to camera as happy officers establish contact. B-17 takes off.
The United States 5th Army enters Rome during World War II. Soldiers enter the city with M4 Sherman tanks. Troops marching in front of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 4, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) and the Roman Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). Porta San Giovanni near the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Italian women shake hands with Allied troops during a parade. Italian civilians running, possibly from sniper attack. Allied troops fire Browning M1919 machine guns at German snipers hiding from a building. A German soldier waves a white flag from a balcony. Pope Pius XII welcomes British troops inside the Vatican City. Pope Pius XII blesses the troops while being carried on a sedia gestatoria chair. Italian women inspect graves of massacred civilians in the catacombs. A sign gives notice of site where Italian civilians were massacred by German troops. British and Indian troops march towards Montone. Field guns fired, tanks advancing. Infantry moves on street.
Mount Vesuvius erupts in Naples, Italy. General Mason Mac Farland, Chief Allied control commissioner arrives on scene to inspect proceedings. United States army trucks and ambulances move forward in evacuation attempt. Mountain eruption of lava and cloud of smoke rises from lava. General speaks to Commander of evacuation, Colonel Kinkaid and Italian Mayor of San Sebastiano. (World War II period).
Mount Vesuvius erupts in Naples, Italy. Molten lava flows towards a village San Sebastiano. Molten lava pours to the field. A tank parked in the field and five soldiers sit on it. Tank parked in the field, a house near road. (World War II period).
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