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.
Jaeger-Schnellmischer high-speed cement mixers at construction site for building of the Siegfried Line in Nazi Germany. A Nazi German official oversees construction work. Laborers haul a cement mixer using ropes. Various pile drivers in operation at the construction site. A welder works on metal form.. Laborer bends bar. Laborers pass around rebar. View of a bunker being constructed. View of a bunker excavation underground.
View of a bunker overlooking a river in Germany, likely the Saar river, before World War 2. A ship can be seen sailing in the river. Many other pillboxes along the river. Low angle view of “Dragon’s teeth” tank barriers found in the Siegfried Line, the defense fortification line in western Nazi Germany use during WWII. Aerial view of long water filled trench on the Siegfried Line running through forest and farmland.
Nazi German soldiers march alongside row of steel “Dragon’s Teeth” anti-tank obstacles (similar to Czech hedgehogs) along the Siegfried Line, the defense fortification located in western Germany and used later during World War II. German soldiers marching in farmland. Farmers work outside bared wire fence as soldiers march nearby. German soldiers enter a bunker entrance below a sign that reads “Werkgruppe Scharnhorst Panzerwerk 1238” (“Scharnhorst Work Group Panzerwork 1238” in German). Gate grill automatically opens as soldiers enter. German soldiers enter gate of semi-underground bunker. German soldiers march inside bunker tunnels. Camera pans from one bunker tunnel to another as soldiers march through.
Police officers remove a curtain as a piece of evidence at a crime scene. Detective writing initials on lining of curtain gathered as evidence. FBI forensic technician from the hairs and fiber division standing in front of a robe suspended in laboratory to prepare to gather fibers. He notes, "this bathrobe, worn by the victim, is first searched for obvious hairs or fibers adhering to it." FBI technician scrapes robe to dislodge fibers. demonstrates how hairs and fiber are extracted from a cloth using a bloodied bathrobe. Forensic investigator scrapes the garment to dislodge unwanted particles. Closeup finger pointing to blood stains on bathrobe. Police officer scrapes up dried blood from carpet in crime scene. Policeman places powdered dried blood in pill box with tight-fitting lid and marks with pen. View of pill boxes containing blood samples as evidence from crime scene. At FBI serology laboratory, a forensic investigator points to robe with blood stains and notes that, "while a blood grouping alone is not sufficient to identify a person, it does lend weight to an identification, and it may well be sufficient to eliminate a suspect."
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Academy trainees taking the Oath of Enlistment inside classroom. Tabletop laden with revolvers, FBI badges and briefcases for new FBI agents. Close up of FBI badge. FBI academy student shakes hands with instructor as he receives his badge and revolver. Close up revolver handed to agent. “Bus departs or Quantico at 12 noon”, words written on blackboard. FBI Academy student trainees inside a bus. Bus passing Iwo Jima statue at Quantico Marine Corps Base entrance. View of FBI Academy building in Quantico, VA (Range Rd, Quantico, VA 22135). Sign reads “FBI Academy”. Student trainees with suitcases get off the bus, enter the FBI Academy. FBI Academy student trainees in suit and tie walk hallway of academy to find their dormitory rooms. FBI agent student removes his belongings, arranges clothes from his suitcase. Close view of a photograph of a woman with two daughters. Student writes his name on his FBI Handbook. Professor lectures in class. Blackboard words written “Jurisdiction of the FBI 1. Statutes 2. Executive Orders 3. Constitutional Provisions”. Male FBI Academy students listen and write notes during lecture. Robbers make a getaway after a bank robbery. Kidnapper lures and captures a toddler into his car from a suburban street. A person mails a letter in a U.S. Mail mailbox. Close up view of a running wind up 16mm motion picture film camera. Nazi German spy Frederick “Fritz” Joubert Duquesne pulling out stolen documents from his sock and passing them to an undercover agent in 1941.
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