Air Force airplanes of the Fascist Republic of Italy return from a raid on Gibraltar during World War II. The airplanes in flight. Airmen and officials greet Italian pilots, in the service of Germany, as they deplane.They are decorated for their service. Torpedo bomber aces Marino Marini (with jumpsuit) and Carlo Faggioni (with white beret) are visible.
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.
Italy commemorates its participation in World War I at a Fascist ceremony in Rome, Italy. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and King Victor Emmanuel III arrive at the Victor Emmanuel II Memorial or Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria, Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome, Italy. They get off a carriage. Soldiers of sixteen regiments lined up at the memorial to commemorate the Italian participation in World War I. The soldiers march past the memorial. Bruno, the son of Benito Mussolini, dons a flight gear and gets into the cockpit of an aircraft. The aircraft taxis and takes off. Mussolini looks on. He decorates his son and hands him a license as an aviator. Benito Mussolini hugs his son.
The United States 5th Army enter Rome, Italy during World War II. Italians fill the streets and cheer for the Americans. Italians gather in front of the Porta San Giovanni (00185 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy) near the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Crowds of Italians cheering in front of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Soldiers on military vehicles, M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and jeeps proceed into the center of Rome, past the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) and other ancient structures and landmarks including the Vittoriano and Capidoglio on Capitoline Hill. United States soldiers in truck near the Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Crowds gathered in front of the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria, Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Men carrying the Italian flag on top of a truck driving in Via del Corso. The American, British and Italian flags hang in front of the Campidoglio. Façade of the Campidoglio (Piazza del Campidoglio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Young Italian men and women wave at the camera while marching. Italians hitch a ride with soldiers on a Jeep in front of the Saint Peter’s Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Some Italian civilians ride with U.S. soldiers on their trucks. U.S. Lieutenant General Mark Clark consults with two U.S. Major Generals.
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.
An Italian documentary about Rome, Italy. Opening scene shows people going up and down the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy (Italian: Scalinata di Trinità dei Monti). The steps ascend a steep slope between the Piazza di Spagna at the base and Piazza Trinità dei Monti. At the top is the Trinità dei Monti church (Piazza della Trinità dei Monti, 3, 00187 Roma RM, Italy). A man sits on a concrete pillar reading Time magazine. A man sips an espresso in front of the Pantheon (Piazza della Rotonda, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), with obelisk and fountain on the Piazza della Rotonda in front of it. People patronizing shops along Via del Corso. A woman tries on a fashionable dress in a designer boutique, as the proprietor stands nearby. A woman looking closely at necklaces in a jewelry store window. A woman customer trying on jewelry at a shop. Woman takes off ring from finger. Closeups of her hands with rings on them. Elegant, jeweled necklace displayed in a shop window. Neon signs in entertainment district at night. Two women in a bar. Behind them is the bartender, and on the wall is a large reproduction of the Reclining Venus, by Venetian painter Giorgione. A doorman at the entrance to a night club. Inside, patrons crowd the floor, dancing to rhythmic Latin music. Tourists partying inside the night club. Abrupt change of scene shows smoke rising from the stack of a steel plant. Inside men are seen working near a furnace. Sparks fly from welding. The welder seen working over a huge metal part. Next, women and a man are seen handling armfuls of wool. Other women operate a spinning machine creating thread from the wool. View inside a dress maker shop where a woman removes a dress from a form. Several women are busy making dresses in the shop. Supervisors examine the works in progress. A shoemaker is seen working at his bench. Customers in a shop look at new woolen blankets. People doing banking at a teller's window. The teller annotates a customer's bank book. A group of well-dressed men and women mount motor scooters and proceed to a park where many other scooters are parked. Sports fans fill the area around a soccer stadium. Some are buying tickets at booths. Crowds enter the stadium. View of stadium filled with fans. Players run on the field as fans applaud in the stands. It begins to rain, and fans pull up coat collars. Most of them raise umbrellas.
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