Allied Forces with mechanized units and tanks enter Florence, Italy in World War II. British Army soldiers moving across Tuscan hills and countryside towards Florence. French, Indian, South African, British and Polish Allied soldiers under the command of General Harold Alexander resting and riding on top of tanks to Florence. Italian civilians greet the British and Allied troops in Florence. King George VI of the United Kingdom arrives in Italy and is greeted by General Maitland Wilson. King George VI inspects the Royal Navy Units aboard ships in Naples, Italy on July 23, 1944. Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham accompany King George VI on motorboat inspecting the port of Naples. British Royal Marines and soldiers of the United States 5th Army form a guard of honor for the king’s return. The king boards a British cruiser. King George VI takes a ride in a car with Commander-in-Chief General Alexander. King George VI inspects the 8th Army of United States and Indian troops. He reviews Polish Units with Polish General Władysław Anders and General Oliver Leese. King George VI confers knighthood on General Leese in the field.
70,000 Fascist women parade at the Piazza Venezia in Rome, Italy. Thousands of women in military uniforms and costumes parade down the Via dei Fori Imperiali from the Colosseum to Piazza Venezia. Prime Minister and Fascist leader Benito Mussolini reviews the parade from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia (Piazza di S. Marco, 49, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). The flag of the Kingdom of Italy stands in the Altar of the Fatherland. Mussolini waves to the huge crowd gathered to watch the parade.
Volunteer Fascist Youth march to war in Italy during World War II. Gioventù Italiana del Littorio (GIL) members march on streets with packs on their backs in Genoa, Italy. Groups of Fascist youth gather in front of the Arco della Vittoria (Piazza della Vittoria, 1, 16121 Genova GE, Italy) in Genoa. An Italian speaker gives a speech. Civilians watch standing on sides of the street. A group of Italian women clap their hands and cheer.
Relations between Italy and Romania during World War II. Romanian Brigadier-General Petre Antonescu and Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Mihail Sturdza, arrive at the Roma Termini Station (Piazzale dei Cinquecento 00185 Rome Italy) in Rome, Italy. They are greeted by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Gian Galeazzo Ciano. The two Foreign Ministers give each other the Roman Salute. Romanian and Italian flags festoon the train platform. Romanian Brigadier-General Petre Antonescu and Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Mihail Sturdza, and Count Ciano exit Termini Station together. They review soldiers. They get in a car and drive toward Villa Madama, near the Foro Italico complex. Antonescu and Prince Sturdza arrive in Villa Madama (Via di Villa Madama, Rome, Laz. 00135). Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini receives them in the Palazzo Venezia (Piazza Venezia, 3, Rome, Laz. 00186). Benito Mussolini poses with Petre Antonescu, Prince Sturdza and Count Ciano.
The Allied Forces crush the Axis armies in the Mediterranean during World War II. Italy surrenders. The Allied Forces enter Messina. The American flag flies over the municipal corporation of Messina. U.S. soldiers interact with local Italian citizens and greet children. Soldier talking to a a young Italian girl. Wrecked German ships in a harbor. An Allied soldier talks on a radio. Fighting in Italian mainland. Scenes of Mussolini walking. Italians throw mud on the posters of Mussolini. An Italian writes Viva England, Viva USA and USSR on a wall. An animated map shows Allied attack on the German positions in Italy. General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces and British Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, Commander in Chief of the Allied Naval Forces in the Mediterranean. Surrendered Italian fleet of ships underway toward Allied controlled ports. From Washington DC U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces (armistice) surrender of Italy.
Tourist Police marching in Rome, Italy. Two Carabiniere salute. People see. A woman asks for help to a policeman. Tourist police marching along the ruins of the Roman Forum (Foro Romano, Via della Salara Vecchia, 5/6, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Tourist police march to the Vatican to receive a papal blessing. A policeman acts as a guide to a couple inside the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy). A policeman helps a woman near the Roman Forum. Insignia on sleeve of a policeman reads "English". A Swedish woman takes help from a policeman. A suitcase with travel stickers such as Hotel Baltimore. Policeman sees through binoculars. The woman gives him flowers and a kiss. Italian policeman acts confused.
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