Former Italian Prisoners of War who were held in exile in Yugoslavia are liberated on Italian soil. Former Italian soldier prisoners on the ship Gorica as it arrives at the Port of Ancona for their repatriation. Soldiers stand on deck and wave. Former prisoners disembark the ship. The wounded prisoners brought down by fellow prisoners. A man kisses a woman. The prisoners disembark the ship. Crowd gathered at the sea port to welcome them. Having been indoctrinated with Communist ideology, they sing communist songs and carry large portraits of Josip Broz Tito (Marshal Tito), the Yugoslav statesman, as well as small flags with the hammer and sickle communist symbol. Italian man kisses a woman on the dock.
Soldiers load cases of turkeys. Cases loaded in refrigerated Army truck. Truck doors closed and truck pulls away. Truck is unloaded. A truck is parked, as another truck drives in and receives its quota of turkeys. U.S. soldiers eating their thanksgiving dinner, seated nearby artillery in wooded area. (World War II period).
German artillery around U.S. gun positions in the valley, two miles east of Mignano. Smoke rises from targets. Smoke clouds on enemy targets by smoke shells. Explosions in valley. Shells land near gun emplacement at Campozillone. Men climb steep trail to the 141st regiment. (World War II period).
Mount Vesuvius erupts. People evacuate city. Men throw lava dust from roof. People walk on street. Women throw lava dust from balcony. Woman throws lava dust from rooftop and cloud of dust over house in sky. Man puts luggage on horse cart.
Mount Vesuvius erupts. Scenes of city ruined due to volcano eruption. Jeep on road. Volcano in the background. Soldiers on street. Ruins of house. Damaged building and houses of the city. Smoke rises from city. Clouds over the city. Scene of damaged house. Aerial view of the city. Men stand past house. (World War II period).
Mount Vesuvius erupts. Lava in the city. Smoke rises from the lava. Scene of damaged house. Old man walks past house. Man and woman look at lava. Scenes of ruins of house. Man pulls horse cart, children stand past the cart and luggage on the cart. Man puts luggage on the cart. Cart on road. Lava on mountain. Smoke rises from lava. Scene of damaged houses. Carts go on road. People put photo on cart. Soldiers stand on road. Cart goes on road. Woman watches. (World War II period).
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