Allied aircraft parked at North African airbases. The British and American crews study charts and maps of Rome and mark bombing locations. Pilots and navigators board the planes. Bomber aircraft in flight. Railroad yards in Rome bombed with pinpoint precision by Allied bomber planes in broad daylight. Targets included the San Lorenzo freight yard and steel factory, the "Scalo del Littorio" on the north side of Rome, and the Ciampino airport.
The canonization of Pope Pius X in Vatican City. Nearly half a million people gather for the ceremony of canonization. A funeral carriage transports the glass casket containing the remains of Pope Pius X. Priests wearing Jerusalem Cross vestments watch the procession. The remains of Pope Pius X heads towards St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City. A large crowd gathers at the St. Peter’s Square (Piazza San Pietro 00120 Città del Vaticano Vatican City). Italians clapping. Priests carrying the canopy and banner of St. Pius X in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Pius XII sits on the sedia gestatoria while carried though by footmen. The late Pope Pius X is elevated to Sainthood. Italian woman makes the “Sign of the Cross” while kneeling on St. Peter’s Square. A man carries a girl who fainted from the heat. Pope Pius XII gives blessing to people. A tapestry depicting St. Pius X hangs in front of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Boats at waters edge in cove of Italian sea. Children play in cove as a woman stands near them. Houses on the shore. A boat underway in water, carrying Eva's women friends who drink Chianti wine from a bottle.One woman tunes a radio. Eva Braun and another woman play with a cat on a bench. Women try on lace collars. Eva's friend poses in sunlit grotto. (Note: This place in the PIazzetta of Portofino dominated by the castle. Surrounding is the Natural Park of Portofino created by Mussolini.)
High aerial views and views from a low flying airplane, of Allied warships in the bay of Naples during World War II.
Task force formed in Naples harbor for the invasion of Southern France during World War II. A United States destroyer underway as a United States Navy officer looks through binoculars from the bridge of a ship. LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) in Naples harbor.
Soldiers of 'Cobra' Division (3rd Div) and 'Cook' Regiment (16th Infantry Division) U.S. Army march along dock area. Landing crafts approach dock. Troops march on dockside. (World War II period).
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