Allied drive towards Rome after the capture of Monte Casino during the end of World War II. Ruins of Cassino crushed by Allied war machines. Artillery shelled walls of Monte Cassino. Enemy mines and booby traps. Commanding officer of British, American and French army including British Army Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, U.S. Army General Mark W. Clark and Juin et al plan for the drive on Rome. Army tanks drive. Smoke rises. German prisoners are being taken.
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).
Soldiers of 'Cobra' Division (3rd Div) and 'Cook' Regiment (16th Infantry Division) loaded in landing crafts leaving dock at Naples. Troops board Landing crafts at dock. (World War II period).
Pope John XXIII elevates new cardinals in Vatican City. In St. Peter's Basilica, Pope John XXIII being carried on the sedia gestatoria chair with large white ostrich fans (flabella). The Pope is placed on a raised platform. The Archbishop of Tokyo, Cardinal Peter Tatsuo Doi, is elevated as the first Japanese cardinal in history. Cardinal Doi receives the Pope’s blessing. Pope John XXIII elevates Archbishop Laurean Rugambwa of Tanganyika (now known as Tanzania) as the first modern native African Cardinal. The new cardinals bend their head towards the altar.
Italian Regia Marina (Royal Navy) men participate in soccer (football) match at a stadium in Rome during World War 2. Soccer players of the Italian Royal Navy performs the Roman salute before a match. Spectators fill the stadium and cheering. Soccer players in match. “Radio Marelli”, “Cognac Salva” advertised in stadium. A soccer player kicks the ball. Fans cheering after soccer player scores a goal. Regina Marina navy men, soldiers in uniform watch the soccer match. Soccer player hits a goal.
American soldiers walking in front of a jeep. U.S. troops walking past damaged fences and buildings with mountains visible in the distance. Army troops walking next to trees with two jeeps traveling behind marching soldiers. African American soldier driving a Jeep and another Jeep traveling through trees in the background. Troops walking past a building with extensive bombing damage. Soldiers walking amid rubble.
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