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Roman civilians cheer Allied Fifth Army entering Italian capital. Italian civilians, in the squar before the Victor Emmanuel Monument, cheer Allied Fifth Army forces entering Rome, the Italian capital, from which the Germans were driven on June 4, 1944. Food and supplies were being delivered trhough Allied agencies for the relief of the civilian population only a few hours after the Eternal City was ...

Pope Pius blesses Romans after liberation of Eternal City. Pope Pius XII makes his first appearance in public following the liberation of Rome by the Allies on June 4, 1944. One day after the freeing of Rome from the Germans, the Holy Father speaks from a balcony of the Basilica of Saint Peter overlooking Saint Peter's Square and blesses a crowd of several hundred thousand Romans massed to hear his ...

Happy Romans greet American troops with U.S. flag. An Italian woman holds up an American Flag while another gives the V-for-Victory sign as U.S. soldiers in a half-track armored car roll through the streets of the Italian capital of Rome. The capital was liberated on June 4, 1944, climaxing a 24-day offensive by the Alllied Fifth and British Eighth Armies. One week later, American units of the Fifth ...

Romans gather to hear Pope after liberation of Italian capital. Hundreds of thousands of Romans gather in the square in front of St. Peter's Cathedral to hear Pope Pius XII on June 5, 1944, the day after the Italian capital was liberated from German control by Allied troops. The Pontiff, who spoke from the balcony of St. Peter's (not shown) expressed gratitude that the Eternal City had been spared ...

First pictures of the fall of Makale. Roman hordes sweep plains and mountains. A view of the mass advance on Makale which fell to the Italians on November 8.

Hotel Platterhof Obersalzberg (1000 m). Bekannt aus dem Roman Zwei Menschen von Richard Voss. Gründerin Moritz Meier, die bekannte Romanheldin, genannt Judith Platter.

Romans cheer their liberation and U.S. War writer gets a grateful kiss. Romans turn out en masse to cheer their liberation from German control and, in the midst of the jubilant throng, a U.S. war correspondent is embraced by two happy women, on June 5, 1944, the day after the enemy was routed from the Italian capital by the Allies. Roman girls and children tossed flowers at U.S. and British armored ...

Roman boy scouts proudly line up for first rally since fascists supressed the organization 17 years ago. 1500 scouts met at Rome mayor's estate.

Food for Rome. A Roman housewife makes a purchase in an open air market in Rome. When the Allies liberated the Italian capital June 3, 1944, there remained only a few days supply of food in the city, the rest having been taken by the retreating Germans. Aided by Allied authorities, huge stockpiles of food were hastily brought into the city from the surrounding countryside to meet the emergency. These ...