"THE RISE OF MUSSOLINI" ; PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT ; ITALIAN ARMY IN ACTION, AFRICAN FRONT Part 1

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Signal Corps ADC 693 SOURCE: NRP Card 1 of 2 111 FILM: ADC Archives DN & APC MP, Silent, 710 ea. 693-1 "THE RISE OF MUSSOLINI" Crowded street in Rome. Civilians of Mussolini's Fascist party parade in the "March on Rome" when Mussolini took over the government. Cheering civilians surround Mussolini as he exits from bldg. Blackshirts on parade. Mussolini speaks from balcony. (All above scs, dated 1922) LS, huge crowds give Fascist salute at one of Mussolini's mass meetings. Members of the Fascist youth parade in street. Hitler's first meeting with his Axis partner. (Italy) Mussolini, Ciano and staff review troops. Mussolini shakes hands with Hitler, surrounded by Italian notables. Scens in Royal Box at ceremony: LtoR: Hitler, Mussolini, King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Margherita of Italy. CU, Hitler, Mussolini and Italian King. Italian tank review near Rome's Colosseum. Italian crack troops, goosestep past royal box, at review for Hitler. Scs at Munich Conference: Mussolini, Hitler, Deladier, Goering and Chamber- lain among others. Mussolini signs Munich pact. NS, crowds massed near Victor Emmanuel Memorial acclaim Mussolini after return from Munich. Duce salutes crowd. Record Group 111 Mussolini gives Fascist salute as troops pass in review. Accession Number III-NAV-210 LS, crowds assembled to hear dictorator's declaration of War. CUs, Il Duce speaks from balcony. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER. 35.11 35th AVE. LTC 7 NV IRR/Va Signal Corps ADC 693 111 SOURCE: NRP Card 2 of 2 ADC FILM: Archives DN & APC MP, Silent, 710' ea. 693-2 PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT President makes speech on Italian perfidy when Italy attacked a helpless France. (The speech is commonly called "The Stab In The Back" speech delivered 10 June 1940.) ITALIAN ARMY IN ACTION, AFRICAN FRONT (No Date) MS, Italian staff officer on hill watches battle. Long line of Italian mountain howitzers firing. MS, Italian officer looks thru telescope. MS, CU, radio operator transmits message. MS, Italian plane (Savoia Machetti) in flight. LS, plane drops bombs. Record Group 111 Officer looks thru binoçulars. Accession Number III-NAV-210 LS, rear view, two gun crews fire, shells hit earth and explode. ARMY PICTORIAL CENTER, 35-11 35th AVE, LIC 1, NY ERB/ke

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

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Moving Images Relating to Military Activities