ROME FALLS TO ALLIES focuses on the liberation of Rome by Allied soldiers. Shows: tanks advancing into Rome; Lieutenant General Mark Clark Commander of the 5th Army; arrest of Fascists and capture of prisoners; Pope Pius XII leading a thanksgiving prayer at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican. INVASION OF FORTRESS EUROPE follows the Allied forces as they cross the English Channel and land on the shores of Normanby to defeat the Germans’s Army impregnable coastal defenses. Includes footage of Lieutenant General Louis A. Brereton, Lieutenant General Omar M. Bradley, General Eisenhower and Allied Field Commander General Montgomery.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
313015
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - France
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Italy
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)