Liberation of Rome by American troops (1944)

Panorama of a section of a wall of a building in Rome during a firefight between American soldiers and Mussolini supporters entrenched in the building.

A shooter in position watches the windows of the building; a white sheet appears on one of the balconies.

An American machine gunner tracks down a target in the windows of the building and fires a short burst.

Mussolini supporters climb out of a window of the building.

A slightly wounded American soldier is led by the arms out of the line of fire.

A seriously wounded soldier is placed in a jeep and taken to the hospital.

American soldiers and young people sympathizing with them hide from the gunfire around the corner of the building and watch the enemy's movements.

Third-floor windows covered with shutters.

American soldiers and residents of Rome on the streets during the discovery of resisting fascists.

One of Mussolini's supporters waves a white rag from a balcony.

An armored personnel carrier with a machine gun drives through a square filled with people.

An American machine gunner keeps the windows of a building with fascists holed up in it under fire.

People on the streets of Rome during the discovery of fascists who do not want to surrender.

American infantrymen aim their rifles and machine guns at the windows of a building, Italian volunteers stand nearby.

An American jeep with soldiers drives through the crowd.

American soldiers watch from around the corner as fascists shoot from the windows of a building, holding their weapons at the ready.

American soldiers and Italian volunteers on the streets of Rome.

A man helps an American soldier stick announcements and posters on the wall of a building.

Residents of Rome read an announcement of the American military command pasted to the wall of a building.

American light armored vehicles drive along one of the city streets.

American infantrymen walk in a column one by one across the square in front of the palace.

Residents of Rome show the crew of an American tankette the location of the fascists' hideout.

A column of light armored vehicles passes through a square.

An American tank in one of Rome's squares, soldiers sit on the armor.

A view of part of the Colosseum, a column of American military trucks passes by.

A destroyed German tank on the side of the road on the outskirts of Rome.

American armored personnel carriers drive up to the outskirts of Rome, a destroyed German tank on the side of the road, the body of a dead German tanker lies on the tank's armor.

The body of a German tanker on the armor, a panorama of an American military column moving along the road.

Houses destroyed as a result of military action on a street in the commune of Monterosi near Rome, an American tank and ambulance trucks pass along the road.

An American column of vehicles passes an ancient castle, clouds of dust rise.

The wreckage of a destroyed Italian truck, a panorama of a destroyed anti-aircraft gun.

An American soldier examines a destroyed anti-aircraft gun.

A soldier inspects the sights.

Towing captured German and Italian armored vehicles along the highway.

View of the Colosseum wall on August 6, 1944, with an American military convoy moving along the road.

American soldiers at the walls of the Colosseum, army vehicles and a local cabby passing by.

American soldiers help girls out of the cabby's carriage.

American soldiers enter the Colosseum.

Roman girls tell an American soldier about the sights during a tour of the Colosseum.

Faces of a soldier and a girl exploring the Colosseum.

An American soldier stands on a dais with two local girls during a tour of the Colosseum.

A girl shows an American soldier the ancient ruins of Rome.

View of ancient Roman ruins and remains of temples.