Giornale Luce №247 (1942)

The traditional flower show is taking place in Piazza della Signoria in Florence.

Flowers are displayed under the columns of the Uffizi Gallery, flowers on the streets of the city.

German officers recovering from their wounds inspect the exhibition.

Florentines among the flowers Bologna.

City fishing competitions in ponds and rivers.

Crowds of city residents watch the competition.

Weighing the caught fish Blasting work on the construction of a road in the mountains In Zaragoza, Sicily, the foundation of the future monument to the 4,000 Italians who died in Spain in the war of 1936-1939 is taking place.

The Italian ambassador, General D'Abila, representatives of the Spanish, German and Portuguese armies are present.

The ceremonial burial of the symbolic urn, on the site of which the mausoleum will be built Rome, May 9, 1942. Celebration on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Italian empire.

Arrival of the Duce and King Victor Emmanuel.

Ceremonial formation of all types of troops on Piazza Venezia.

Awarding of medals to the families of the fallen and the military.

Cartoon diagram of an airplane flight from Italy to North Africa.

At dawn on May 9, 1942, Colonel Amedeo Paradisi and his crew dropped leaflets over Asmara/Eritrea/ on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the empire.

The flight, which was 4,000 kilometers, also took place over enemy-controlled Sudan.

After 30 hours of flight, the plane and its crew were given a warm welcome at a night airfield.