Hitler's visit to Rome, May 1938

Hitler's visit to Rome, May 1938 

Hitler's visit to Rome, May 1938 

A group of Italian school girls, escorted by nuns, followed by a group of young boys in uniform. Uniformed men with feathered hats march down the street. Women in native costume. A panning shot shows a huge building surrounded by Nazi flags and a crowd of spectators behind a barricade. Uniformed young girls march down the street. Uniformed boys, some with rifles and some playing drums. Long shot of men on motorcycles as they perform some kind of routine on a large field. More marching men on the streets of Rome, followed by Hitler's motorcade. Hitler is briefly visible, as is Goebbels, who is riding in a car with Benito Mussolini. More shots of the parade and spectators; lots of Nazi flags are visible. May 1, 1938 letter:"Here, as well as all along the route, from Boulogna down, Italian and German flags are flying everywhere -- The fascist emblem and swastika are everywhere and"Heil Duc" and"viva le Fuehre" are painted large on every side" May 1938 letter:"Rome is full of Hitler. The stores are closed, the streets are extravagantly decorated with German and Italian flags and emblems" May 3 diary entry:"Rome...the whole city ablaze with banners and emblems of Italy and Germany. May 4 diary entry:"...go down to Quirinale, which is on our street, right after breakfast and wait among a mass of people behind a double line of caberiniere [sic] to see Hitler and Mussolini drive out to-gether"