View looking down onto St Peter's Square in the Vatican in Rome, Italy in 1944 or 1945

Gift of Charles Szumigala, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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View looking down onto St. Peter"s Square at St. Peter"s Basilica in the Vatican in Rome; group of US soldiers walking in left foreground. Probably during a sightseeing trip to Rome, Italy. 1944-45.

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The collection consists of over 200 photographs taken during WWII in the MTO and ETO of B-25 Mitchell Bombers, servicemen, and European cities. Some reconnaissance photography is also included. Images feature planes and nose art of the 321st Bomb Group.
Geography: 
Santa Sede
Latitude: 
41.900
Longitude: 
12.450
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Cathedrals--Italy
Soldiers--American--Italy