Italian young fascists at the memorial in Berlin, 1939 (b/w photo)

The honor guard of the Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler marches past the leader of the Italian Young Fascists (Gioventu Italiana del Littorio) Federale Sandro Bonamici (at the same time Gauleiter of Verona, right in the picture, performing the Nazi salute) and Chief of Staff Hartmann Lauterbacher (half right behind him). The occasion was a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial (Neue Wache) in Berlin Unter den Linden on August 19, 1939 by the participants of the long-distance bicycle tour Rome-Berlin-Rome. In the background (from left to right) the State Opera, the Old Library (in scaffolding), the Old Palace and the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great.