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French 2nd Moroccan Division convoy passes through the village of Caiazzo in Italy

Convoy of French 2nd Moroccan Division equipped with American clothing and equipment, passes through the village of Caiazzo, Caserta, Italy during World War II. Italian civilians stand along roadside and watch as the French Driven convoy of United States trucks, trailers and Jeeps passes by.

Location: Caiazzo Italy
Date: 1943, December 2
Duration: 3 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029162
Choir procession passes through ruined buildings in Alife, Italy.

Scenes of a choir procession passing through ruined buildings after an Allied bombing in Alife, Italy during World War II. Roman Catholic priests and children dressed in church robes. The choir passes the ruins to attend a mass.

Location: Alife Italy
Date: 1943, December 31
Duration: 4 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029175
"Operation Husky" - the invasion of Sicily in World War II.

July 10, 1943, U.S. invades Sicily in Italy. Fleet of warships underway. Navy bombardment of Sicily. Coast Guardsman observes through binoculars. Coast Guardsmen carry troops and supplies in LCVPs (Higgins Boats). LST-356 approaching Blue Beach 2, in the "Cent" area on July 10, 1943, loaded with tanks and other vehicles. A beach master signals with semaphore flags. Troops landing from assault boats. Concentrated enemy air attacks destroy U.S. boats and ships. Enemy aircraft in flight. U.S. troops firing. A map shows Italy. September 9, 1943, amphibious assault on Anzio, Italy. Naval bombardment, followed by troop assault on the beaches.

Location: Sicily Italy
Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041745
817th Army engineers build new emergency airfield, near Salerno, Italy during World War 2

U.S. Army 817th Army engineers build airfield within 24 hours near Salerno, Italy, in World War II. Members of the U.S. Army 817th Engineers Battalion are seen employing construction equipment to create a new emergency airfield near Salerno, Italy, during World War 2. A bulldozer uproots trees separating a tomato patch from a wheat field so both can be combined to create a larger space for an emergency airfield. A road grader passes a soldier seated in a piece of parked construction equipment, as it levels the ground. The operator in the parked equipment takes a drink from his canteen. Next, soldiers are seen wielding picks, and other hand tools to untangle clumps of earth and roots. Camera shows them next, working at the edge of the large cleared earthen airfield. They pause to wave to a P-38 lightning aircraft that has just landed at the new field. The P-38 passes on its landing roll, raising a cloud of dust. (Note: Moments after the end of the clip, this, first to land, P-38 had a fatal collision with a water truck, concealed in dust at the side of the runway.

Location: Italy
Date: 1943, September 11
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024672
Heavy U.S. 5th Army vehicle traffic through Mignano, Italy, during World War II.

U.S. 5th Army trucks carrying mules, drive through the center of war-torn Mignano, Italy., during World War 2. An MP (Military Policeman) stands in center of the intersection, directing traffic. The trucks drive past an Agip (Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli) gas station and war damaged buildings. Other army vehicles pass through the square on intersecting roads. A different view shows empty Army stake trucks moving past an open muddy area where a bulldozer and another vehicle are parked and a U.S sentry is posted. Scene shifts to Italians working on the remains of a destroyed building. Army trucks continue to drive through the MP-controlled intersection. A small donkey stands by a tree. Four local men and women picnic in the shade from building remains. Italian soldiers, standing in the back of a partially open truck, ride past the camera. More army trucks come through the town, carrying horses and mules, Closeups of the animals in the open trucks. An Italian soldier rides with mules, on one of trucks. Army trucks are seen parked in various places off the roads. Closeup of the MP directing traffic. His 5th Army shoulder patch is clearly visible. He uses hand signals and a whistle to direct traffic. The four Italians seen picnicking, earlier, are now in a sunny spot, outdoors, with their kitchen implements. Two troop trucks pass carrying a few soldiers, and towing damaged heavy field guns. Several Italian soldiers are seen in the second vehicle. More jeeps and trucks pass the MP at the intersection.

Location: Mignano Italy
Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024676
Allied forces attack German-occupied Ortona, and San Pietro in Italy during World War II

Opening scene shows British artillerymen bombarding the Italian town of Ortona, on the Adriatic coast of Italy, which is held by paratroops of the German 1st Parachute Division in World War 2. Closeups of British soldier operating 155mm gun. British officers planning the barrage. Battery of guns firing. View of shells striking Ortona, along the coastline. Heavy guns firing from under camouflage netting. Smoke rising from artillery strikes. Scene shifts to Allied occupied airfield in Foggia, on the coast, South of Ortona, where P-40 aircraft of the 99th Pursuit Squadron are preparing to fly in support of the Ortona offensive. (This U.S Army Air Forces unit is comprised entirely of African American pilots and support personnel including Tuskegee Airmen.) Closeups of airmen fueling and arming the aircraft, and of pilots gathered in a mission briefing. 99th Squadron aircraft taking off and departing overhead in formations. View from the British artillery position of numerous bombs bursting on Ortona. Film shifts to the Central Front in Italy where U.S. forces are engaged in the Battle of San Pietro. Views of American artillery bombarding German positions in San Pietro. Closeups of numerous U.S. guns being fired. An ejected shell flies through the air from a U.S. Sherman tank during the bombardment. Views of U.S. troops passing a Sherman tank as they enter San Pietro and begin searching for booby traps in the wreckage of the town. Closeup of a soldier dismantling a booby trap. German aircraft sweep overhead and bomb the town. American soldiers dig out a buddy who was buried by a bomb burst, but rescued unhurt. He smiles for the camera. Casualties of the fighting, including many civilians are carried on stretchers and assisted. Local residents are seen grieving over fallen relatives and friends. Groups of townspeople stand along a hillside and watch as Italian soldiers join with the Allies in the fighting. Jeeps are seen navigating the muddy mountain trails as far as possible. Then further movement requires the use of mules. Troops are seen with mule trains. Soldiers shoulder heavy ammunition crates and slog uphill with them over a muddy mountain trail.

Location: Italy
Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043438
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