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Newsreel 'First Films! Invasion of Italy!' during World War 2

Allied invasion convoy of ships underway in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II. Amphibious landing of Fifth United States Army at Salerno during Allied invasion of Italy. General Mark Clark and Vice Admiral Henry Hewitt seen talking at time of "Operation Avalanche." An animated map shows Sicily, Salerno and Naples. The soldiers memorize every mountain and valley. Ships and supplies pour in. Night time invasion underway as U.S. soldiers invade Italy under attack from German soldiers. Soldiers seen on tanks advancing. General Eisenhower and Admiral Cunningham seen in discussion on a ship as terms of surrender of Italy are carried out, and Italian ships head toward Allied ports.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040777
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.

Date: 1943, September 11
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024672
5th army troop lands and evacuate wounded at Red Beach in Italy.

5th army lands and evacuate the wounded under enemy fire at gulf of Salerno in Italy. Ships at the gulf of Salerno, Italy. Bomb group in flight above gulf. Bombs exploded over ships. Explosions and smoke rising from ship. Wounded people in ship. A man climbs on truck. Army troop evacuate the wounded. Explosions on ship. U.S. army trucks driven to pier. Army unit at beach. Bomb explosions over ship. Smoke rising from ship. Flames of fire on ship. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September 6
Duration: 3 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024671
Destroyed city and railway station in Salerno, Italy.

Views of wrecked buildings in Salerno Italy. Destroyed railroad bridge and railway station. Signboard of Salerno and Napoli written are seen. Civilians and soldiers walking through the ruins. Caravan of UN army trucks moving on the streets. A man rolling a rubber tire through the destroyed city streets. Scenes of the wrecked buildings. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, November 9
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030865
Allied warships firing 5 inch guns at Salerno Italy and landing craft approaching beach

View of long muzzle of 5 inch guns firing from Allied warships in Salerno, Italy. Two small landing craft heading towards the beach at Salerno. Smoke rising from the beach. Ships moving underway towards the beach. An explosion and smoke cloud rising from the beach. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030929
340th bomb group bombs over invasion target near Salerno, Italy.

340th bomb group bombs over invasion target near Salerno, operating from Catania in Italy. American bomber. Aerial view of invasion target near Salerno. Explosions over target areas. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September
Duration: 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024667