The Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. U.S. infantry of 5th Army, II Corps, advance against German positions in Monte Cassino. They advance, firing machine guns and passing flagged mine fields as they progress. Close up side view of prone American Army soldier, with reeds or grasses in foreground, as the U.S. Army soldier fires his machine gun. Shells from German artillery fire burst close to them as they proceed.
The Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. Allied gun crews, under camouflage nets, fire heavy artillery against German positions at Monte Cassino. Views of the ruined town. A Sherman tank parked inside a partially destroyed building. A U.S. soldier picks through rubble in a gutted building.
United States Army Air Forces Martin B-26 Marauder bombers in flight over Southern Italy. B-26 Marauder bomber dropping bombs over Cassino. Aerial view of targets being blown up by bombs. Explosions and smoke arise from exploding bombs.
Allied armies break the Gustav Line at Monte Cassino in Italy during World War II. Thick clouds form from Allied bombing at Monte Cassino and the surrounding area. A camouflaged tank covered in foliage moving on a field. British soldiers duck and cover their ears after loading mortar. Soldiers covering their ears while firing mortar. Closer view of a camouflaged tank moving.
British artillery crew firing howitzer at Monte Cassino in Italy during World War II. Nose of a British howitzer under a canopy. British Royal Artillery crew loading howitzer. Smoke comes out after a crewman opens the howitzer breech. Two crewmen carry and load a shell into the gun. A British gunner fires with a water-cooled Vickers machine gun. Another crewman feeds the machine gun with bullet belt. Vickers machine gun firing at Nazi German troops. Pillars of smoke form on enemy position.
Allied troops in Italy during the Operation Shingle Italian campaign of World War II. Several LSTs (Landing Ship, Tanks), trucks and soldiers at Anzio. Army trucks backing into an LST. A 155mm gun is pushed into an LST by a M4 High Speed Tractor. Several soldiers beside the gunr. Columns of soldiers boarding the craft. The LST backing into the water. A Catholic chaplain with hands folded. The Chaplain with the soldiers during the consecration of the Mass. The stern of the LST. An LCI (Landing Craft Infantry) beside the LST. The task force is attacked by German dive bombers. Numerous bombs exploding in and around the ships. The LCI underway at sea. An LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) loaded with troops underway at sea. A few LSTs on the beach. Amphibious vehicles in the background. The landing craft on the beach. Dead Germans lying on a street. Columns of German prisoners marching on a path. View of the prisoners wearing trench coats and caps. In Cassino, Italy : British troops fire artillery during the Battle of Monte Cassino. Small mud houses in Cassino. Several explosions in the area.