U.S. Navy convoy in the ocean and a Landing Ship Tank approaching a beach in Sicily, Italy during World War II. The ocean water. Three vessels underway in the ocean. A fleet of vessels underway in the water. The vessels fire salvos. A U.S. Landing Ship Tank during invasion. American soldiers on the deck of the Landing Ship Tank. The ship approaches Licata Beach. Several American soldiers and jeeps on the beach.
Equipment and activities of United States Army engineers in Naples, Italy during World War II. View of Naples after bombardment. Mount Vesuvius seen in the background. Wreckage and destroyed warehouse buildings in Port of Naples. Damaged ships listing on harbor. Supplies being unloaded at repaired docks. Italian civilians gather water on the streets from puddles and open manhole. Engineers pump water from the Gulf of Naples. Crowds gather for water supply. Italian civilians gathering free water from pipes. Workers repair a wall. Engineers restore Naples’ water supply system. Views of the Volturno River with strong currents. A soldier rescued from drowning in the Volturno River. United States Army engineers and soldiers build a pontoon bridge over the Volturno River.
Italian T3 Scorpion mine detonator in Sicily, Italy during World War II. The T3 Scorpion mine detonator moves towards a barbed wire fence as smoke rises. Explosions occur and billows of smoke rise up as mines are being detonated on a field. The smoke rises as the mines are detonated.
Italian naval maneuvers in Civitavecchia, Italy during World War II. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Soldiers on the terrace of a building to watch the naval maneuvers. Two aircraft in flight as smoke puffs rise from the coast below. The smoke rises as chemical shells burst in a valley during the maneuvers as Mussolini and Hitler review. Billows of smoke rise up as explosions occur at sea. A boat in the foreground. Two passenger ships being bombarded and pillars of smoke rise up.
Allied invasion of Foggia, Italy during World War II. Aerial views of Foggia. U.S. Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in flight. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up. B-17s in flight over the area as flaks burst around the airplanes.
A U.S. convoy heads for the invasion of Salerno, Italy during World War II. DDs (destroyers) underway off the coast of Salerno. LCs (landing crafts) pass. Smoke rises from the beach in the background.