Allied soldiers in a jeep and a British personnel carrier, drive past huge letters, spelling "DUCE," painted on the side of a massive concrete wall in Messina, during World War 2. Change of scene shows American soldier examining an Italian Pavesi military tractor. He is very intested in its unusual wheels. Change of scene shows the soldier climbing into the seat of another Pavesi tractor and checking out its controls. A large building across the street displays a British flag. An American technical sergeant offers an Italian civil policeman a cigarette. A closeup of the policeman as he smokes. The sergeant points to "Heil Rommel" written on a door, and other graffiti in chalk on a wall. He pauses to examine some wrecked Italian vehicles. Closeup of the wreckage.
United States lieutenant Colonel J. A. Heintges, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, interrogates two German prisoners captured by American paratroopers in World War II. One of the German prisoners is smiling.
Smoke rises from U.S. Army artillery shells striking on a hill in the Italian Campaign of World War 2. . Several knocked out American Sherman tanks from C Company, 760th Tank Battalion Santa Maria are shown. One leans off the dirt road partway into a ditch. Closeup of tread on a damaged Sherman tank. U.S. soldiers seen in a Sherman tank parked behind a damaged one that has a large hole in it from gunfire. An American soldier places his hand in the hole. Brief view of an Italian Semovente da 75/18 self-propelled gun. Glimpse of what appears to be a damaged Italian 37mm antitank gun.
U.S. 9th Army Air Force aerial views of B-25 bombers dropping bombs over Pratica di Mare airfield. Several bomber aircraft flying over the airfield. Views of bombs dropping and impact on targets. Tail section of an aircraft visible. The airfield contained new 5-motor German bombers. (World War II period).
German troops skiing in Italy during World War II. Unarmed German troops ski down a slope. This seems more recreational than war-related. Soldiers rest and soak up sun. But some of their comrades sneak up and throw snow at them, starting a good-natured snow fight. Two soldiers wrestle in the snow. Mule packs carry supplies for German troops. Supplies being unloaded. Hot food being carried in containers, on the backs of German soldiers to feed troops in the field. German troops advance along a snow covered area. A snow storm blows.
Italian fliers land their aircraft at an Allied occupied air base (probably in Southern Italy) to join the Allies for the war against Nazi Germany during World War II. A three-engine Italian Savoia-Marchetti bomber in flight. The aircraft lands at the airfield. Other aircraft parked on the airfield. A hangar in the background. Italian fliers step from the aircraft. U.S. and Italian officer exchange greetings. Aircraft in formation. Italian fighter aircraft land and taxi at the air base. Officers and fliers. The fliers leave their aircraft. Italian fliers seated around a table eat American meal.