Allied campaign in Italy during World War II. Allied troops and equipment advance in southern Lazio region on the way to Rome. Various street signs on the way read “Rome”. A map of Lazio region in Central Italy showing the advance of Allied troops into Rome. Nazi German soldiers withdraw in front of Porta San Giovanni (Piazza di S. Giovanni in Laterano, 00100 Roma RM, Italy), near the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Deserted streets of Rome as the Nazis withdraw, an Italian priest walks nearby. Italian man gives a speech in front of crowd, cheering for the incoming Allied troops. Allied troops enter Rome and civilians celebrate their liberation. Newspaper headlines about the liberation of Rome. Pope Pius XII addresses a large gathering from a balcony in the Vatican City. People gather and pray in Saint Peter’s Square (Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome, Lazio. 00184). People lay down flowers around dead soldiers. A soldier removes his gear and helmet as he enters a church. A church bell rings.
Allied forces enter Rome, Italy during World War II. Point of view (POV) from moving vehicle shows Italian civilians gathered along a road and some of them walk down a street. American tanks and trucks move on the streets of Rome. Three Allied soldiers in a horse drawn carriage. A military jeep with children around it and the Monument of Victor Emmanuel II (Altare della Paria Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome. American soldiers talk to Italian civilians in front of the Palazzo Venezia (Piazza di S. Marco, 49, 00186 Roma RM, Italy), the former office of Benito Mussolini. American M4 Sherman tanks and trucks move past an Italian policeman and the Monument of Victor Emmanuel II in the background. American enlisted men talk to Italian civilians. A sign on a truck reads 'Rome Beer Express, to 5th Army, compliments PBS'. Civilians and soldiers on the streets of Rome after the liberation from Nazi German rule. An Allied soldier rides a carriage with Italian girls seated in it. Soldiers in a jeep take pictures on Via del Corso. A sign on a building read 'A morte Mussolini'.
Map of Italy showing major cities. During a battlefield lull,in World War 2, in Italy, a German soldier reads a newpaper called the "Southern Front." View of Monte Cassino,Italy, with German troops taking cover amongst war debris. Fencing and signs identify minefields. German soldiers with their weapons, hidden in foliage. German soldier looks through binoculars as American forces bombard the town of Monte Cassino. German soldier, seeking cover, jumps over a stone wall. Smoke rises from the U.S. bombardment. German officers consult in a dugout. German soldiers move stealthily across a stream and through battle scarred landscape. Some take up positions and fire machine guns, rifles, and rifle grenades toward American lines. They advance from their trenches and come across fallen American soldiers on the field. They encounter one crawling, and several others from the U.S. 34th Division, whom they take prisoner. They remove their equipment and weapons, and smoke the American cigarettes. Behind the lines, a man in civilian clothes questions the captured American soldiers. A German soldier uses periscopic binoculars to spot targets for German artillerymen firing heavy weapons. Explosions seen in valley below as shells burst.
Italian refugees evacuated to Southern Italy by Allied powers. Officers of Allied military Government sit and draw plans for evacuation. Allied flags. Animated map. Allied officer explains the route. Italian refugees evacuated along with children. A soldier on motorcycle. Refugees move on bullock cart. Young children cry. Buildings of Italian people destroyed. Army trucks take refugees to port of embarkation. Giant ship carries Army trucks and human cargoes for transport. Italians evacuated to Southern Italy. (World War II period).
Allied armies break Gothic line in Italy. Allied forces fire mortar shells at German positions in area of Monte Altuzzo. Tank bombards German positions. The 5th Army breaks through the Gothic line at El Giogo Pass in Italy behind artillery and tank fire. View of German bunkers and tank traps. Allied troops march (World War II period).
Allied Forces advance during the World War II. The invasion fleet assembles. Soldiers embark on the ships. Ships loaded with supplies and equipment sail towards Italy. A soldier reads a newspaper and a soldier with a puppy. Animated map of Italy shows the landing place between Nettuno and Anzio. Soldiers disembark the ships. Soldiers in barge. They waddle in water to reach ashore. Troops carry load. Tanks roll down landing ships. German planes attack the fleet. An explosion as a ship is hit. The equipment is unloaded. Soldiers march into the city. Dead soldiers in the streets.