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Allied fleet underway off the coast of Italy during World War II.

Allied vessels anchored at the harbor in Italy. An Allied patrol boat and an American warship at the harbor in Italy. An Allied destroyer at the harbor. Anti aircraft gun aboard a boat. A Landing Craft Infantry underway at sea. Radar antenna and blinker light signal on board a ship. A lifeboat hoisted in a sling aboard a ship with destroyers in the background. A PBY, a flying boat taxis along the water.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049833
Soldiers engage in recreational activities like reading and playing cards in Italy.

Rest and relaxation services for soldiers provided by the United Service Organizations (USO) in Italy during World War II. In Anzio, Italy: U.S. Army soldiers do comic diving at a swimming pool during a water carnival. A man performs a serious dive, and then a clown performs a humourous dive from the high diving board. People watch the event. Men dressed as women (men in drag) during a bathing beauty contest. The men dressed as women and wearing makeup pass by. One is dressed like Mae West but smoking a cigar. The soldiers hold a casual rodeo event riding a bull and a horse until they are bucked off. Men and women at a beach. A man and a woman enjoy in water. In a USO club, soldiers suffering battle fatigue get a break and rest. Soldiers listen to a fellow soldier at a piano, as they sing. A soldier writes on a paper. Soldiers play cards, read and do other activities. Soldiers attend a dance with women brought in by the USO. Soldiers read in a U.S. Army library. Books and magazines on a table including many small pocket editions of popular books of the era.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058023
Engineers work with air compressors and jackhammers and construct a bridge in Italy (WW2)

United States Army engineers find a destroyed road in Italy during World War II. Engineers inspect a mountain road destroyed by retreating German forces in Southern Italy. A rocky terrain and a shoreline. Engineers work on a blasted section with air compressors and jackhammers. The engineers carry oak beams and work to construct a bridge. A Jeep drives on the constructed bridge.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058077
Parachutists of Cayuga Team jump from U.S. C-47 Skytrain aircraft in flight over Italy during World War II.

U.S. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) Operational Group's assistance in helping to organize and coordinate anti-fascist, partisan activities in Italy during Cayuga Mission of World War 2. Operations Officer Albert Materazzi briefs the men of Operational Group (Cayuga Team) at OG (Operational Group) headquarters in Ciano, Italy. Cayuga Team members study the terrain in which they have to operate. Pilots who will fly in the Cayuga Team members are briefed. Cayuga Team members with their paratrooper packs board U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft. The C-47s taxi on an airfield. Aerial view of Italian terrain. Parachutists of Cayuga Team jump from C-47s in flight.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058186
German troops arrive in Italy and the Italians pledge to fight with them during World War II.

German Army troops arrive in Italy during World War 2. A map of Italy. German armor and mechanized units roll into a port on the Italian Riviera. German troops advance in a town with houses in the background. Naval guns aboard a ship anchored at the coast. The German flag being raised over an Italian ship in a harbor. Italian troops pledge themselves to fight with the Germans. German and Italian soldiers smoke cigarettes.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675059101
Allied advance in Italy during World War II is disrupted by bad weather and geographical barriers.

The Allied Campaign in Italy during World War II. A map depicts the Volturno River. Aerial view of the river. Allied troops cross the river. Allied equipment and vehicles move across the river. Heavy rains disrupt the Allied advance in Italy. Allied troops and equipment face difficulty in moving through mud. Heavy snow poses a challenge for advancing Allied troops. Animated topographical map depicts snow covered mountains and German positions across passes. The map depicts German defense methods deployed like laying of mines, use of anti tank guns. Allied methods of attack include laying artillery barrage, clearing mines to move through mountain passes. Allied soldiers move across a rough terrain.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059424