Aerial views of the Allied air attack on Italy during World War II. Aerial views of a railroad train being strafed, smoke rises. Railroad trains strafed, a large explosion occurs. A train burns on a track. Coastline of an Italian town.
Wrecked vehicles in Italy during World War II. A line of wrecked vehicles on the roadside. Italian flag hoisted on a building and a sign on the building reads 'A morte Mussolini'.
U.S. 760th Tank Battalion attacking targets in vicinity of Ausente Valley in Italy during Allied assault against the German Gustav line in World War Two. Explosions and smoke are visible as guns fire at group of buildings across the valley. The buildings are subject to very heavy barrage at times. Later, explosions occur on lower ground as gunfire strikes various spots in the valley itself. At one point, two tanks are barely visible in a clump of trees overlooking the valley. But no other armor or infantry is seen. (Most of the scenes are photographed a great distance from the action.)
African American Fighter Group of USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) in Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II. African American pilots of 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) being briefed at a map by a USAAF officer in the background. Pilots listen to the officer. USAAF General Benjamin Davis with a pointer at the map. Crewmen attach a wing tank to a USAAF P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft parked on an airfield. The crewmen check the aircraft and load a wing gun. The pilots come out of the briefing room. They sit under the wing of the P-51. P-51s lined up with propellers turning. A P-51 taxis. P-51s take off.
U.S. Piper Cub Liaison aircraft in Italy during World War II. Piper Cubs land on a dock. LST ( Landing Ship Tank ) boats and supplies on the dock. Piper Cubs lined up at the dock. A Piper Cub being hoisted by a crane. Another being hoisted on the airstrip of an LST. The aircraft taxi and take off from the airstrip of the LST. The aircraft in flight. Transport ships in water.
German troops in Italy during World War 2. A German General decorates German soldiers with Iron Cross. German paratroopers battle enemy in a burning village. Artillery is fired at American forces. Tanks advance on a battlefield.