Infantrymen and vehicles of U.S. 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th U.S. Infantry Division, move up to the front in Calvenzano, Italy during the Po Valley offensive, in World War 2. Soldiers advance along a mine-cleared, taped path near a blown-out section of Highway-64 between Calvenzano and Sibano. CO (Commanding Officer) of 3rd Battalion 351st Regiment uses a walkie-talkie.
Men and vehicles of U.S. 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Division, move up to the front near Calvanzano, Italy, during the Po Valley Offensive of World War 2. Infantrymen advance along Highway 64. A jeep is seen with tall vertical wire cutter fastened to front bumper. Some soldiers rest along a road near a sign reading: 'Marzabotto'. The 'Marzabotto' sign as men and vehicles pass by. The soldiers continue along Highway 64 until they must proceed cautiously along a cleared, rnine- taped path near a blown-out section of Highway 64 between Calvanzano and Sibano. They eat and pass a blown-up village.
Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini's declaration of war on Britain during World War II. A crowd assembled in Venice, Italy to hear the dictator's declaration of war. Dictator Benito Mussolini speaks from a balcony flanked by banners and large fasces (symbol of Fascism). Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie saluting in Ethiopia before Italian annexation of the country.
Armed African American U.S. Army soldiers of the 1st lnfantry Battalion, 376th CD, 92nd Division walking through the town of Massa, Italy during World War 2. An African American soldier guards and escorts a young 14 year old German boy soldier for interrogation by an officer of the 370th Infantry. African American soldiers lining both sides of street in Italian village. An elderly Italian civilian man stands beside a young Italian girl watching the procession of soldiers. Close up of two African American soldiers seated on embankment, talking. They have ammunition boxes beside them.
U.S. Army soldiers walking on a road next to rubble and buildings in Querceta, Italy, in World War 2. US army troops walking next to a damaged wall with mountains in the distance. Troops walking near a damaged building. Two Jeeps traveling quickly under power lines, passing soldiers going the other way. Soldiers walking in a line, seen from across a field.
A few M5 Stuart light tanks, some operated by African American soldiers, drive down a dusty road in Querceta, Italy, during World War 2. They move quickly, kicking up dust while smaller vehicles travel the other direction. One tank is stopped on the side of the road. Now looking the other direction on the road, a fourth tank and a small jeep travel past some rubble and a sign saying "Querceta." A larger transport truck passes them coming towards the camera. Next is a closeup shot of the drivers of another tank passing by. Six men, one of them African American, speak in a group in front of an M4 Sherman tank. Two more men sit on top of this tank, surrounded by rubble and taller buildings. U.S. Army troops grouped up move out of the way as a jeep comes into view.