The U.S. soldiers in Bologna, Italy during World War II. U.S. vehicles including ambulances, jeeps and trucks fording river near a highway. Soldiers aboard the vehicles. An Italian peasant in horse-drawn cart fords the river alongside a roped off area.
Italian Prince Umberto in Bologna, Italy during World War II. A large crowd gathers on the street. Prince Umberto forces his way through the welcoming crowd. A large group of partisans assemble on the street. Houses and buildings in the area.
U.S. Army 88th Division in Bologna, Italy during World War 2. German prisoners march along road carrying their wounded on litters. Large 200 yard roadblock. Road is bound by a rock cliff on the left and Reno river on the right. Infantrymen marching on the highway. A bulldozer makes a ford in the river bed in the distant background. Infantrymen moving along the road near the roadblock. A Mack 6x6 7-yard/2-ton NO model truck tows a 155mm gun (Long Tom) across small Bailey bridge and over dusty road as a jeep follows. (Note: reportedly, the opening slate refers to Lt. Paul F. Long, 196th Signal Photo Company, who was cameraman for this film.).
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.