Victims of Nazi German atrocities found in Italy after World War II. Dead bodies of 320 Italians shot in head with hands tied behind, at the Ardentine Caves. Dead bodies lying in a muddy tunnel taken out by guards. Roman Catholic priests performing burial ritual of a dead, unties hands of a dead man. Priests and relatives present at the last rites of the dead. Woman cries at the death of her relative.
1st Engineer Assault Company at Po Valley, Italy. United States M4 Sherman tank equipped with crane lifts bundle of logs called fascines. M4 tanks with steel girder platform mounted on top, transport log of bundles. Tanks with the help of crane load tread way sections of bridge onto army tucks. Trucks loaded with logs drive on a dirt road.
1st Engineer Assault Company at Po Valley, Italy. United States M4 Sherman tank and army trucks used for construction of a bridge at Po Valley. Tanks carry equipment. Sherman Crab Flail Tank (equipped with loose chains as mine beating apparatus) moves along road. Trucks loaded with logs drive on a dirt road. British Churchill tank carries a steel tread way bridge section. United States infantrymen advance on a highway.
The 5th United States Army in Saint Leonhard, Italy during World War II. Sign Board reads 'Saint Leonhard'. 5th United States Army jeep crosses a bridge. Scenic view of houses in the valley. Soldiers speak with Italian children. Officer shakes hands with soldier. Officer takes a look at the stolen art paintings from Florence by Nazi Germany. Name on the painting reads 'Robens Pietro Paolo'.
The 5th United States Army in St. Leonhard in Passeier, South Tyrol, Italy during World War II. Officer views various art paintings from the Uffizi Museum in Florence that were stolen by Nazi Germany. He points at a boy in one of the paintings. He takes a closer look at a painting of Jesus Christ on the cross. 'Andrea D Angolo' written beneath a work of art. “Venus” by Lorenzo di Credi. Paintings of Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder.
The U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division at Lake Garda in Italy. Loading and firing of 105 mm howitzer. The howitzer mounted on M-7 motor carriage from stationary position in city square. M-7 howitzer firing. Lake shoreline in the background. Shells hitting the targets. Lake and mountainous region. Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division standing in a tunnel at north end of the lake. (World War II period).