Allied forces firing artillery at Germans during World War 2, in Sicily. American soldiers firing artillery on a beachhead. Artillery piece hits a field. Artillery under a camouflage net fires at Germans in a forest. A piece of roof falls down after getting hit by artillery. American soldiers fires with artillery. Two American soldiers in prone position on a field.
USAAF (United States Army Air Force) 86th Fighter Bomber Group in North Africa prepares to bomb Sicily, Italy during World War II. Pilots being briefed by a USAAF officer in front of a map of Sicily. A pilot smokes a pipe while he examines a chart on a wall. The pilots move out of a tent. They are transported by jeeps to parked airplanes.
The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Aerial views of the bombing of Sicily. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up. USAAF A-36 Invader aircraft return to an airfield in North Africa after the bombing mission. An aircraft taxis after landing. Another aircraft comes in and lands.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Allied convoy of ships underway in the Mediterranean Sea between Gela and Scoglitti. Landing crafts circle around the ships. A soldier comes down a landing net alongside a ship. Ships anchored off the coast of Sicily. A barge comes alongside a ship.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. An Allied invasion convoy underway in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gela, Sicily. Smoke rises from the coast due to bombardment. Flakes burst in the sky. Ships underway at sea. Smoke rises from a ship after being hit by an enemy aircraft.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. An Allied soldier talks to a wounded lying on a stretcher in Palermo. Wounded soldiers on litters lying side by side along a wall. A nurse attends to a wounded soldier. Soldiers lined up as they get their identification checked by an officer when they move out of a hospital building. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Omar Bradley confers with Major General J. Lawton Collins. Later they are seen seated at a table under a tree discussing plans. A wrecked German Tiger tank of 2./s.Pz.Abt.504 (504th Heavy Tank Battalion) outside 49, Corso Indipendenza, Acate, Sicily.