A U.S. LST (Landing Craft Tank) off the coast of Gela, Sicily, Italy prior to its invasion during World War II. Two DUKW (six-wheel drive amphibious truck) head for the LST stationary off the coast of Gela. A DUKW enters the LST. DUKWs loaded with supplies leave the LST and head for the shore. A DUKW approaches the shore. U.S. troops on the shore of Gela.
U.S. landing operations during the invasion of Gela in Sicily, Italy during World War II. A U.S. DUKW (six-wheel drive amphibious truck) arrives on a shore. DUKWs advance inland. U.S. troops jump down from the amphibious trucks. Supply boxes are stacked. The troops unload supply crates from a landing craft at the beach. Heavy equipment unloaded from an LST (Landing Ship Tank) at an Italian seaport.
Ruins in Palermo, Sicily, Italy during World War 2. A drawing of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. Damaged buildings around the damaged harbor of Palermo. Wrecked ships and debris. U.S. troops mill around. Damaged and fire gutted buildings. A scraper cleans away the debris. Military men also clean the debris. Monte-Pellegrino visible in background of some scenes.
United States amphibious landings on Licata for the invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. A LST (Landing Ship Tank) underway. A beach in the background. A landing craft underway. U.S. troops man torpedo tubes on the deck of a DD (destroyer). LSTs underway. Stern wake of the DD. A U.S. soldier looks at the setting sun through binoculars.
A United States invasion convoy off the coast of Licata for the invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. A PC (Coastal Patrol ship) dead in water. Landing crafts in the water near Licata beach. Shell bursts on a hill and in the sea. A signalman sends blinker signal from a destroyer. Stern wake of the DD (destroyer). A Light Cruiser underway.
A United States invasion convoy off the coast of Licata for the invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Smoke rises from shell bursts on a hill in the background. A landing craft underway. An LST (Landing Ship Tank) burns. A DD (destroyer) lays a smoke screen. A gun crew looks for enemy aircraft. Landing crafts and LCTs (Landing Craft Tank) underway. A sun set as seen from a ship.