U.S. troops aboard deck of LST (Landing Craft, Tank). LST underway at sea. Ships of invasion force underway. LC (Landing Craft) underway at sea. Pontoon section launched from side of LST. PC (Patrol Craft) underway. Other LC (Landing Craft) and auxiliary ships in the background. Pontoon section alongside LST. Soldiers on deck of the ship close ashore. (World War II period).
Shore line of Sicily. LC (Landing Craft) on shore. Allied troops wade ashore upon landing during invasion of Sicily during World War II. Troops drive Jeep on beach.
Beachhead activities after Allied troops land on Sicily. Soldier shaves on beach following invasion. 20 MM gun crew on alert. Soldiers cook at captured German mess kitchen. Old man and woman on beach. LST (Landing Ship, Tank) and pontoon causeways close shore. DUKW (six wheel drive amphibious truck) run up on beach and drive along shore. (World War II period).
United States 7th Army troops advance through Sicilian villages. 7th Army troops on streets. Houses in the background. Wounded U.S. soldiers loaded on planes for evacuation. Aircrafts in flight. (World War II period).
Map of Western Europe showing possible landing spots of the Allied forces from London. Allied invasion of Sicily during World War 2. Military armored vehicles and artillery are boarding on ships (LSTs) heading for Sicily. Barrage balloons over ships. Tanks and more vehicles are loaded to ships. A tank board a ship. Allied soldiers boarding for ships heading to Sicily. A ship departs. Trucks on deck. Allied ships in heavy seas. Gun turrets on battleship. Destroyer USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) in heavy seas. A United States military official points on a map to sailors. A radioman speaks through a microphone. Naval artillery fire. Explosion from naval artillery seen hitting land. A huge explosion on land.
German soldiers firing artillery at Allied and United States invasion forces, probably during the Allied invasion of Sicily in World War 2. German soldier uses binoculars. A group of German soldiers fires a Howitzer field artillery at Allied forces. Howitzer turrets fire shells. Allied ships in the Mediterranean Sea exchange fire with Italian and Nazi German soldiers. A group of Landing Craft Assault (LCA) carries Allied soldiers toward Sicily. United States soldiers on board an Landing Craft Assault (LCA). United States soldiers and military equipment land in Sicily from Landing Craft Assault (LCA).