Beachhead activities following Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy show LC (Landing Craft) at Sicily beach. Small group of German prisoners of war. Trucks and other vehicles drive from LST (Landing Ship, Tank) onto pontoon causeway. Half-tracks exit LST and drive along pontoon causeway to shore. LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) underway. (World War II period).
Sicily, Italy after its invasion during World War II. A Sicilian harbor as seen from the top of a hill. A large open flat field. Mountains in the background.
War damage in Sicily, Italy after bombings done by USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) 86th Fighter Bomber Group airplanes during World War II.. Debris at a railroad station. A sign reads 'Taormina Giardini'. A U.S. soldier inspects bullet holes on a locomotive. Wrecked locomotives and debris.
War damage in Sicily, Italy after bombings done by USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) 86th Fighter Bomber Group airplanes during World War II. Wreckage of Italian ships in a Sicilian harbor.
United States Army General George S. Patton aboard a command ship in Gela, Sicily, Italy during World War II. General George S. Patton aboard a command ship of Sicilian invasion fleet. An officer aboard the vessel writing. The General looks through binoculars. Other officers aboard the vessel. General Patton walks towards the edge of the ship and climbs down a landing net to an assault barge. The barge with the General and other officers moves towards the beach.
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.