A railroad station in Sicily after bombings by U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group during World War II. Damage caused to railroad station with debris spread around th station. Sign reads 'Taormina-Giardini'. U.S. soldier inspects a railroad car. Damaged locomotives and railroad cars.
Shore area and a fort in Sicily after Allied bombings during World War II. Shoreline of Sicily. Exteriors of a building along the shore. USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) sign on the door of a building. Cliffs on beach area. Road leading to the fort. Small craft moves on water off the coast.
Damages in Sicily after bombings done by U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group during World War II. U.S. soldier stands amidst debris in harbor area. Soldier inspects abandoned guns. Soldiers looks at wrecked vehicles and climbs on one of the vehicle. Wreckage of equipment and harbor facilities. Debris burn.
Damages caused in Sicily after bombings by U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group during World War II. Bombed out monument and statue in a port town of Sicily. Italian men pose. Damaged buildings. Italian workmen clear debris in front of a large building.
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).