United States 5th Army's invasion of Anzio, Italy during World War II. 5th Army soldiers on landing crafts at a beach. The soldiers unload supplies at the beach. Equipment bing unloaded at a portable dock. Burning American ships in a harbor. Smoke rises from strafed ships. 5th Army troops in the town of Anzio after occupying it. German fighter airplanes attack the area. Anti aircraft guns being fired at the German aircraft. A German ME-109 aircraft being shot down. A U.S. Army truck burns in a street. A DUKW ( amphibious truck) on fire. It is towed out of a congested supply area to prevent the fire from spreading across other equipment. Wreckage of a burnt U.S. Army truck.
United States 5th Army's invasion of Anzio, Italy during World War II. 5th Army soldiers loaded in tanks advance with an aim to expand the beachhead up to 100 square miles . U.S. Army soldiers on tanks advance. The tanks being sent forward to draw enemy fire so as to locate position of Nazi gun emplacements. German guns fire at the tanks. American soldiers fire at enemy German positions. Engineers detect land mines in a field. The land mines being removed.
United States 5th Army's invasion of Anzio, Italy during World War II. A 5th Army soldier with a wooden mine called wood shoe. Soldiers advance ahead after clearing a field of mines. Nazi prisoners are made to march. Wounded American soldiers being treated. A medic performs a surgery. Wounded on litters being carried aboard a landing craft. The litters placed on the craft. The landing craft pulls away from the coast and approaches a ship.
Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D. Eisenhower at his headquarters in England during World War II. General Eisenhower at a desk. He says that American citizens have made many sacrifices to win the war and preserve their freedom. He says that the war must be brought to a speedy conclusion. He urges the Americans to buy bonds to make Allied victory quick and decisive one. A sign reads ' 5th War loan'.
United States troops and equipment advance in Anzio, Italy during World War II. U.S. Army tanks roll past damaged buildings in Anzio. Soldiers advance on the streets. Tanks and jeeps move about in the city. Soldiers seated on a heap of debris. They talk to each other. Military Police officers in a jeep as they direct traffic. Soldiers clear debris from an area. A jeep passes through the area. Vehicles advance. A sign on a building reads ' Vincere'. Damaged trucks and buses.
United States troops and equipment advance in Gaeta, Italy during World War 2. Aerial views of the damage caused to buildings in Gaeta from bombings. Damaged buildings in the city. Debris in the streets. Troops, half tracks and artillery roll through the ruins.
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