German Luftwaffe fighter aircraft battle Allied aircraft over Italy during World War II. A formation of German fighter aircraft over Italy. German fighters in dogfights against Allied airplanes. U.S. Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft are downed by German fighters.
Aftermath of Allied bombings on Italy during World War II. A bombed bridge in Italy. A sign in Italian reads 'Pte S. Giovanni, Fraz di Perguia'. A damaged bridge. Aerial view of a wrecked bridge as a result of Allied bombings. A railway tunnel and a bombed out town. A bombed bridge and bomb craters.
Italian refugees evacuated to Southern Italy by Allied powers. Officers of Allied military Government sit and draw plans for evacuation. Allied flags. Animated map. Allied officer explains the route. Italian refugees evacuated along with children. A soldier on motorcycle. Refugees move on bullock cart. Young children cry. Buildings of Italian people destroyed. Army trucks take refugees to port of embarkation. Giant ship carries Army trucks and human cargoes for transport. Italians evacuated to Southern Italy. (World War II period).
Allied armies break Gothic line in Italy. Allied forces fire mortar shells at German positions in area of Monte Altuzzo. Tank bombards German positions. The 5th Army breaks through the Gothic line at El Giogo Pass in Italy behind artillery and tank fire. View of German bunkers and tank traps. Allied troops march (World War II period).
Allied Forces advance during the World War II. The invasion fleet assembles. Soldiers embark on the ships. Ships loaded with supplies and equipment sail towards Italy. A soldier reads a newspaper and a soldier with a puppy. Animated map of Italy shows the landing place between Nettuno and Anzio. Soldiers disembark the ships. Soldiers in barge. They waddle in water to reach ashore. Troops carry load. Tanks roll down landing ships. German planes attack the fleet. An explosion as a ship is hit. The equipment is unloaded. Soldiers march into the city. Dead soldiers in the streets.
Rest and relaxation services for soldiers provided by the United Service Organizations (USO) in Italy during World War II. In Anzio, Italy: U.S. Army soldiers do comic diving at a swimming pool during a water carnival. A man performs a serious dive, and then a clown performs a humourous dive from the high diving board. People watch the event. Men dressed as women (men in drag) during a bathing beauty contest. The men dressed as women and wearing makeup pass by. One is dressed like Mae West but smoking a cigar. The soldiers hold a casual rodeo event riding a bull and a horse until they are bucked off. Men and women at a beach. A man and a woman enjoy in water. In a USO club, soldiers suffering battle fatigue get a break and rest. Soldiers listen to a fellow soldier at a piano, as they sing. A soldier writes on a paper. Soldiers play cards, read and do other activities. Soldiers attend a dance with women brought in by the USO. Soldiers read in a U.S. Army library. Books and magazines on a table including many small pocket editions of popular books of the era.
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