World War II (WW2) Chemical Warfare Service logo and words, "Incendiaries over the Axis." An M76 incendiary bomb explosion. The United States officers in meeting room in front of wall map of Europe. A man puts a pin into “Berlin” on the map. A pillar of smoke rises from a bombed Nazi German war plant. Allied trucks carry chemical bombs on the road to a chemical park. A man carries a bomb, stacking it on a neat pile of incendiary bombs. Men unload wooden crates with incendiary bombs. Bomb warning reads “Do not assemble fuze to cluster until loaded into airplane”. The chemical officer at the headquarters of the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe signs a document from his desk before handing it over. The chemical officer reads a chart showing the increased use of incendiary bombs by Allied forces from January to March 1944.
Views of Financial institutions in Italy, during oversight by the Allied Military Government (AMG) in World War 2. Seen are buildings of the National Bank of Lavoro and The Bank of Sicily, that were undamaged by bombing. Inside a financial building, American soldiers are lined up to obtain "scrip" (special currency issued by the Allied Military Government). Sign at the cashier window reads: "currency exchange." A soldier holds a piece of Scrip. American soldiers making purchases from street vendors. One eating and apple he just purchased. Men working under AMG auspices to bring a damaged electric power plant back on line again. A steam locomotive begins pulling a train out of a station, as Italian railroad operations resume again under administration of the AMG. Passengers look out the windows as the train passes the camera. On a street corner, a man obtains a copy of a newspaper (Sicilia Liberata) as a free press reappears under the AMG. Churches are seen including one with a large gathering of persons outside. Red Cross workers are seen among others making their way across a makeshift passageway near a destroyed bridge. Other general scenes of Italian citizens living under the administration of the AMG.
View of a campaign map of Italy during World War 2 . Destruction of town of Cassino after Allied bombings. Street sign of Cassino is shown. German soldiers ride motorcycle with side car. German sign warns of enemy and indicates to proceed without lights. General Albert Kesselring confers with German troops in streets of Cassino. German sign warns against parking due to artillery fire. United States Army Air Force bombers drop bombs over the city. German troops take cover in remains of destroyed buildings. Artillery fire starts. Military tanks on the streets. Views of heavy blasts and huge clouds of smoke rise in streets. American General Mark Clark seen in tank and British and American allied troops seen firing artillery and small arms, and battling building-to-building against German forces in Cassino.
Aerial view of Allied tanks and trucks advancing along a road to Rome, Italy. United States soldiers advance in fields. German prisoners are marched past wrecked German equipment. A sign reads 'Roma'. Wounded are brought in ambulance on stretchers. The wounded are given first aid and plasma. (World War II period).
United States soldiers on jeeps in Rome in Italy. Smoke seen in the background. Signboard reads 'Rome'. General Mark Wayne Clark and General Lucian Truscott in a jeep lead files of troops through ruins of Rome. The civilians cheer the U.S. Troops. (World War II period).
German troops and artillery dug in and operating against Allied forces in Italy during World War 2. Infantry dug in near heavy artillery setup among hills. German Gun crew firing 15 cm K 18 gun. Explosions and gunfire all around, some likely from counterfire. A German soldier speaking on a radio. German soldiers in sheltered positions. German artillery barrage appears to be directed toward a town in the distance.
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