Captain John Huston's team coverage of Italian native residents in ragged conditions in a ruined village in Italy, during World War II. Legs and feet of male and female natives as they walk on uneven debris of wrecked buildings in the village. Bare footed native Italians walk on debris carrying baskets on their heads as they walk through wrecked buildings and alleys. Pathetically ragged small boy and girl amidst the ruins smile.
Allied troops fight for Monte Trocchio which was known as the 'million dollar hill' in Italy during World War II. A supply depot. Men carry armor and ration crates. The crates being tied on backs of mules. Men and mules carry supply boxes up the hill. Soldiers eat food. Food being served to the soldiers. The soldiers drink from mugs.
Liberation of Rome by the Allies during World War II. Aerial views of Allied trucks and tanks as they advance along a road in Italy. Allied soldiers on a field. The Germans are taken as prisoners and are marched. Soldiers along a street. A wounded soldier is given blood plasma. The soldiers march. A sign reads '23 Roma'. Explosions occur as the soldiers fire. A wounded soldier is unloaded from an ambulance. Medics treat the wounded inside a room. Tanks and jeeps advance.
Snow covered areas in Italy. Snow covered tents of U.S. 94th Medical Evacuation hospital. A soldier removes snow from a tent. A board reads 'American Red Cross'. Soldiers walk around. The soldiers remove snow from vehicles and tents. Vehicles driven over a snow covered road. The soldiers spread gravel and stones on the road. The soldiers in the foreground as the vehicles are parked. A man near a search light. Men rotate the search light. The search light illuminates the roads. (World War II period).
Repairing of wrecked bridges by earth moving equipment in Italy. Army trucks and equipment move towards front line. Views of damaged bridges. The damaged bridges are replaced by pontoons and semi permanent bridges.
United States OSS (Office of Strategic Services) Operational Group's assistance in helping to organize and coordinate partisan activities in Italy during Cayuga Mission of World War II. In support of Italian anti-fascists and anti-Nazi Germany, U.S. Army Air Force aircraft drop parachute supplies for Italian partisans on snow-covered fields.
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