German soldiers in Nettuno, Italy during World War II. Soldiers near a hide out. They talk amongst themselves. Air raid alerts for the soldiers. Enemy airplanes in flight overhead. The soldiers stand near an anti aircraft artillery and aim the artillery towards the enemy airplanes. The airplanes drop bombs. Smoke arises from bombardment. A soldier smoking a cigar.
U.S. soldiers in Presenzano, Italy during World War II. A soldier making his way through a blizzard. Some of the soldiers standing in a chow line. Food containers on a field. The soldiers having their meals. They empty their left overs into an Italian boy's pail.
U.S. soldiers in Pisa, Italy during World War II. A U.S. patrol in the outskirts of Pisa. Three U.S. soldiers walk down a street. One of them carries a full-size department store mannequin dummy at his side. The soldiers stop and eat rations. The Leaning Tower in the background. A soldier in the foreground guards the street.
A busy street at the Prati District in Rome, Italy during World War II. A group of young men and women gather outside a building on a busy street. They enter the building together. Young Italian man holding a cigarette chatting with two women. A medieval-style painting of the Virgin Mary and Jesus hangs on the wall. A woman opens a front door for incoming guests. House guests enter the apartment. The woman unhinges the chain door lock to open the front door. Guests greet and shake hands with the woman as they enter the apartment. A female guest peeks and calls from the front door, unable to enter due to chain door lock. The woman opens the door for the new guest.
15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. Opening slate reads “Secret”. A Messerschmitt Bf 109 flies over the American held San Giovanni Airfield near Bari, Italy. The Messerschmitt Bf 109 flown by Romanian Air Force Captain Constantin Cantacuzino from Bucharest is parked after landing in San Giovanni Airfield. Nose of a Messerschmitt Bf 109. United States flag painted on the fuselage of the Messerschmitt Bf 109. United States officers open the fuselage of the German aircraft to examine space where Lieutenant Colonel James Alexander Gunn III had been riding in the plane. Gunn escaped after being held by Romanian authorities. United States Air Force personnel crowd around Captain Cantacuzino and Lieutenant Colonel Gunn. A Jeep stops in front of the Fifteenth Air Force headquarters in Bari. Lieutenant Colonel Gunn meets with United States military officials. Military officials meeting in Bari to discuss developments in Romania as relayed by Lieutenant Colonel Gunn. The 15th Air Force discussing a plan of evacuation in a garden. Captain Cantacuzino participates in the discussion. Man points to map on the table. Two Flying Fortresses carrying the OSS Evacuation Party departs from Bari Airfield. A B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. Flight crew aboard a B-17 bomber to Romania. A radio man in flight. Aerial views of the Albanian coastline and Danube River in Romania as plane approaches Popesti airfield. A Flying Fortress taxi at Popesti Airfield after landing. Romanian Air Force personnel watch the arrival of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) Evacuation Party. Romanian Army officers and government officials, including George Askew, Romanian Undersecretary of Economic Affairs and Colonel Neal Eskew, Commanding Officer of the Romanian Air Force, welcome Captain Cantacuzino and the OSS Evacuation Party to Romania. Major Ross of OSS sets up radio communication with Bari, Lt. Dubes at the controls, typing out morse code. The OK sign to camera as happy officers establish contact. B-17 takes off.
United States soldiers fire at Nazi positions in Anzio, Italy during the Battle of Anzio (World War II). Artillery officers use binocular to view German positions before a battle. Soldiers stand behind trenches. Another soldier uses the telephone while viewing enemy positions in the battlefield. A Howitzer raises its barrel. Man turns the wheel of a Howitzer. Artillery officers with headphones speaking. The observation officer orders on phone to change the range of firing. Soldiers fire artillery under a canopy. Partially conceal Long Toms and Howitzers continuously fire.
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