Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Soldiers jump from a platform during training exercises. Group of paratroopers gathered at an airfield. Aircraft parked in the background. Paratroopers walk in a single file. Soldiers enter United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Waco CG-4 military glider. Soldiers seated aboard CG-4 military glider. Paratroopers board United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft. C-47 aircraft takes off from an airfield. C-47s fly in formation. C-47 aircraft takes off as it tows a CG-4 military gliders. Pilots at control of CG-4 military glider. Aircraft fly in formation.
Street life in Italian section of New York City, United States. Letterings on shop windows in Little Italy, such as “Jerry & Frank Meat Market” and “Italian Groceries”. Several signs read “Neapoletan Macaroni Co. Pura Semola 205 Products”, “218 Russo Pasticceria Tripoli”, “Grande deposito d’olio d’oliva”. A shop with signs written in Greek. Pedestrians walk along a busy street. Traffic moves past roadside stalls. People shop at roadside stalls. Italian American women chatting near a greengrocer. Italian American man chews gum. A man shops for bananas, vendor wraps bananas in paper for customer. Sign at an Italian bookshop says “Libreria Italiana Musica Calendari e Dischi”.p.
Destroyed buildings and ruins in Cassino during the Battle of Monte Cassino. German soldiers look through binoculars. Some sit and talk. Soldiers crawl and take cover among the ruins as Allied planes attack. Allied planes drop bombs on the town. Soldiers take cover and fire antiaircraft guns. Smoke from explosions. An Allied plane is hit and falls. Soldiers scout from the ruins. Machine guns fired. Soldiers with explosives in bunkers. A torn Nazi flag with the Swastika. (World War II period).
Mount Vesuvius erupts. United States Army Air Force B-25 bomber planes covered with lava dust at Pompeii airfield, where aircraft of the 340th Bombardment Group and 321st Bombardment Group were stationed in World War II. Damaged wings of bombers from hot volcanic ash and brimstone. Two bombers buried in ash. Scraper clears airfield. Bomber in the foreground of still-smoking Mount Vesuvius.
Mount Vesuvius erupts. People evacuate city. Men throw lava dust from roof. People walk on street. Women throw lava dust from balcony. Woman throws lava dust from rooftop and cloud of dust over house in sky. Man puts luggage on horse cart.
Mount Vesuvius erupts. Scenes of city ruined due to volcano eruption. Jeep on road. Volcano in the background. Soldiers on street. Ruins of house. Damaged building and houses of the city. Smoke rises from city. Clouds over the city. Scene of damaged house. Aerial view of the city. Men stand past house. (World War II period).
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