U.S. Army 155mm artillery guns hidden in bushes and firing in Italy. Camouflaged muzzle of guns seen firing. Smoke rises from the top of the hills and other targets. Seen are both M1917/M1918 155-mm Howitzer (Schneider) and M1/M2 Gun (Long Tom). (World War II period).
A U.S. Army jeep passing by a signboard for Battipaglia in Italy, during World War 2. Views of the wrecked buildings and men walking through debris. Children at the destroyed Battipaglia train station. Army jeeps and trucks moving through the streets. Sign "Eboli" seen in background on a building. Boats, trucks, and other vehicles parked in the harbor area of Taranto, Italy. People walking and working at harbor.
Battle of Salerno, in Italy. British Eighth Army soldiers fire rifles at the enemy. One soldier loads mortars while others fire mortar rounds on the targets. Explosions and smoke rises from the buildings and street. Smoke forming clouds over buildings in the streets. Burning vehicles parked in front of the buildings. (World War II period).
Single file formation of U.S. Army 7th infantry, 3rd division enters and occupies town of Avellino Italy. U.S. soldiers carrying rifles moving through the streets in squad formation. Some vehicles seen moving in background. Soldiers moving and inspecting the situation among rubble and barbed wire entanglements in the city streets. Several civilians are seen moving in the background. (World War II period).
U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower disembarks from a beach landing craft and gets into a Jeep on the beach with Admiral Hewitt during World War II. The Jeep is driven away. They arrive at the 5th Army headquarters area and meet with Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark and Major General Alfred M. Gruenther for strategy discussions. Military photographers and other troops are gathered around the commanders as they greet.
Lieutenant General George S. Patton addresses troops from an outdoor stage and then awards Silver Stars for gallantry to members of the U.S. Army 39th Infantry, 9th Division, in Capo Playa, near Cefalu, Italy. Patton awards the medals and then the soldiers form into groups from their respective home states, which include New Jersey, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. The army band is seen standing near the soldiers. The soldiers parade in front of the officers. Awarded soldiers take off their helmets and pose for photographers. Close-ups of soldiers with medals while flags from the honor guard wave in background. (World War 2. WWII. WW2.)
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