The Battle of Monte Cassino .Aerial views of the town and Abbey of Monte Cassino, in Italy, in early stage of the battle before any significant damage had been done to them.
The Battle of Monte Cassino. Snow covered mountainous area in Italy. Houses and buildings covered with snow in Cassino town. Military vehicles pass through the snow. British infantry make their way through heavy snow.
The Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. U.S. infantry of 5th Army, II Corps, advance against German positions in Monte Cassino. They advance, firing machine guns and passing flagged mine fields as they progress. Close up side view of prone American Army soldier, with reeds or grasses in foreground, as the U.S. Army soldier fires his machine gun. Shells from German artillery fire burst close to them as they proceed.
U.S. troops of the 5th Army, with Sherman tanks, advance along a road on outskirts of Rome, Italy. Combat cinematographer is photographed by another one. Small Italian wedding party walks past parked American Sherman tanks. Italian civilians crowd around a tank as an American crew member tosses candy to them. The wedding party walks past a parked jeep. Lieutenant General Mark Clark and some of his staff walk along the road. A Major General confers with another officer. General Clark climbs into a jeep with the Major General and a Brigadier General. A Sergeant is seen in a field, where a fire burns. Two soldiers, of the 5th Army, tie messages to carrier pigeons and set them loose.
U.S. 5th Army enter Rome, Italy. Infantry, M-10 Tank Destroyers, Sherman tanks, trucks, Jeeps and myriad other equipment and personnel of the 5th Army are seen along the road entering Rome proper. Electric towers along the sides of the road. Buildings in the background. Soldiers seated in a military jeep at a guard post. Italian civilians hold a sign reading, "American Soldiers We Welcome as our Liberators." Italian civilians gather on the streets and cheer, but disperse quickly when gunfire erupts. Two U.S. soldiers take cover behind their jeep and point rifles in the direction of the gunfire. Smoke rising from parts of the city. American Sherman tanks parked in a farm field.
The Battle of Monte Cassino in Italy. Allied gun crews, under camouflage nets, fire heavy artillery against German positions at Monte Cassino. Views of the ruined town. A Sherman tank parked inside a partially destroyed building. A U.S. soldier picks through rubble in a gutted building.
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