Activities of British soldiers in Naples, Italy during World War II. A German airplane in flight. An anti aircraft gun shell bursts around it. A few landings craft at a beach area. Sappers (British Royal Engineers) sweep the beach for mines using metal detectors. Boogie wheels and track of a tank as it comes off a landing craft into shallow water. Point of view shot from low aerial approach toward a small village area on the beach. A group of Italian soldiers and sailors rest near a building. One soldier holds a child. An M-7 howitzer motor carriage with troops atop it comes off a Landing Craft Tank (LCT) followed by a vehicle. A Landing Ship Tank (LST) approaches the beach. British soldiers at a deck rail.
Activities of Italian soldiers in Italy during World War II. An Italian battleship at a harbor. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler aboard the battleship with Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. Hitler comes up on the deck and salutes and shakes hands with Mussolini. Italian ships and submarines. Two bombers in flight over the ships which are covered with smoke. Two old passenger vessels are used as targets. Aerial bombs burst around the ships. Italian troops parade. An ancient Roman structure in the background. Italian troops parade past a grandstand.
The Italian fleet surrenders before the Allied powers in Italy during World War II. Warships underway at sea. British Royal Navy Fleet Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower and other officers on the bridge of a warship. Distant aerial view of ships in a convoy. Italian battleships Vittorio Veneto and Littoria underway. Italian warships at anchor. Italian warships and submarines at sea. An Italian officer shakes hands with a British officer. An Italian Admiral and aides arrive at a pier in a launch. They are greeted by Admiral Cunningham.
A U.S. air attack on Okinawa, Japan during World War II. U.S. aircraft from U.S. Navy ship USS Yorktown (CV-10) attack Okinawa. An aerial view of the air attack. Japanese ships underway at sea. The aircraft in flight over the target area. Aerial and gun camera views as aircraft drop bombs and strafe the Japanese fleet. Smoke rises as the ships explode due to the bombardment. Splashes in the water. The aircraft bombard the city area on the island. Smoke rises due to bombardment in the city.
A U.S. air attack on Kyushu Island, Japan during World War II. U.S. aircraft take off from USS Yorktown. A high altitude view of target areas and the attack on the targets. Japanese ships underway at sea. The aircraft drop bombs over the ships. Smoke rises as the ships explode. The aircraft in flight over the target area. They bomb the houses, buildings and other targets. Mountains in the foreground.
U.S. air raids on the Palau Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator formations of 31st Squadron, 5th Bomb Group en route to Koror. Explosions and smoke rises from bomb hits. The bombers leave the target area. Interior of an aircraft. Waist gunners are firing. A ball turret gunner at station.
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