U.S. Army units of the 753rd Tank Battalion, 645th Tank Destroyer Battalion, and 179th Infantry Regiment, advancing at Ponte Barizzo, Salerno, Italy, during World War 2. M-4 tanks moving past abandoned German Pz.III tank. Soldiers in M-4 tanks moving through the dusty and rough roads along the fields. Smoke rising from far distances. Soldiers loading and firing rounds from a 105mm Howitzer on a camouflaged M-7 tank motor carriage. Several soldiers near the camouflaged M-7 tanks preparing for the attack. (Note: the location is at the intersection of SP11a and SP 278 east of the Sele River.)
U.S. Army soldiers rush toward and mount a captured German quadruple mount 20mm flak gun in Salerno Italy. Soldiers observe the 20mm Flak gun. Soldiers traverse the quadruple mount of the gun. The gun is covered with grass and bushes for camouflage. Ammunition boxes are strewn about. (World War II period).
95th Evacuation Hospital near Salerno Italy. Several army trucks approaching the hospital tents. Soldiers help U.S. Army nurses get down from the trucks. Nurses walk towards their tents carrying their belongings. Nurses relaxing in the tents. (World War II period).
Allied convoy of ships sailing through the bay north of Sicily,Italy. British soldiers performing calisthenics on the deck area of a ship. Close-ups of soldiers doing various exercises. A soldier with the help of other two soldiers performs lifting exercise. (World War II period).
British naval convoy nearing beaches of Salerno Italy. British soldiers in uniforms standing near the edges on the deck area of a ship, and a soldier on a radio. Views of the LST vessels nearing the shores. Unloading operations. Soldiers with guns,lorries,medium tanks, bren gun carriers, medium artillery, and armored scout cars emerge from the ships. Soldiers unloading the belongings and boarding on other trucks and jeeps at the beach. (World War II period).
British soldiers landing in Salerno, Italy. Views of soldiers getting out from the LCI landing craft on the shores. Soldiers preparing beachheads while several army trucks moving nearby. Explosions in distance and soldiers run for cover of ditches. Semaphore signal man completes signals and takes cover. Soldiers place smoke pots to screen landing operations from German planes. Three landing crafts standing at the shores and soldiers and tanks emerge from them. Soldiers affix steel mats into sand using pegs, as bulldozer flattens ground. Soldiers board the vehicles and move ahead. (World War II period).
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