United States Army Air Forces Martin B-26 Marauder bombers in flight over Southern Italy. B-26 Marauder bomber dropping bombs over Cassino. Aerial view of targets being blown up by bombs. Explosions and smoke arise from exploding bombs.
Allied armies break the Gustav Line at Monte Cassino in Italy during World War II. Thick clouds form from Allied bombing at Monte Cassino and the surrounding area. A camouflaged tank covered in foliage moving on a field. British soldiers duck and cover their ears after loading mortar. Soldiers covering their ears while firing mortar. Closer view of a camouflaged tank moving.
British artillery crew firing howitzer at Monte Cassino in Italy during World War II. Nose of a British howitzer under a canopy. British Royal Artillery crew loading howitzer. Smoke comes out after a crewman opens the howitzer breech. Two crewmen carry and load a shell into the gun. A British gunner fires with a water-cooled Vickers machine gun. Another crewman feeds the machine gun with bullet belt. Vickers machine gun firing at Nazi German troops. Pillars of smoke form on enemy position.
Allied armies advance to break the Gustav Line in Italy during World War II. Medium tank (likely Sherman M4A2 Medium Tank) advances through foggy weather. Allied tanks advance through forested terrain. Troops advance in Jeeps, trucks and M3 half-tracks. M3 half-tracks towing artillery.
A ruined and abandoned factory in a small village in Italy after World War II. A dead tree is seen in the foreground. Wind blows a tattered newspaper in front of the factory’s wire fence. The tattered newspaper is blown as far as the town center. A baker stands in front of a bakery or paneficio. A man leads a horse cart in front of the Italian bakery. Railroad track overgrown with weeds. Sign in abandoned glove factory gate reads “Proibito Entrare” (“Entrance forbidden”). Cobwebs and cogwheels inside an unused machine. A lathe, fabric rolling machine, and various machines are seen in abandoned factory. A dilapidated cashier’s booth with sign “CASSA” (“CASHIER”). Destroyed building of abandoned factory and an intact smokestack next to railroad tanker cars. A nearly abandoned Italian village street. A woman sits outside a shop. An Italian boy and his dog stand beside a booth of an abandoned carousel in deserted town square. A woman walks with a copper jug. Two women, one of them knitting, beside a stall. Other women are seen knitting. A boy plays with toy boat in a town fountain.
Two men in a row boat in Italy harbor. Italian passenger/cargo ship SS Taurinia (ex Vilarosa) docks in harbor. Sailor mooring the SS Taurinia. Italian ship captain gives orders. A tattered Italian Navy flag behind the captain. Ship workers uncover ship's hold. Sailors working on deck. A mustached Italian sailor operates a crane unloading bales of cotton and other goods. An Italian sailor smiles. Marshall Plan shipment from the United States is unloaded from SS Taurinia post World War II.
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