Battle of Monte Casino between Germany and Allied troops in Monte Cassino, Italy. German troops are supported by heavy artillery and rockets. The troops fire artillery and rockets. Explosions and smoke rises over targets. A battle with mortars and small arms. Allied prisoners (both British and American) are taken by German forces. Allied POWs marched on road under German guard. Cannons are fired. A soldier watches a plane through binoculars. Rockets are fired. Planes in flight. Ruins of Cassino. A German antiaircraft downs an enemy bomber. Explosions and smoke rises. A flag of Nazi Germany in the ruins. (World War II period).
Bombardment of the target area of Aziso Viaduct in Italy. An aerial view of the target area. A bomb bursts in the target area. (World War II period).
Eva Braun home movie. Boats on a lake side beach in Italy, buildings on the shore. A woman rows a boat with man standing in it. Chairs under umbrella on the beach. People sun bathe and boats sail.
Alpine soldiers enjoy skiing in Passo Rolle, Italy. Alpine troops make a beautiful formation as they ski along a mountain slope on Dolomite Alps. Soldiers ski down the slope as they carry machine guns and other equipment down the slope. Soldiers fall but they get up and continue to ski down the hill.
San Severo Airfield in Italy, during World War 2. Map showing location of San Severo. U.S. personnel around parked B-24 Liberator aircraft. White outdoor tent canopies in front of White buildings (far in background). View from passenger automobile driving rapidly along nearly empty road lined with trees. View shifts to a village street as seen from overlooking building. Two horse carts move along the street and several pedestrians walk on sidewalk. Park surrounded by official-looking buildings. Man and woman ride, standing, in a horse-drawn cart. A busy outdoor marketplace, where several children pose for the camera. Numerous local people on side streets. Several boys pose closeup for the camera. View from open area, of street lined with apartment houses. Pedestrians on sidewalks and horse carts on the street, but no motor vehicles moving (one parked off the street). Words on door of building read '4th PHOTO. TECH. SQ,' (4th Photographic Technical Squadron). U.S. Army jeeps parked outside. Sign reads '90th P.W.R. Dispensary,' (identifying dispensary of the 90th Photographic Wing, Reconnaissance). Closeup of sign reading: "90th P.W.R. Dispensary, Sick Call 0830, American Military Personnel ---ONLY. Major Tom S. Shields, Wing Surgeon." Military ambulances parked outside the building. Another sign identifies a mess hall.
B-14 Liberator aircraft at San Severo Airfield in Italy. B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft in flight over San Severo Airfield. A formation of B-17s in flight. Insignias and pictures on B-24 parked at Severo airfield. Damage to B-24. U.S. personnel pose and B-24 parked in background. B-24 taxi on runway for take off.
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