Ruins in Palermo, Sicily, Italy during World War 2. A drawing of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. Damaged buildings around the damaged harbor of Palermo. Wrecked ships and debris. U.S. troops mill around. Damaged and fire gutted buildings. A scraper cleans away the debris. Military men also clean the debris. Monte-Pellegrino visible in background of some scenes.
United States amphibious landings on Licata for the invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. A LST (Landing Ship Tank) underway. A beach in the background. A landing craft underway. U.S. troops man torpedo tubes on the deck of a DD (destroyer). LSTs underway. Stern wake of the DD. A U.S. soldier looks at the setting sun through binoculars.
A United States invasion convoy off the coast of Licata for the invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. A PC (Coastal Patrol ship) dead in water. Landing crafts in the water near Licata beach. Shell bursts on a hill and in the sea. A signalman sends blinker signal from a destroyer. Stern wake of the DD (destroyer). A Light Cruiser underway.
A United States invasion convoy off the coast of Licata for the invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Smoke rises from shell bursts on a hill in the background. A landing craft underway. An LST (Landing Ship Tank) burns. A DD (destroyer) lays a smoke screen. A gun crew looks for enemy aircraft. Landing crafts and LCTs (Landing Craft Tank) underway. A sun set as seen from a ship.
United States soldiers move in columns into a town during the Invasion of Sicily in World War 2. United States soldiers pass by a nasone (Italian water fountain) while marching in Messina Sicily Italy. United States soldiers examine a map together. Soldiers, as a demolition crew, set up charge in brick wall that is blocking their way. Soldier inserts charge in brick wall hole. Soldiers evacuate before bypass explodes. Explosion and smoke from destruction of wall.
Destroyed buildings and ruins in Cassino during the Battle of Monte Cassino. German soldiers look through binoculars. Some sit and talk. Soldiers crawl and take cover among the ruins as Allied planes attack. Allied planes drop bombs on the town. Soldiers take cover and fire antiaircraft guns. Smoke from explosions. An Allied plane is hit and falls. Soldiers scout from the ruins. Machine guns fired. Soldiers with explosives in bunkers. A torn Nazi flag with the Swastika. (World War II period).
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