A film titled 'Fighter kills,' containing a number of selected scenes of aerial combat strafing of ground targets by U.S. fighter aircraft of the 8th Air Force during World War 2. U.S. aircraft shoot down German aircraft including FW-190s and Me-109s. In one scene, the pursuing American airplane passes extremely close to the German pilot's parachute, after he bails out.
Aerial view of Allied tanks and trucks advancing along a road to Rome, Italy. United States soldiers advance in fields. German prisoners are marched past wrecked German equipment. A sign reads 'Roma'. Wounded are brought in ambulance on stretchers. The wounded are given first aid and plasma. (World War II period).
Allied soldiers looking through binoculars. Several soldiers walk on streets in Rome. United States soldiers on jeeps and tanks. Wrecked vehicles seen. German soldiers lying dead by a roadside and beside smashed vehicles. (World War II period).
United States soldiers on jeeps in Rome in Italy. Smoke seen in the background. Signboard reads 'Rome'. General Mark Wayne Clark and General Lucian Truscott in a jeep lead files of troops through ruins of Rome. The civilians cheer the U.S. Troops. (World War II period).
Liberation of Rome, Italy from German forces by Allied troops during World War 2. Opening scenes are of German occupation of Rome earlier in the war during winter campaign, and German forces marching British and American captured allied forces through the streets of Rome. The Roman Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) seen in background as Allied forces are marched by German armed guards. Buildings along the sides of the street. Damaged buildings and wrecked equipment scattered are seen in the city. German Field Marshall Albert Kesselring looking through field glasses at battlefield. Smoke arises due to firing and bombardment from the Allied and the German army. Heavy artillery is fired including German 280mm cannon. After Germans retreat, the U.S. forces of the 5th Army enter Rome in triumph. U.S. Army General Mark Clark enters with other officers and soldiers in the city. Civilians cheering and applauding. U.S. troops and tanks passing through the city. Bells of Saint Peters basilica ringing. A large crowd gathers in Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro 00120 Città del Vaticano Vatican City) inside the Vatican. Pope Pius XII addressing the crowd. Prince Umberto II of Italy arrives in front of the crowd. Crowd cheering and applauding. American soldiers queue to enjoy real beer served from wooden barrels, made from supplies shipped from the United States. Smiling soldiers fill metal cups with beer. Wrecked railroad marshalling yards in Civitavecchia Italy are seen, as U.S. Army soldiers inspect an abandoned large German Krupp K5 rail gun (Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 (E). The gun shown here is either "Robert" or "Leopold" as termed by the Germans, also known by Allied names "Anzio Annie" or "Anzio Express".
Allied soldiers enter Rome, Italy during World War II. A sign reads 'Roma' (Rome). United States soldiers on tanks. Soldiers hide behind tank and firing with rifles. German soldier surrenders to the Allies near Frosinone, Lazio Region. A man seen in a trench. Soldiers near railroad tracks. A man carried on stretcher. Ruins and wrecked vehicles seen. Damaged buildings in view. Fire and a pillar of smoke rise in the sky.
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