Several United States aircraft C-47 in flight to Sicily, Italy. Military transport C-47 aircraft in formation over water. Squadron of C-47 flies to Sicily for the Allied Invasion in World War II. Aerial view of land and beach below.
Shore line of Sicily. LC (Landing Craft) on shore. Allied troops wade ashore upon landing in Sicily during World War II. Troops drive Jeep on beach.
The Allied Forces crush the Axis troops in the Mediterranean during World War II. Italy surrenders. Newspapers in the U.S. show headlines of surrender of Italy. People in the streets read the newspapers. In New York the Americans of Italian descent celebrate Italy's surrender. Roll of honor. A child holds an American flag. American and Italian flags side by side. An Allied convoy moves towards North Africa. Allied troops land in North Africa. U.S. General Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander; British General Montgomery, commander 8th Army and Lieutenant General Clark, commander of U.S. 5th Army are shown. U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt and the British Prime Minister Churchill meet at Casablanca. Prelude to surrender- Allied planes drop bombs on islands off Italy. Allied warships off the coast of Sicily. Fighting off the coast. Sicily is invaded by the Allied troops. Americans land on shore. The U.S. 7th Army and the British 8th Army land on Italy's mainland behind a naval bombardment. The Allied soldiers in the streets. U.S. Army Corporal Salvatore DeMarco, of Italian origin, reunites with his family after having left home at age 15. German troops surrender to the U.S. troops and are sent out of the country in ships.
Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bomber aircraft fly in formation. American pilot in the cockpit. Aerial view of coastline of Sicily. B-24s drop bombs and strafe coastline installations. Bombs burst on coastline and explosions occur. Aerial view of the terrain.
The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Damaged buildings in Sicily after an air raid by U.S. 86th Fighter Bomber Group. Rubble on the ground. A bulldozer removes rubble. A damaged church. Bells on the top of the building. Men remove rubble. A tank pulls a barrel with a chain.
The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft in flight. Aerial views of fields and houses. The aircraft in flight over Sicily. Bombs are released and billows of smoke rise up.
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