Dramatizes the methods used by Axis Powers in maritime sabotage operations against Allied Forces during World War 2. Italian MTSM (Motoscafo da turismo modificato) torpedo boat hoisted on dock. Propellers and engines of the boat. MTSM underway at sea. German version of torpedo boat Wendel launched in sea armed with two torpedoes. Two rocket launchers, one on either side of the pilot house. Wendel underway at sea. Another Italian torpedo boat underway.
Army vehicles of U.S. 85th Regiment pass through shell torn villages in Italy during the Po Valley Offensive of World War 2. Vehicles pushing from Monte Pastore drive through a shell torn village. Italian civilians walk through the debris. Opening scene shows local man, woman, and girl, standing in doorway of a house. An American soldier appears momentarily nearby. Next, two Army trucks followed by several jeeps, drive down a narrow street, raising lots of dust. Some Italian civilians watch from a stoop at entrance of a building. A lone jeep passes in the opposite direction. The houses of the village are made of masonry and stone. Two women and two and two children walk over some rubble. A jeep pulling a trailer speeds past the camera. In the background, two American soldiers are eating. Next to them is a stretcher, leaning against the building wall. Other supplies are also seen in the vicinity. A truck drives past. (Note: Plain paper opening slate simply says "Kurland." which, reportedly refers to David Kurland, 196th Signal Photo Co.)
U.S. 86th Regiment, 10th Mountain Division advances in Italy during the Po Valley Offensive of World War 2. Two Field Grade officers of the 86th Regiment examine and discuss tactical maps at an outdoor command post. The area is dry and dusty. They rinse their hands at a water pump on the street. Infantrymen are issued bandoliers with cartridges and also hand grenades (some of which are tossed to them)..
Men and vehicles of U.S. 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Division, move up to the front in Calvenzano, Italy, during World War 2. Infantrymen and vehicles advance along a rugged mountain section of Highway-64 between Calvenzano and Sibano. At a bend in the road, there is evidence of a rock slide that had been previously cleared. A curved barrier has been installed in one section of the upper bank.
Infantrymen and vehicles of U.S. 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th U.S. Infantry Division, move up to the front in Calvenzano, Italy during the Po Valley offensive, in World War 2. Soldiers advance along a mine-cleared, taped path near a blown-out section of Highway-64 between Calvenzano and Sibano. CO (Commanding Officer) of 3rd Battalion 351st Regiment uses a walkie-talkie.
Men and vehicles of U.S. 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Division, move up to the front near Calvanzano, Italy, during the Po Valley Offensive of World War 2. Infantrymen advance along Highway 64. A jeep is seen with tall vertical wire cutter fastened to front bumper. Some soldiers rest along a road near a sign reading: 'Marzabotto'. The 'Marzabotto' sign as men and vehicles pass by. The soldiers continue along Highway 64 until they must proceed cautiously along a cleared, rnine- taped path near a blown-out section of Highway 64 between Calvanzano and Sibano. They eat and pass a blown-up village.
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