World War II Allied convoy underway at sea. Allied forces amphibious landing at Salerno at night, in Italy. Darkness illuminated by flashes of gunfire. Navy guns blast enemy positions and German planes. German warplanes bombing and strafing Allied ships. Several Allied ships burning. Helmsman on Allied landing craft looks back at German plane falling into sea, when he takes cover away from the tiller. General Mark Clark rides to shore in a landing craft along with his troops. 5th Army troops dig in furiously on the beachhead and dive into their foxholes as they come under German firing. British General Harold Alexander, commander of Allied 15th Army Group confers with U.S. General Mark Clark. Nurses arrive by C-47 aircraft and treat wounded soldiers. Views of destroyed German armor and artillery including German Pz.IV tank from 16th Panzer Division. Nurses and medics load Allied wounded onto landing craft for evacuation. German prisoners of war walk under armed escort and dig graves to bury their dead. Allied forces move forward on battlefront. Several Allied C-47 transport planes are seen flying low over the area.
The Badgett quadruplets celebrate their 5th birthday. View of the Badgett family house in Galveston, Texas. The Badgett quadruplets prepare a birthday cake. Girls mixing cake batter. A girl places the bowl of batter in the oven. The Badgett quadruplets clean up the kitchen. Their mother takes out the cake from oven and candles are lit. The girls dress up for their birthday party. A girl combing in front of a mirror. One of the Badgett quadruplets apply powder on her sister. They cut the birthday cake in the party and receive birthday gifts. At a USO Army/Navy recreation center they meet and dance with enlisted men. Girls holding up war bonds. The girls are Joan (incorrectly called "Jean" by the narrator), Joyce, Jeanette, and Geraldine Badgett. Navy men and soldiers dance with the little quadruplets. The Badgett quadruplets receive World War II war bonds for their birthday.
United States Army Air Force fighter planes and B-17 bomber aircraft seen in flight, including close-up aerial views looking down on B-17 in flight. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Hustlin Hussy” of the 385th Bomb Group in flight. Views of American bombing on the German supply lines outside of Rome Italy during World War II. U.S. planes bomb railroad marshaling yards near Rome. Allied forces cover the Mediterranean Sea. Explosions seen on ground as filmed from Allied aircraft over head. Fifth United States Army advance from the Anzio beachheads toward Rome. General Mark Clark in aircraft as he inspects the operation via aerial view. Close up views of General Mark Clark after he exits airplane to inspect operations. U.S. 5th Army troops on the ground bombard German positions with mortars and artillery. Explosions seen along German lines. American soldiers seen passing through small bombed-out villages in Italy. The town of Anzio heavily damaged after bombing. Group of Italian refugees greet American troops. German prisoners of war who have surrendered are marched in Italy, including many being marched double time. German prisoners marching, passing by a sign with arrow that reads “Military Police H.Q.”. They are seen being loaded into the same invasion ships that brought the Allied forces to Italy.
Allied leaders including General Eisenhower, General Montgomery and General Arthur Tedder meet in London to plan invasion of mainland Europe in World War II. Cameramen take their photographs. The Generals map the invasion attack. view of amassed Allied fighter planes, spare engines, propellers, replacement parts, and stacks of munitions, incendiary bombs, shells, and various bombs are seen being readied for use in invasion.
Allied troops attack Japanese bases in New Guinea. Australian jungle troops cover difficult to climb terrain, hauling supplies by manpower alone. New Zealand troops in snow covered Italian Alps. The Army troops from New Zealand wear white camouflage coverings in the snow terrain, and advance up mountain terrain. Aerial view of beach area at Anzio, Italy. U.S. Army forces escort capture German troops who continue to surrender. Some include Nazi troops from the Hermann Goering division. view of German Prisoners of War as they receive medical care for minor and major injuries. American nurses arrive in Anzio and tend the wounded. A German aircraft attacking Allies in Anzio is shot down and the German warplane plunges toward the ground trailing smoke. View of U.S. Army personnel examining the wreckage of a German plane that crash landed in Italy.
British and United States Sailors on leave in North Atlantic during World War II. Soldiers play a friendly match of 'tug of war'. Both teams tug the ropes from opposite sides. Soldiers indulge themselves in various recreational activities.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.