U.S. Army 155mm artillery guns hidden in bushes and firing in Italy. Camouflaged muzzle of guns seen firing. Smoke rises from the top of the hills and other targets. Seen are both M1917/M1918 155-mm Howitzer (Schneider) and M1/M2 Gun (Long Tom). (World War II period).
Battle of Salerno, in Italy. British Eighth Army soldiers fire rifles at the enemy. One soldier loads mortars while others fire mortar rounds on the targets. Explosions and smoke rises from the buildings and street. Smoke forming clouds over buildings in the streets. Burning vehicles parked in front of the buildings. (World War II period).
A U.S. Army nurse walks towards the lister bag and fills her mug with water at the camp in Italy. Two nurses sleep on the cots in the tents of 93rd Evacuation Hospital camp. One of the nurses writing on paper lying in the bed while another is sleeping and the sides of the tents are rolled. A nurse brushes her teeth and carries a water container in another hand. Nurses walking on the ground in background. A nurse cleaning the utensils near the lister bag while two other nurses preparing food. Army tanks and trucks moving in the background. Nurse serving food to another in eating utensil. Nurses eating and smiling, with a Raggedy Ann doll beside them in a basket, by a lantern.
United States Army General Mark Wayne Clark in Italy during World War II. Soldiers run on a field. General of the United States Army Mark Wayne Clark seated in a jeep. General Mark aboard a patrol boat and move ahead to a ship. He walks along Maiori Beach. Lieutenant General of the British Army Richard McCreery greets him.
1962 Irpinia earthquake in Ariano Irpino, Italy. Damaged buildings and deserted streets after a series of earthquakes. Collapsed façade of a Southern Italian house. Disturbances centered in Ariano Irpino, near Naples. Homeless civilians gathered on streets. Dilapidated sign reads “Montecalvo”. Italian woman holding a child. Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani makes a survey of the affected area. Damaged belltower of a church. International relief agency crew start rescue work.
Italian railway guns (194 mm TAZ Mle 70-93) being fired in Mignano Monte Lungo, Italy, during World War 2. Three guns on railway gun cars are loaded. Soldiers dismount from cars, take their positions alongside as the guns are fired. Soldiers push heavy gun cars along rail.
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