Allied bombing of Monte Cassino, Italy during World War II. Views of the Abbey of Monte Cassino. German officers talk to Abbot Gregoria Di Mare. Treasures from the abbey are hauled to Rome. Church authorities accept a receipt from German officials. Allied airplanes bomb the abbey. Smoke rises from explosions. Abbot Mare flees to Vatican City with a German escort. Refugees search the ruins of bombed Castel Gandolfo.
German troops battle the enemy in Nettuno, Italy during World War II. German troops man and fire artillery guns in a field. Smoke rises from explosions. German soldiers at a chart and in a dugout. German soldiers talk over a radio. Artillery guns being fired in the field.
Amphibious landings of Allied soldiers in Agropoli, Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II. U.S. soldiers of 34th Infantry Division and British soldiers move down the gangplank of a ship. Soldiers embark on LCTs (Landing Craft Tanks) which move them close to a beach, at which point the soldiers disembark into DUKWs (six-wheel drive amphibious trucks). DUKWs loaded with soldiers move towards the shore. They move up a beach. Infantrymen disembark from the DUKWs and move along the beach.
Religious ceremonies in Rome, Italy. Ceremonies as Pope Pius XII takes over the Saint John Lateran. A large crowd gathers for the ceremony. The Saint John Lateran Basilica and other buildings in the area. Pope Pius XII arrives. The Pope standing in the balcony of the building. Soldiers standing at attention. The religious ceremony takes place.
German soldiers in Nettuno, Italy during World War II. A map shows places. German soldiers stand at attention. Officers review them. The soldiers salute the officers. An officer pinning medals on the uniforms of the soldiers.
German soldiers in Nettuno, Italy during World War II. Soldiers near a hide out. They talk amongst themselves. Air raid alerts for the soldiers. Enemy airplanes in flight overhead. The soldiers stand near an anti aircraft artillery and aim the artillery towards the enemy airplanes. The airplanes drop bombs. Smoke arises from bombardment. A soldier smoking a cigar.
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