Shore line of Sicily. LC (Landing Craft) on shore. Allied troops wade ashore upon landing during invasion of Sicily during World War II. Troops drive Jeep on beach.
Beachhead activities after Allied troops land on Sicily. Soldier shaves on beach following invasion. 20 MM gun crew on alert. Soldiers cook at captured German mess kitchen. Old man and woman on beach. LST (Landing Ship, Tank) and pontoon causeways close shore. DUKW (six wheel drive amphibious truck) run up on beach and drive along shore. (World War II period).
Funeral service for Arnoldo, brother of Italian Premier Benito Mussolini. Coffin carried out of the building while the huge crowd gathers up for the funeral ceremony. Coffin of Arnoldo is carried by men moving on streets of Forli. Coffin is escorted by Benito Mussolini. Crowd lined up. Procession heads for rural cemetery. Men in procession hold flags.
Axis defensive operations against Allied forces during the Italian campaign of World War 2. German Air Force Junkers Ju-52 transport planes take off from their base in Messina, Sicily, carrying members of their 1st Parachute Division to bolster defenses against the Allies who have begun amphibious landings in the South, during Operation Husky. A Closeup aerial view in a formation of Ju-52s flying low over water. Glimpse of German paratroopers inside one of the planes. View from below of paratroopers jumping from their planes, and their chutes descending over hilly terrain. But they are seen landing in fields, as the formation of transport planes flies away overhead. View from the ground of German Heinkel He 111 H-20/R1 aircraft dropping paratroopers, whose chutes are seen descending and landing in hilly terrain. Military equipment being dropped by parachute. The German paratroops gathering up their gear and heading to join their comrades. One is seen sipping fresh water from a mountain stream. View from the German positions of British and American positions being shelled by German artillery. German parachute infantry moving through sandy areas and underbrush. View from inside a German bunker. German artilleryman directing fire from a heavy field gun. German artillery putting up strong defense near Mt. Etna. British soldiers taken prisoners of war. German gunners, some stripped to the waist, firing heavy guns against British and American troops.
Corpus Christi procession in Rome. Thousands of pilgrims gather for Christian feast. Corpus Christi procession passes along way. Pope Pius XII is being carried in the religious procession.
American troops along streets of Rome cheered by Italian civilians after Liberation of Rome during World War II. American soldiers march slowly along the street. American tanks with men atop pass by as people cheer. Monument of Victor Emmanuel II as seen from a narrow avenue. American vehicles with troops drive along a narrow lane in crowd. Huge crowd of Italians cheering. A few American vehicles with troops pass the Colosseum. Cheering Italian crowd around American tank with U.S. soldiers atop.
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