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Liberation Of Rome 1944 Reel-1
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keywords: wwii, italian campaign, liberation of rome italy, salerno invasion, british spitfire fighters, german luftwaffe, foggia air field
Synopsis: The Italian Campaign with scenes of cheering crowds as Rome Italy is liberated, Allied Combined Chiefs of Staff planning the invasion of Italy, the Salerno Invasion beachhead, British Spitfire fighters flying cover for invasion fleet, German Luftwaffe attacking beachhead, the Salerno Invasion, Foggia Air Field after its capture, German forces with defenses in depth in mountains and more...(read more)
- Date: 1944
- Duration: 00:10:00
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Italy
Liberation Of Rome Reel-1
June 4, 1944 cheering crowds greet the Allied 5th Army as the troops and tanks enter Rome. Shows the Combined Chiefs of Staff planning the Italian Campaign. Animated map shows the Nazi air bases in Italy allowed the Germans to threaten air attacks against Allied shipping in the Mediterranean. Shows German planes at the Foggia airfield complex in Italy. Troops of the British 8th army under the command of General Montgomery board troop transport ships for invasion of Italy and land at Reggio Calabria on the toe of Italy.
British 8th Army advances north. The Italian navy surrenders to the Allies. Shows invasion convoy of Allied ships in-route to Salerno invasion beachhead. Excellent 4-sec clip of British Spitfire planes flying cover for invasion fleet. Shows Germans on high ground overlooking Salerno. U.S. 5th Army under command of General Mark Clark hit the beach at Salerno under heavy German fire. Shows Germans firing machine guns, mortars, 88 mm artillery. Allied fleet bombards German positions.
Planes of the German Luftwaffe bombards the beachhead. Planes of the RAF and 9th American Air Force bomb German troop concentrations. Shows bodies of 5th Army soldiers on beachhead. Patrols of the U.S. 5th Army and the British 8th Army meet near Salerno. The British 8th Army attacked the German's left flank while the U.S. 5th Army moved inland from the Salerno beachhead causing complete retreat by the Germans. Shows General Mark Clark and General Montgomery. Shows Foggia air field after capture by British 8th Army. Map shows how capture of Foggia air field would allow Allied planes to provide air power on the Russian Front. The U.S. 5th Army enters Naples, refugees return to the city. Shows destruction of farm house and removal of bodies of farmer's family after being killed for refusing to give up his livestock to feed German Engineers.
U.S. troops fight the rain, mud and swollen Volturno river with little or no forward progress. Shows vehicles bogged down in the mud. Winter brought snow in the mountains. Animated map shows how the Germans defended the passes by laying mine fields, placing machine guns on elevated points, and anti-tank guns to protect the mine fields and machine gun positions. Shows how the Allied Forces were able to capture the passes and advance. Mules used to carry supplies on mountain trails too steep or narrow for vehicles. Nazi film shows hundreds of captured Allied soldiers.
