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Liberation Of Rome 1944 Reel-2
- High Definition Film Transfer: (24-hr. turnaround)
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keywords: wwii, italian campaign, battle of ortona italy, general dwight d. eisenhower, general mark clark, hangman's hill, gustav line, battle of monte cassino
Synopsis: The Italian Campaign with scenes of the savage tank battle and urban warfare of Ortona Italy, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Mark Clark, combat on Hangman's Hill, the Gustav Line at Anzio, German General Irwin Rommel, German Luftwaffe attacks Anzio beachhead, Battle of Monte Cassino, bombing of Abbey of Monte Cassino, German Army evacuating Rome Italy and more...(read more)
- Date: 1944
- Duration: 00:10:55
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Italy
Liberation Of Rome Reel-2
Shows 18-day savage tank battle and street fighting in Ortona, Italy between troops of the British 8th Army and German soldiers. The Germans finally retreated. General Eisenhower and General Clark inspect the German defenses at Cassino. Animated map shows the importance of Cassino where the Germans had been ordered to hold at all costs. Shows fighting on Hangman's Hill. Animated map shows the German Gustav defense line. To break the stalemate at Cassino units of the 5th Army made a end run landing behind the Gustav line at Anzio.
Shows American and British troops unloading and consolidating the beachhead at Anizo. Shows German General Rommel and German General Kesselring directing the arrival of Nazi infantry and tank reserves to counter the Anizo landing. Shows planes of the German Luftwaffe attacking and bombing the Allied troops and Anizo invasion ships. Allied infantry and artillery was able to beat back German attacks, but paying a heavy price in dead and wounded. Wounded being transported to hospital ship.
The Battle of Monte Cassino or Battle For Rome continued. Shows American planes bombing the hilltop abbey of Monte Cassino and later the town of Cassino. British Gen. Alexander directs an artillery bombardment on the Gustav Line. Animated map shows how the Gustav line was shattered by units of the British, Poles, French, and American armies. Shows fierce fighting in Cassino. Cassino falls as the Germans were killed or surrendered. The German pows were exhausted. The tanks and infantry of the U.S. 5th Army rolls toward Rome. Captured German film shows the German Army evacuating Rome. Crowds cheer a free Rome, receives the Pope's blessing, prays, and remembers the dead. Church bells ring.
