Italians with belongings; wreckage; US troops in Italy

Identifier
irn1003032
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2002.541.1
  • RG-60.3556
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Dec 1943
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
  • United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)

Scope and Content

04:00:06 Wreckage at Salerno, Italy, 1943. VS, civilians carrying personal belongings along streets. British soldiers dig water mains. 04:01:22 American Troops at Benevento, Italy, October 11, 1943. Infantry marches into Benevento. Ruins of buildings. Engineers of the 45th Div clear debris from the streets. Engineers remove blocks of TNT from bridge outside the city. Italian civilians raiding granary for wheat. Americans interview German prisoner.

Subjects

  • INTERVIEWS
  • STREETS
  • MARCHING
  • DESTRUCTION
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (AMERICAN)
  • ITALY
  • PRISONERS (GERMAN)
  • LUGGAGE
  • SOLDIERS/MILITARY (BRITISH)
  • CIVILIANS
  • RUINS

Places

  • , Italy

Genre

  • Film
  • Unedited.
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