ANZIO BEACHHEAD

an amphibious Landing of Allied tropes and supplies this is in preparation for the Strategic battles of amio and the tuno beach heads key positions on the road to rad severe winter weather with oceans of mud had slowed up the fighting small town pounds had been painfully [Music] taken planes guard The Landing operations first equipment landed was the pontoons over which other supplies and men are put to shore during those arduous winter months Rome was periled many times but the Allies were thrown back hampered by the weather and the firmly entrenched Nazis it is always simpler to be on the defensive and we were on the offensive at the aircraft guns search the Sky by taking these Beach heads the Allied Army will have a base of operations from which the capture of Rome will be directed the Nazis have H up there taking advantage of what consideration might be accorded the Eternal City with its Vatican the Nazis bu Minds before departing our troop search for them with unfailing mine [Music] detectors there are mines all right a whole lot of them covering the [Music] area wire is laid indicating a safe path for the movement of equip the route being free from the deadly mindes in the wake of troops the heavy equipment is moved in advancing with tough going Rocky Cliffs steep mountain passes must be negotiated [Music] on the firing line Bazookas in action these weapons puzzled the nais for a long time this action is in advance of Long Range Guns blasting from the rear we advance Under Fire as result of Long Range Guns as seen in the distant explosion moving up through more mud after spring rains this is just southeast of solo scene of one of the of the bloodiest battles of all [Music] time after attacks and counter attacks the Allies Advance into bti Paglia to find the usual ruins but now the death the suffering the loss all are for a cause that means a new birth and a new future for Italy fighting on the side of the Elias she will arise From the Ashes of burned towns to enjoy a freedom she has never before known [Music] [Music] entering the ruins are our Engineers who set about making essential repairs the Yanks have to have a shower bath so rig up this homemade one now the advance is but a few miles towards eoli another step towards the Nazi held Fortress of Rome it is obvious this town has been evacuated thus eoli fell along with bti Pega nothing remains but the crumbling walls of one-time homes they demolished ruins of what once was church or school or store civilians who survived and of course many of them were killed get together their few remaining possessions and place themselves in the friendly hands of the Allied [Music] troops and our army marches on the enemy is now outflanked with attacks going on from from the front and rear our tanks have broken through at casino and the Allied infantry enters the town the Gustaf line is smashed death blows are being struck within sight of [Music] Rome officers formulate further plans in addition there are air attacks going on in the outskirts of Rome in in an attempt to dislodge the Nazis as our land forces move upward prisoners are taken every foot of the way reports of atrocities in the towns lying ahead perpetrated by the fleeing Nazis comes back to our advancing men the bloody battle continues we suffer temporary setbacks but quickly recovered and the movement was ever onward there was no stopping the progress of democracy as epitomized by the fighting Yanks the victors move ahead by foot and by truck they see the results of their shell fire damaged Nazi equipment is found everywhere mute testimony to the desperate Flight of the enemy another town sacrificed to the cause of Nazism and fascism Yanks and Italians now fighting side by side search each town for enemy snipers who may have stayed behind troops March safely into the City and trample upon the despised swasa the usual batch of prisoners but an hour before our men were fighting to the death with these same prisoners but now we treat them with civility feed them look after their wounds and our Engineers set about pulling down walls that might tle the cleanup after battle the routine of victory the second phase and an even more deadly one of Italy's Invasion as anti-aircraft drives off enemy planes men and supplies are landed in the harbor of solerno much alied blood has already been spilled in this sector the advance has been from the city of solerno the fleet throws up a protective smoke screen though bolio has urged the United Support of the Allies by the Italians there are still some adherence to Fascism Who Remain aligned with the axis [Applause] General Clark's men and the Fifth Army have United for this Invasion there's comparative quiet now as enemy craft has been driven off vast numbers of men will be used for this Invasion since other attempts to hold the sector failed that the area has suffered greatly in the throws of battle is obvious from the ruins and Devastation Allied troops will be bitted here before proceeding [Music] onward the Yanks make friends with the Italians who are highly responsive they are joyful at throwing off the Nazi [Music] Yol a new salute the American kind the children know that the Yanks of their Pals Friendly Smiles kindness on the part of the soldiers win them little [Music] followers and business goes on as usual again even handicraft is taken up again life resumes after the scourge of battle now under the kindly protection of the Allied armies women with their usual fortitude go ahead with essential tasks war or no war the family washing must be done and a bit of laundry work for the visiting soldiers means extra cash [ __ ] [Music] that yes Italy at least this sector of it can sing again for the worst is over but the solders rest bit is all too brief marching orders come and the troops Advance They Know The Enemy lies entrenched not so many miles ahead right now all that can be heard is the [ __ ] of marching feet but under the new democracy which the Allies bring Italy will find her salvation she will live again [Applause] the Clank of tanks and Cavalry will be replaced by the dinner Factory Machinery producing goods for a kindly and Progressive way of life and to make this possible troops prepare for Action tanks are camouflaged the stage is being prepared more blood will be spilled but this time not in vain the big guns Roar the attack is against three Nazi divisions and this firing continues ceaselessly for 24 hours repeatedly the Allies had to yield ground but it was only temporarily they rallied and continued the assault the Nazis desperate since Italy has joined the Allied cause put up the strongest resistance of the war but the Allies continue to [Music] advance what they have done to Nazi equipment is plain to see as they follow up the retreating enemy that the flight was fast and panicky is obvious [Music] civilians with their pitiful possessions all that is left of them the populace reads the proclamation that the city is now under Allied rule ever present the Red Cross sets about helping the wounded [Music] lies form for food which the Allied officials will distribute that much is done now on for further gains General Dwight Eisenhower arrives for inspection of troops he also looks over the situation and has every reason to be proud as he sees what has been done certainly this phase of the invasion is a huge [Music] success to advance partly destroyed bridges are mined and blown up then Engineers will build pontoons bypasses and Roads to carry heavy equipment enemy obstacles are thrown up and for this nothing serves as well as barbed [Music] wire there have been 3 days of constant rain fighting mud in Italy is as formidable almost as fighting the Nazis the United States Engineers fighting the mud rain and the fury of the wind did a heroic job in getting supplies through even our ammunition dumps had to be cleared of 3 ft of mud but nothing can stop the Allies they move steadily if painfully forward on towards Rome