WWII - 1944, Italy: Battle for Cassino

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Title. Hills around Cassino, Italy. Relief model of area used to show tactics & positions. German observer with binoculars superimposed over model to show enemy vantage point. 02:01:00 Hills around Monte Cassino. CU aircraft propellers turning. Warning leaflets telling civilian population to clear the area packed into ammunition shells. Camouflaged 105 mm Howitzers fire shells containing warnings. 02:01:45 18Feb44 A-20 planes take off. AV B-25, B-17 bombers in formation flight. AV bombs dropping. Huge explosion as monastery hit. Artillery firing. Bombs drop around Cassino. 02:02:39 Model showing positions following bombardment. Animation shows German positions as moving swastikas. 02:03:47 Troops and M-4 Sherman tanks moving up, ground crews work on bombers. Big guns, M1 155mm Long Toms moved into position. 240 mm Howitzer M1 moved into place. Sound plotting equipment laid, holes dug & microphones in watertight bags put into holes. Sequence shows how sound plotting is recorded & relayed to plotters who use the information to locate position of enemy guns on terrain map. 02:06:02 15Mar44 Second bombing - aircraft in formation flight, bombs dropped. Explosions as bombs hit. Big guns fired. 02:07:03 US troops attempt to enter Cassino. Bomb damage, rubble acts as barricade. 02:07:21 Model map shows positions after 2nd bombardment. Explosion. Newspaper headlines re Big Drive on in Italy. Douglas A-20 Havoc; B-25; B-17; M4; 1944; WWII Italy Campaign; WW2 Fighting; Battles; NOTE: Sell at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk