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A Kittybomber Curtiss P-40 plane of Number 112 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, nicknamed the " Shark Squadron"
Soldiers of the 24th Guards Brigade give covering fire to a fighting patrol advancing into Rosennano to clear the village of German snipers 9th July 1944
R. A. F. ground crews clear up wreckage inside a bomb shattered hanger at an airfield nearR.A.F. ground crews clear up wreckage inside a bomb shattered hanger at an airfield near Salerno, following the success of Operation Avalanche, the allied invasion of mainland Italy
No time is lost in repairing slightly damaged tanks on the Italian front. This tank was hit by a 75mm shell in the Eighth Army battle for Termoli. Craftsman Bird of Birmingham and his assistant Dvr
RAF Balloon Barrage men were among the first Allied troops to land on the beaches at Salerno, Southern Italy. Their job was to keep low flying enemy aircraft from bombing
The Royal Air Force Air Transport service follows closely the advance of the Allied Forces, even to airfield operating within sounds of gunfire
Crews and pilots of RAF Wellington bombers and USaF. Flying Fortresses are working in close co-operation. As the Forts" return from their day operations the Wellies" are already rowing up
Naples in Southern Italy, with its open shops displaying gloves, handbags, silk stockings and artificial silk underclothes
Among the enemy aircraft brought down during an early morning raid son the much bombed harbour of Naples, Southern Italy was a JU 88 bomber plane of the German Luftwaffe
Australian airman Warrant Officer Holden of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pilot of the Australian Air Force landed his spitfire plane safely back at base in southern Italy
The ground staff of an RAF advanced Spitfire squadron In Italy organised a concert for their fellow airmen. Picture shows: A group of the concert party
RAF Regiment Corporal L Ratchford of Piercebridge near Darlington manning his Browning Machine Guns on a roof top in Naples shortly after downing a German JU88 which had attempted to bomb the citys
The Desert Air Force, an Allied tactical air force created from No. 204 Group RAF to provide close air support to the British Eighth Army. Squadron Leader Reverend T
The American Piper L-4 Grasshoppet, nicknamed as "Cardboard AnnieThe American Piper L-4 Grasshoppet, nicknamed as " Cardboard Annie, Maytag Messerschmitt and Division Bomber", was one of the prime factors in the deadliness of American artillery
RAF ground crew clear up wreckage inside a bomb shattered hangar at an airport near Salerno in Southern Italy, shortly after its capture from the Germans following the successful landings
Allied Forces of the British Eighth Army capture the great Italian naval base of Taranto following the successful landings in Southern Italy
As the 5th and Allied armies press forward in Italy following the successful landings in early September, the RAF Regiment is occupying airfields
When the airfield at Monte Corvino, near Salerno in Southern Italy was occupied by the Allies, RAF Servicing Commandos, who had gone in with the early landing parties
As the American 5th Army and British 8th Armiy of the Allied Forces press forward in Italy following the successful landings in September
Picture showing more of the weather conditions which are hampering air operations on the Italian front. Picture shows left to right Corporal E
Allied Forces capture an enemy aerodrome during the ongoing battle around the Salerno area of Southern Italy following the successful landings
Ground forces of an American fighter squadron move their gear into an Italian airfield around the Salerno area of Southern Italy shortly after its capture from the Germans following the successful
An RAF Airman takes a bath in a wooden tub on the cobbles beside the pump and drinking trough in the courtyard of an Italian farm, an RAF camp in Italy. October 1943
Heavy rain continues to hamper operations in Italy but in many points along the 8th. Army front, advance have been made. Heavy armour, supplies
Personnel of No. 2859 La Squadron RAF Regiment leave Gioia del Colle, Apulia, Italy, on board a commandeered Italian lorry, pulling a trailer full of camp equipment, furniture and kitbags
Men of the RAF Regiment keeping out the cold on the Italian front, these men are the most forward RAF personnel serving with the Eighth Army. 6th January 1944
A Kittyhawk squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force have moved into a villa which was once occupied by Bruno Mussolini, the former commanding officer of am Italian bomber squadron
The Italian campaign of World War II consisted of Allied and Axis operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to 1945. RAF Mosquito intruders
RAF Baltimores of the Tactical Bomber Force in operation over the Sangro river battle area in Eastern Central Italy, attacked German defensive positions near Lanciano on the Sangro ridge
HMS Orion flagship of Rear Admiral J M Mansfield seen here laying down a naval bombardment on enemy roads and positions at Garigliano in aid of the 5th Army 18th January 1944
A dump of enemy equipment knocked out on Route 4, 25 kilometres north of Rome, including two Mark V Panther tanks, a self propelled gun
The second Battle Monte Camino e Fifth Army front - zero hour before the mountainThe second Battle Monte Camino Ð Fifth Army front - zero hour before the mountain offensive. A 25 pounder gun flashes, as the barrage opens, with one gun crew silhouetted in the fore ground
All the orchards on the northern side of the Garigliano have been thickly sown with mines - hence this notice. The man in the picture is L/Cpl. A.H
British First Division troops of the 5th Army in Italy are fighting in some of the most difficult country in Europe. In their push through the Apennine Mountains to Bologna and the Lombardy Plains
Anzio Beach Head. On 22nd January the Fifth Army began their landing south of Rome, supported by Allied Air Forces and warships. Our picture was taken during the early stages of the operation
A radioed wire image of General Montgomery and General Eisenhower studying the Italian mainland from Messina, as British and Canadian forces were making their final preparations for the assault
US military vehicles can be seen from this radioed aerial photo gathering in the southern suburbs of Rome before entering the centre of the city
The battle ensign of HMS Mauritius crowning the night scene as the cruisers six inch guns flash out in support of the Fifth Army and the Anzio beach head. Circa February 1944
The Battle of Monte Cassino, a series of four assaults by Allied Forces against the Axis held Winter Line during the attempted advance on to Rome, Italy in the Second World War