Allies Enter Naples (1943)

Full title reads: “ALLIES ENTER NAPLES“. Naples, Italy. General Bernard Montgomery and General Mark Clark together talking over final plans for 5th Army advance on Naples. Various shots of British infantry men flushing out snipers in town of Cava. The snipers fire from building windows. British mortar in action on the street. Various shots of the British advance through streets of Cava. Fifth Army lorries roll along to Pompeii. Various shots of the blown bridges in the German retreat at Castellammare harbour. Long shot of Vesuvius. In the foreground, a Sherman tank fires into the hillside. Various shots of the artillery guns and tanks moving through Scafati, the Italians cheer them. Various shots of the American Mitchells flying over the area north of Naples and bombing roads and German troops. Line of American infantrymen moving along road. Various shots of the 5th Army tanks moving through Pompeii. Several shots of the soldiers looking at some Roman ruins. The graves of the three Britis
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