# " ANZIO BEACHHEAD " 1944 COMBAT NEWSREEL ALLIED ITALIAN CAMPAIGN OPERATION SHINGLE 42474

This black & white film shows the early stages of the Allied forces invasion at Anzio, Italy in 1944. The film lacks credits or other information, but likely dates to 1944. The Battle of Anzio took place from January 22 to June 5, 1944, when Rome was finally captured. The operation was opposed by German forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno. The landing operation was commanded by U.S. Army Major General John P. Lucas of VI Corps. The initial landing achieved complete surprise. However Lucas failed to capitalize, and delayed his advance, allowing German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring to create a defensive ring around the beachhead. After a month of heavy but inconclusive fighting, Lucas was relieved and sent home. His replacement, Major General Lucian Truscott, managed a breakout in May. His forces captured Rome, but at the same time allowed the majority of Kesselring's forces to withdraw to the Gothic Line. The Gothic Line wouldn't be pierced until September of 1944, but the advanced soon stalled with the arrival of winter. Opening titles: Anzio Beachhead Feb, 12, 1944 (:06-:09). U.S. troops exit ships. Troops use amphibious craft to get to land. Planes fly in the skies. Troops walk down a dock. More amphibious crafts land at the beaches. Jeeps and trucks. The troops are landing at Anzio beach in Italy. Troops due mine sweeps of the beach and remove mines (:10-1:52). The troops lay fence for trucks to drive over. They then head for steep mountain passes. Troops fire…

- Kind: Newsreel
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: News, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/42474-anzio-beachhead)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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