The Battle of Salerno, Italy 1943

The Battle of Salerno, Italy 1943

This film – originally titled as ‘Battle of Salerno’ – is a short documentary produced by the U.S. Army about the Allied invasion of Italy during World War 2. It pictures Operation Avalanche, the main invasion at Salerno by the American Fifth Army under Lieutenant General Mark Clark on 9 September, 1943. The scenes of the documentary were filmed under fire by combat photographers. It was an episode of ’The Big Picture’ TV series and published in 1958.