The Battle of San Pietro
1944
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- Reel 1: destroyed vineyards and buildings, trucks on muddy roads, and troops of the 36th Infantry Division and 143rd Regt. Soldiers advance, question German POW's, and fire artillery. Allied Italian troops bury dead. San Pietro and Liri Valley are shown.
- Reel 2: troops advance, throw grenades, fire machine guns and mortars, and remove dead and place them in shrouds. Shells explode; P-38's patrol; a German plane falls; Gen. Clark examines a map; 155 mm. artillery and tanks fire; 141st, 142nd, and 143rd Infantry Regts. advance; tanks enter a town and are blown up; and flares are lit. Shows German dead and wounded POW's.
- Reel 3: 142nd Regt. troops advance, reach the summit of Mt. Lungo, and enter San Pietro and check buildings for German troops and booby traps. Dead are removed, shrouded, and buried in graves dug by civilians. Name plates and dog tags are nailed to grave markers. People reenter San Pietro, remove dead and injured from a collapsed building, clear rubble, and receive food. Women nurse babies and children play. Oxen pull a plow. New crops and a religious procession are shown.
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 24349
Full Citation: Motion Picture 111-CR-2; San Pietro; 1944; Motion Picture Films from the "Campaign Reports" Program Series, 1944 - 1945; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/battle-san-pietro, April 29, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.