Crusade in Europe - Season 1 Episode 9 Assault on Italy
General Montgomery attacks Italy across the Strait of Messina. A landing is made at Salerno to coincide with Italy's surrender, after Italy's fleet surrenders at Malta. The Germans resist the Salerno landing strongly. After 7 days the Allies manage to push back the enemy and link up with British forces coming from the south. FDR, Churchill and Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo.
Year: 1949
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Country: United States of America
Studio: ABC
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Cast: Maurice Joyce, Hugh James, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Dwight D. Eisenhower
Crew: Len Lye (Director), Martha Schwartz (Editorial Staff), Fred Feldkamp (Writer), Arthur Tourellot (Editor), A.A. Girolami (Sound), Anna Lang (Editorial Staff)
First Air Date: May 05, 1949
Last Air date: Oct 27, 1949
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 26 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1.00 users
Popularity: 5.142
Language: English
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Season
Season 1
Episode
Prelude to War
America's Unpreparedness
America Goes to War
Platform for Invasion
Africa: Our First Offensive
The Campaign
Rommel Routed
Sicily: Operation Husky
Assault on Italy
Rise and Fall of a Dictator
The G.I: Hero of the War
Victory in Italy
Preparation for Invasion
D-Day
Beachhead and Breakthrough
Liberation of Paris
Pursuit
The Battle of Supply
The Air War
The Battle of the Bulge
Crossing the Rhine
Overrunning Germany
Victory's Aftermath
American Military Government
Russia
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