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1943 Allied Forces capture Sicily
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0:44Now PlayingDate: 30th August 1943
Location: Italy
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Gaumont British Ident
SLATE INFORMATION: Closing Chapters in Sicily - The Capture of Messina
ITALY: Sicily:
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FLAGS. Hoisting Union Jack & U.S. flags in Messina
GUNS. PRIEST gun barrage nr.Messina.Mt.Etna background
ITALY Capture of Messina..Italian mainland from Sicily
MILITARY BRITISH. Troops & tanks enter Messina..PRIEST guns bombard..Monty hands cigarettes to troops..hoisting U.S. & Union Jack.
MONTGOMERY Lt. General. Hands out cigarettes to troops nr.Messina
MOUNT ETNA. In background when British artillery fire.
SHIPPING. Wrecked Axis shipping in Messina harbour..& aerial
SICILY. CAPTURE OF MESSINA..Mt. Etna in background..looking across Straits to mainland..Montgomery w. troops..Aerial views..sunken shipping in harbour..guns fire aggressive old lady among ruins..
TANKS. Troops & tanks enter MESSINA.
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