1943 Canadian Army takes Catania in Sicily during WWII
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1:36Now Playing1943 Canadian Army takes Catania in Sicily during WWII
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as posted by the channelDate: 8th August 1943
Location: Sicily, Italy
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Approach to Catania
ITALY: Sicily: Catania & Enna:
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AFRICA Alexander leaves by air for Sicily..air ambulance brings wounded from Sicily (in cuts)
ALEXANDER GENERAL W.Montgomery,Patton & Bedell Smith in Sicily
AMBULANCES (in Cuts) wounded unloaded fron Red X plane in Africa
AMERICA MILITARY U.S.troops in ENNA, Sicily.. (In Cuts: gunners on Gozo Isle)
BEDELL-SMITH Mjr. Gen. U.S. Gives sunglasses at Montgomery in Sicily..w.Gens.Alexander & Patton
CANADA. Canadians advance in Sicily..IN CUTS: attack LEONFORTE & ADIOA..Monty visits tank men.....In North African hospital, wounded men
GOZO ISLAND (in Mediterranean). IN CUTS: U.S. gunners manning gun..pitched horse-shoe..play cards w.R.A.F..leave church of St. Peter & Paul
ITALY MILITARY Column of Italian prisoners running in SYRACUSE
MILITARY BRITISH. Catania plain in Sicily..Monty in Sunglasses w Alexander..IN CUTS: Alexander leaves N. Africa by air Red X aircraft unloads wounded in N. Africa.
MONTGOMERY LT.GENERAL In Sicily..Mj.Gen. Bedell Smith U.S. gives sun glasses..w. Alexander
MONTGOMERY Lt. General. IN CUTS: W.Canadian tankmen in Sicily
PATTON, General. W.Montgomery, Alexander, & Bedell Smith in Sicily
PRISONERS OF WAR Column of Italians running in Sicily
RED CROSS. Red X aircraft unloads wounded in N.Africa
SICILY CATANIA PLAIN..U.S. troops in ENNA..Canadians advance..Italians running..Montgomery in sunglasses w. Alexander, Bedell-Smith & Patton.. IN CUTS: Gen Alexander leaves N Africa by air. Red X aircraft unloads casualties form Sicily in N. Africa
Personalities - Armed Forces; Sicily; Military - Active
Mount Etna, 15th Army Group, British 8th Army, US 7th Army, 1st Canadian Infantry Division, World War Two, Second World War, World War II, war, soldiers, troops, United States Army
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