1943 Pantelleria surrenders to Allied invasion

Date: 24th June 1943

Location: Unspecified

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

SLATE INFORMATION: Pantelleria Surrenders

SICILY: Trapani: Isle of Pantelleria:

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AEROPLANES AMERICAN Formations attack Pantelleria

FIRES. Blazing oil dump PANTELLERIA

FLAGS. It. prisoners WHITE FLAGS..Br. hoisted PANTELLERIA

ITALY MILITARY Surrender of PANTELLERIA..White Flags..1 gives. V. sign

MILITARY BRITISH Troops occupy PANTELLERIA..Commando w.child..Flag hoisted Italian prisoners

NAVAL Warships bombard PANTELLERIA

PANTELLERIA. FALL OF..Planes & ships attack Bomb bursts A.C.L's land Brens & troops.. Italian Prisoners & Civilians..blazing oil dump..Bull-dozer clears wreckage..Br.flag raised

PRISONERS OF WAR Italians in PANTELLERIA w.white flags-1 gives.V.

SUN & SUNSETS ETC. Large touching sea w. shipping f.ground (V.G.)

TRACTORS Bulldozers clears wreckage at PANTELLERIA

VICTORY "V" SIGNS Italian prisoner gives. V. sign PANTELLERIA

Italy; Military - Active

World War Two, World War II, WWII, Second World War, war, Axis, Allies, Operation Corkscrew, United States Army Air Forces, Royal Air Force, RAF, fighters, bombers, Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea, United States Air Force

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