1943 NORTH AFRICA / ITALY: The invasion of Sicily

Date: 1st January 1943

Location: LICATA, SICILY GELA SICILY CAMPOBELLO, SICILY LICATA, CAMPOBELLO, GELA, SICILY MISCELLANEOUS SEAS, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, OFF

CAMPOBELLO, OFF GELA ALGIERS, NORTH AFRICA

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

SICILY: Licata

GV Licata. GV Boats landing. Side TV Boats landing on beach. Ride past sign 'LICATA' on building. Pan View: Soldiers in crowd in front of City Hall. SV Natives in front of Jeep. SV Natives and American soldier. SV Soldiers behind barricade. SV Soldiers digging up mine, SCU Soldiers digging up mine. CU Taking up mine. LBV Soldiers advancing along road. GV Soldiers advancing.

Campobello:

GV Campobello. SV Natives in street. SV Natives in street. SV Tank through street. SV Soldiers through street. GV Convoy. GV Convoy seen through rigging. SV Convoy blimps overhead. TV Equipment in boat. SV Convoy - rough water. LV Soldiers looking at map. SCU Types. BV soldiers having lecture on boat. SFV Soldiers around map with sailors. SV Int. Sailors around map on table. CU Type. SV Sailors around map. SCU Lieut. Gen. Patton aboard ship. CU Patton. CU Adm. Hewitt. CU Signalling with light.

Gela:

GV Boat fires at Gela. GV Boat fires. GV Bursts on shore. GV Boat fires. SV Soldier looks through glasses. GV Explosions in water. GV Boat fires. GV Boat fires. GV smoke from shore. LV Troops down landing net. TV Troops down landing net into boat. TV Troops down landing net. TV Landing boat pulls away. LV Landing boat pulls away from ship. GV Landing boats. SV Landing boats. SCU Landing boat (duck) GV Boats landing at Gela. SV Barge under way. GV Boats nearing shore. LV Lorry off barge. CU Tank past camera. SCU Angle Views: Bulldozer towards camera. Angle View: Tank and soldiers towards camera. SV Lt. Gen. Patton. out of landing boat. SV Lt. Gen. Patton shore. BV Troops off boat into water. SV Signal Corns settling down. SV Soldiers digging fox holes...TV Soldiers landing. GV Wrecked hangar. SV Ride shot past wrecked hangar. SV Pan wrecked plane (German) CU Italian insignia on wrecked plane. CU Nazi insignia on plane pan to wreckage. Tilt up dead soldier to wrecked plane. SV German tank on road. SCU German tank on road. Ride shot past dead soldiers and equipment lying at side of road. Ride shot past sign 'DUCE' on smoke-stack. SV 'DUCE' on building - overturned tank in f-g. SV Wrecked buildings. SV Wrecked buildings, troops among wreckage. SV Wrecked buildings. SV Jeep rides down steps of building.

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