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1943 SICILY IN REVIEW Latest pictures from conquered island show main factors contributing to allied
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2:35Now PlayingDate: 26th August 1943
Location: ETNA, RANDAZZO, SICILY RANDAZZO, SICILY ETNA, SICILY RANDOZZO, SICILY
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
RANDAZZO, SICILY:
SV British transports along road and German prisoners marching towards. CU German prisoners past camera. LV men digging for mines at side of road, transport in foreground. SV pan from sign "END OF SWEPT AREA" to mines in pile. SBV soldier crouching feeling ground for mines. GV two soldiers searching for mines in road. SBV soldier sweeping road for mines. CU sweeping road for mines showing him smoking cigarette. SV armoured car going round crater in road. SV mules carrying equipment down hill, soldier in foreground looking at camera. LV pan meeting of British & U.S. forces. SV pan British and American forces fraternizing. CU pan British and American troops fraternizing. SV American engineers lifting mines. GV town of Randazzo. CU sign "RANDAZZO" on wall, pan down to damaged town. GV completely wrecked street and buildings. SV pan from badly damaged large building to GV street wreckage and U.S. infantrymen past. GV American infantrymen through street where Germans blew up horses before leaving. SV civilians taking tyre off German lorry to make shoes. LV towards and past soldier walking over wreckage in devastated street. SV British tommies leading mules with equipment past camera. SV British tommies drinking "VINO" wine given by friendly population. CU Side view tommies drinking wine. pan to civilians. SV two British tommies sitting on ground eating and talking to a few local Italians. CU Italian civilians talking & gesticulating pan down to the two tommies.
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