1943 World War II: Italy opens way to Nazi Germany: further Allied landings on Italian mainland

Date: 13th September 1943

Location: ST. THERESA DE DIVA, SICILY CATANIA, ST. THERESA DE DIVA, SICILY REGGIO, ITALY

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

SICILY: St. Theresa de Diva:

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GV and LV St. Theresa de Diva beach with landing craft and general activity. LV lorry with troops backing onto landing craft. GV pan landing craft off beach pan to troops going aboard. SV troops going aboard landing craft. SBV Oerlikon gun fired by soldier. GV enemy fighter in air and tracers.

Catania:

GV and LV mass landing craft and troops etc. in harbour of Catania. SV troops on board. GV St. Theresa de Diva beach with landing craft and general activity. LV beach with landing craft and general activity. LV lorry with troops backing onto landing craft. GV pan landing craft off beach pan to troops going aboard. SV troops going aboard landing craft. SBV Oerlikon gun fired by soldier. GV enemy fighter in air and tracers.

ITALY: Reggio:

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Big GV and LV barges landing in cove. SV dawn shot troops landing on beach. SV dawn shot troops along beach pan down to feet on soil. LV troops along beach thru barbed wire. SV landing barge coming up the beach. LV Jeep with troops and lorry off landing barge. SV troops sitting in foreground pan up to lorry and tank coming off. CU towards Priest tank coming off with troops. SV pan Priest tank coming off. LV troops down gangway of barge into water and onto beach. CU troops down gangway of barge and wading waist deep thru water. GV pan activity on beach and gun in foreground. Map scene showing Italy in relation to Germany and Balkans, arc showing bombing range, lines and bombing effect over Germany and Balkans, holding map with lines.

Military - Active; World War II; Second World War

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