The battle in Sicily ends with the successful Allied capture of Catania

Record ID: 566573

  • Title: The battle in Sicily ends with the successful Allied capture of Catania
  • Date: 12th August 1943
  • Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Catania Captured: Successful Climax of Great Battle in Sicily ITALY: Sicily: Catania: EXT LOOTING AND LOOT In Catania When Allies Capt. MINES, MINESWEEPERS & MINELAYING. 8th. clear mines in Catania OIL. Natives thrashing Linceed in Sicily RAILWAYS. Bomb damage at Catania, Sicily, marshalling yards RAILWAYS. Blasted tracks & Rolling stock at Catania marshalling yards SICILY 8th Army ent. CATANIA..clear mines..Wrecked Ger. planes in hanger..Blasted marshalling yards..cheering inhabitants thrashing linseed..Looting Military - Active Mussolini, Batte of the Catania Plain, General Montgomery, WWII, Axis, World War Two, World War II, Second World War, war, soldiers
  • Embargoed: 27th August 1943 13:00
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  • Location: Sicily, Italy
  • Country: Italy
  • Topics: War / Fighting,Defence / Military
  • Reuters ID: LVA3E748Y2UU4GXBJL4H4H6PA89X
  • Story Text: Minesweepers check city streets, bombed German planes sit at an airfield, conquering British forces march into town amidst the rubble, scenes show the devastation of the battle, and some Sicilian peasants welcome the Eighth Army while others indulge in looting
  • Copyright Holder: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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