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Fall of Catania

Date released

12 Aug 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/64

NoS ID

100054

Story no

3 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Troops advancing through Catania. Engineers with mine detectors clearing stretch of road before bren gun carrier moves through. Some Sicilian civilians start to loot buildings that the Germans have evacuated...

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A Fallen Tyrant

Date released

6 Sep 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/71

NoS ID

100090

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Desario Birancati, one of the most hated Fascists in Sicily, arrives at a former Fascist HQ in Catania to face interrogation by a military tribunal. He pleads and begs for mercy before being led away.

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Sicily: Latest

Date released

2 Aug 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/61

NoS ID

100045

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

8th Army nearing Catania. On the outskirts of Enna some opposition from Italian snipers. Food is handed out to the civilian population of Floridia. Sherman tanks rumble through the old streets of...

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Catania Captured. Successful Climax of the Great Battle in Sicily

Date released

12 Aug 1943

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1002

NoS ID

063797

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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The Approach to Catania, Including

Date released

8 Aug 1943

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

1001

NoS ID

063794

Story no

2 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

General Montgomery presented with sun glasses.

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Advancing on Catania. Harder Going as the Armies Push North in Sicily

Date released

2 Aug 1943

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

999

NoS ID

063788

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Sicily News

Date released

9 Aug 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/63

NoS ID

100050

Story no

1 / 2

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

It is now known that the invasion of Sicily’s final plans were completed in Malta where General Eisenhower had his HQ. Planes also played their part in the invasion plans and Baltimores are seen flying out...

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