Brief Items of News

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/21
Date Released
13 Mar 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Nazis on the Rocks
  2. 2Brief Items of News
  3. 3Forts First Raid on Berlin
  4. 4Bigger! Bigger!! Bigger!!!

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Summary
Attu in the Aleutians under heavy snow. Planes are grounded and snow ploughs at work on the airfield. [54 ft] General Montgomery’s successor as C-in-C 8th Army is Lieutenant General Oliver Leese. [29 ft] Canada’s second VC of the war, Major Paul Triquet, visits rough graves of the men who died during the Italian landings. [29 ft]
Keywords
Weather; Ceremonies; Military; Awards and honours
Locations
United States of America; Alaska; Attu
Length of story (in feet)
112
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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