Abyssinia
Series
- Series Name
- War Pictorial News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 3
- Summary
- The story of Amba Alagi, the story of Mussolini’s last Abyssinian stronghold. Battle shots at great height - involving Springboks. Seven thousand prisoners taken. Amba Alagi occupied by Indian troops. Italians rounded up. Garrison Chief of Staff reads the Viceroy’s message of surrender. Defeated enemy units accorded honours of war. Duke of Aosta takes the salute.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Ceremonies; Colonialism; Prisoners of war; Military
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Rex Keating
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- film@iwm.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
- Phone
- 020 7416 5291
- Fax
- 020 7416 5379
- Address
- Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ - Notes
- The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
- Series held
- View all series held by Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
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