Italy Day by Day

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

133

Date Released

22 Nov 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Blitzing German Airfields
2. 2Italy Day by Day
3. 3News from England
4. 4Russia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

A time-bomb explosion at the post-office in Naples. Shots of the immediate aftermath. Thousands of Italians apply for jobs at AMGOT. Allies take over abandoned enemy airfield. Allied bombers in Northern Italy raid lines of communication. Units of the Fifth Army make the first crossing over the Volturno River on the way to Rome. US NATIONAL ARCHIVE ENTRY: 8 min, sd, B&W, 35 mm Part 2 Wreckage of a post office in Naples after a time-bomb has exploded. Wounded US soldiers receive medical treatment. Italians apply for work at the city hall. US bombers take off from an airstrip in southern Italy and bomb enemy installations. Part 3 A bridge over the Volturno river is repaired and troops of the US Fifth army cross it. Record Group 208 Accession 3276

Keywords

Aviation; War damage; Occupied territories; Casualties; Engineering; Military

Credits:

Commentator

Rex Keating

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

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.

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