Allies Enter Messina

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/30

Paramount Issue No.

1304

Date Released

30 Aug 1943

Released by Paramount

30 Aug 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1More and More from Less and Less
2. 2Warrior of the Week
3. 3Churchill in Quebec
4. 4Battle of Berlin
5. 5Allies Enter Messina

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

The guns of the Eighth Army trained on Messina destroy bridges etc. Montgomery distributes cigarettes to the soldiers. Shots of wreckage and devastation achieved by Allies ... damage to harbour and train ferry etc.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Food and cooking; Railways; War damage; Military

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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