Eighth Army Hits Out as Landing Goes Well

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/40

Date Released

3 Jan 1944

Released by Paramount

31 Jan 1944

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Other Man’s Job: Making Copper and Brass Tubes
2. 2Mines and Detectors
3. 3Eighth Army Hits Out as Landing Goes Well
4. 4Allies Turn on Heat in Pacific

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

In the mountains mule trains, run by the Italians, help the Allies. New Zealanders reinforce the front line, as troops thrust through to Rome. Use of wireless equipment. In the valleys: tanks shell enemy stronghold and Nazi bombers counter attack. Spitfires go into action. Pilot bails out as one of the Spitfires is shot down. Allied bombers set off on raid.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Communications; Occupied territories; Animals; Military

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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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