INVASION OF SICILY (FIRST PHASE) [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: INVASION OF SICILY (FIRST PHASE) [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 502/1/4
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The 17th Infantry Brigade landing on Sicily.
  • Description: Rear Admiral Troubridge, in charge of operations, viewing the landing. Shipping lying off the beach. Infantry marching up a lane from the beach. A corpse. A corpse lying in a deserted street in the village of Case Nuove. Infantry marching through a road block into the village. A painting of Mussolini over a shop in the village.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: AYY 502/1/4
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-07-10
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Morris, R H (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Troubridge, Thomas Hope (person) Mussolini, Benito Amilcare Andrea (person) British Army, 17th Infantry Brigade (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Case Nuove, Sicily, Italy (geography) Operation Husky, Allied Invasion of Sicily 1943, Italy, Second World War (event) Italy 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 100 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 502/1/4

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