THE SECOND FRONT, INVASION OF SICILY [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE SECOND FRONT, INVASION OF SICILY [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 496/2-1
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The Black Watch landing for the invasion of Sicily.
  • Description: The 1st Battalion, Black Watch on a landing craft prior to landing on a beach in Sicily. Dawn landing on the beach. Stores and troops being unloaded. Troops and equipment coming ashore. The captured radio station near Pachino. Streets being cleared and prisoners being rounded up in Pachino.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: AYY 496/2-1
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-07-10
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Jordan, William 'Billy'1918-03-272005 (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), 1st Battalion (regiment/service) Royal Navy (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Pachino, Sicily, Italy (geography) Italy 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 390 ft; Running time: 4 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 496/2-1

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