The Duke Of Aosta Surrenders 1941

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Item title reads - The Duke of Aosta surrenders. Historic Pathe pictures.

Various shots of the scene on the summit of a mountain in Ethiopia (Abyssinia) near Amba Alagi. Hundreds of Italian troops are gathered to hear the proclamation of surrender by the Duke of Aosta, who was the former Italian...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39059
Sort Number:
41/058
Time in/Out:
01:21:01:00 / 01:23:16:00
Canister:
41/58
Film ID:
1121.13
Issue Date:
21/07/1941

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