• Short Summary

    Clearing up wrecked harbour of Civita Vecchia + Allied planes bombing German held positions.

  • Description

    Title reads: "Reel News from Italy".

    Allied troops in Italy.

    Various shots of harbour of Civita Vecchia. The harbour is wrecked and full of scuppered ships, damage left by retreating Germans. L/S ruins of dock installation being blown up by demolition men. Various shots of railway lines being pushed into position by bulldozer. M/S of train using new tracks, its first load is a captured German Coastal gun.

    Various shots of P.47 Thunderbolts taking off and flying in formation. Various shots of the planes making low bombing runs on German held positions. We see them strafing the roads.

  • Tags

  • Data

    Film ID:
    1364.15
    Media URN:
    44751
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    03/08/1944
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:45:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:28:05:00 / 01:29:50:00
    Canister:
    44/62

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