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  • Short Summary

    US troops in Italy show off a captured German tank and make their way to San Giovanni.

  • Description

    Unused / unissued material - date and locations unclear or unknown.

    Italy.

    Various shots of US troops in the Italian countryside. They stand around a captured German tank, stand on the top and hold out the nazi swastika flag. Soldiers remove German boots from inside the tank.

    At San Giovanni, we see the tank travelling along the road. M/S of road sign ('S. Giovanni'). Shots of bombed buildings in the ruined town. GIs walk across the rubble

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    1957.11
    Media URN:
    61671
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    Mute
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:56:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:36:36:00 / 01:38:32:00
    Canister:
    UN 848 D

Comments (1)

  1. Ropeynz says

    These are Free French troops not Americans - note the distinctive helmets. The location is through the Hitler (von Senger) Line in the Liri valley.

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