Canadian Army Newsreels No. 13 (1943)

Language: This film is a heritage item from Library and Archives Canada and is only available in English. The Canadian Army Newsreels were ten-minute films, made up of a number of different stories and produced by the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit. Dubbed with the phrase, "of the troops, by the troops and for the troops," these newsreels were distributed within the Canadian Army. Please note that some names may not be spelled correctly. Sicily: British and Canadian troops land on the beaches of Southwest Sicily; group convoy in the Mediterranean; life aboard the ships; landing on the beaches of Pachino; Sequences on: ships in Mediterranean; unloading of vehicles, tanks, guns, ammunition and supplies; landing of Canadian reinforcement troops in North Africa ‒ shots of huge base camp, nursing sisters and soldiers swimming in the sea. Pachino airport in Sicily, filmed by the Royal Canadian Regiment -- shot of Spitfires taking off, Ross Munro and Peter Stursberg of the CBC, Italian prisoners. Canadian soldiers moving inland; Sicilians moving their belongings. Shot of Commander Guy [Granville] Simonds of the First Canadian Infantry Division, General Montgomery and Lord Mountbatten; the 8th Army advances; U.S. soldiers take over Ragusa and [Ithica]; Italian General [Aquile Davez] of the 206th Coast Division surrenders to General Simonds; the Edmonton Regiment in Modica is visited by Montgomery. Sequence on soldiers taking over Ragusa and other towns; shots of tanks moving in; Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry leading attack at [Valguahera]; German prisoners; [Ditlaino] Railway Station bombed by the RAF; and General Simonds and Montgomery together, planning the next attack, German propaganda. IDC: 33074.