Motion Picture MP2016-15
Administrative Information
News film compilation of World War II footage from approximately July-October, 1943 (Castle Films # 146), depicting the activities leading up to, including, and after the Italian campaign and surrender.
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Shot List
Intertitles are as follows:
-Italy Surrenders!
-Italy’s zero hour! Allied planes demolish Messina escape ports!
-Gen. [Bernard] Montgomery tells 8th Army Canadian troops about the coming drive!
-British open up a thundering night barrage across Messina Strait!
-Nazi bombers attack the convoy!
-Beachhead! The first invasion of Europe! [September 3, 1943]
-Tommies and Canadians drive into the Calabrian foothills!
-Mussolini’s “Balcony Empire” falls – he is decorated with tomatoes!
-Marshall [Pietro] Badoglio is named Premier! [July 25, 1943]
-While all Italy is in a turmoil the American 5th Army prepares to sail for the Italian Mainland!
-All the way, there is fierce enemy opposition!
-A big freighter is hit!
-Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark goes in to lead his men!
-Yanks stream ashore! [September 9, 1943]
-Suddenly the entire world is electrified by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s announcement - - “Italy Surrenders!” [September 8, 1943]
-Reinforcements pour in!
-The Fighting Fifth moves inland!
-Gen. Clark is constantly under fire!
-Meanwhile Gen. Eisenhower boards the flagship of British Admiral [Andrew] Cunningham --
-- to watch the surrender of the powerful Italian Fleet!
-108 Italian fighting ships reach Allied ports despite German vigilance!
-On land, Gen. Clark moves to the front lines!
-American casualties are severe!
-Salerno is ours! Then Naples! [approximately September 19, 1943]
-United Nations’ strategy strikes its heaviest blow that pierces Italy and crushes Fascism!
This News Parade newsreel was produced by Castle Films and edited by Eugene W. Castle.