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Allied invasion and campaign in Sicily, Italy during World War II.
A film titled 'Campaign in Sicily' on the campaign of Allied forces to invade Sicily, Italy during World War II (Operation Husky). Animated map shows the target area of the Allies. British Army General Alan Gordon Cunningham, U.S. Army General Dwight David Eisenhower, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder , British Army Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, U.S. Army General George Smith Patton and United States Army Air Forces Lieutenant General James Harold Doolittle plan and discuss during the campaign. Lt. Gen. Doolittle and some officers stand near an airplane. U.S. airplanes bomb Pantelleria. Aircraft in formation flight over the target area and drop bombs. British infantry goes ashore. Masses of Italian prisoners of war march along. Rubbled buildings in the area. Axis airplanes bomb an Allied supply ship off an island. British engineers repair an airstrip on the island. Allied bombers strike target areas in Italy. Troops transports assemble in a harbor at Alexandria, Egypt. Ships being loaded at the harbor. Generals Eisenhower and Patton aboard USS Monrovia. Ships underway at sea. Sailors and officers discuss a map. Animated map shows target areas and Allied strategies and invaded areas. Allied troops, following a night naval bombardment, land in Sicily using amphibious vehicles and floating causeways. Landing ships are unloaded. Steel mash mats are laid down. Bulldozers are taken ashore. General Patton and 3rd Infantry Division units land. Axis airplanes attack the convoy. They drop bombs over target areas. An ammunition ship is exploded. Heavy columns of smoke rise as ships and landing craft explode. Soldiers advance along a town. Artillery and tanks advance along. Wrecked airplanes and equipment in the area. Dead bodies of soldiers on the ground. A medic treats a wounded. Aircraft in flight overhead. Officers in the balcony of a building. People gather outside the building. Animated map invasion by Allied forces. Prisoners of war are marched along a field. Soldiers advance.
German officer briefs troops, Allied prisoners in Crete (WW2)
Map of Crete showing its distance to Athens (Greece), Tobruk (Libya), Alexandria (Egypt) and Beirut (Lebanon) during World War II. Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-52 aircraft parked on an airfield (likely Maleme airfield). German military officer points to the area near Chania on a map of Crete during a meeting with troops. German officer briefing soldiers and pilots. Allied prisoners of war march in Crete. A medic applies medicine to a British soldier’s wounded hand. A German soldier points to captured British prisoners. A prisoner sits on the ground and leans on a wall near a German guard.
Invasion of Egypt during the Suez Crisis
Film opens with aerial views of City of Suez and environs during the invasion of Egypt by Israel, Britain, and France, to seize control of the Suez Canal and overthrow Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, in 1956. At TC:00:24 is an aerial view of two ships scuttled by the Egyptians in Port Said at the entrance to the Suez Canal. Many ships are seen in Port Said, itself, including a large British landing craft (L9006). Glimpse of British sailors on the landing craft with Union Jack waving above them. Formations of British soldiers, wearing Balmoral bonnet headgear, marching inland from the port. Area of the port covered with artillery pieces and war materiel being loaded into trucks. Closeup of British soldiers loading shells and ammunition into trucks. Egyptian men mingling on the streets of Port Said. A British soldier and an officer are seen amongst them. Low altitude aerial view of the Suez Canal. View of ships at entrance of the Canal in Port Said (with the scuttled ship blockade behind them) . A British Dido Class light cruiser is seen with the ships.
The President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser and other officials inspect an Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft with luxury appointments
Activities at an airfield in Egypt. Men stand near a parked Ilyushin Il-14 aircraft on the airfield. The President of Egypt, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and other dignitaries walk towards the aircraft. The President shakes hands with the aircrew. The President and officials board the aircraft and admire its luxurious appointments. View of the interior of the aircraft. The President descends steps from the aircraft. Steps are painted with name: "MISRAIR."Honor guard of Egyptian soldiers marches past the President and his party.
British and French troops patrol streets with tanks in Egypt during the Suez Crisis.
European troops in Egypt during the Suez Crisis. European tanks patrol the streets of Egypt. Egyptian prisoners are held. Troops stand outside small huts. British and French soldiers in a field with smoke rising in the background. A soldier watches from the roof of a building.
British and French troops patrol streets in Egypt during the Suez Crisis.
European troops in Egypt during the Suez Crisis. European tanks patrol the streets of Egypt. Military officers in jeeps. European ships in a harbor. Soldiers with a picture of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. British and French officers look at a map and converse with each other. The soldiers patrol a street with smoke in the background.
