Italian Islands First To Fall As Invasion Begins 1943

About this film

United Newsreel from 1943. Description at the National Archives: "Part 1, allied planes bomb Pantelleria Island. Part 2, Gens. de Gaulle and Giraud inspect French troops in North Africa. Giraud decorates Gen. Eisenhower. Part 3, U.S. farmers sow potatoes. Part 4, Hindus gather for a religious ceremony in India. Part 5, shows work on the "Big Inch" pipe line. Part 6, Greece receives a lend-lease destroyer in Washington, D.C. Shows President Roosevelt. Part 7 shows the world's largest synthetic rubber plant in the U.S. Part 8, Madame Chiang Kai-shek reviews WAVES, SPARS, and women Marines. Part 9, Argentine President Castillo is overthrown by revolution in Buenos Aires." National Archives Identifier: 38962 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)

Directors & creators

United Newsreels

Subjects

Newsreel, WWII, World War, 1939-1945, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Italy -- Sicily, United States. Army, United States. Navy, United States. -- Naval Reserve -- Women's Reserve, Gaulle, Charles De, 1890-1970, Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975, United States. -- Coast Guard -- Women's Reserve, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, United States. -- Marine Corps Women's Reserve, Giraud, Henri, 1879-1949, Castillo, Ramón S, 1873-1944

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