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Object description
Destroyed German vehicles and the Allied entry into Catania.
Content description
A knocked out German 'Tank Buster' Mark III chassis with a 75mm gun mounted. The tank sergeant walks past. A knocked out Messerschmitt Me 109 which had crash landed. Close up of German markings on the side of the plane. A jeep driving along the track, slow panning shot to a crossbone sign reading 'Danger, drive slowly - Dust brings shells'. Close up of signboards.
Men of the 15th Infantry Brigade, 5th Division marching into Catania. The war memorial in the town, panning shot to a street. Looting: men and women throwing bundles from balconies to people in the street. Close up of people fighting over the loot. Italian civilians cheering as troops and vehicles pass through the town.
Physical description
35mm
