The battle in Sicily ends with the successful Allied capture of Catania (1943)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Minesweepers check city streets, bombed German planes sit at an airfield, conquering British forces march into town amidst the rubble, scenes show the devastation of the battle, and some Sicilian peasants welcome the Eighth Army while others indulge in looting Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Catania Captured: Successful Climax of Great Battle in Sicily ITALY: Sicily: Catania: EXT LOOTING AND LOOT In Catania When Allies Capt. MINES, MINESWEEPERS & MINELAYING. 8th. clear mines in Catania OIL. Natives thrashing Linceed in Sicily RAILWAYS. Bomb damage at Catania, Sicily, marshalling yards RAILWAYS. Blasted tracks & Rolling stock at Catania marshalling yards SICILY 8th Army ent. Ger. planes in marshalling inhabitants thrashing
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