ITALIAN FLEET LIES OFF MALTA; VICTORY PARADE

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: AYY 193/30).

Synopsis

14 Sep.1943. Shots of the three large Italian ships off Malta, the cruiser Eugenio di Savoia and the battleships Italia (late Littorio) and Vittorio Veneto. Shots taken from the north coast of the island of destroyers and cruisers off shore. The destroyer Artigliere and other ships in Kalafrana Bay. Shots of cruisers inside the boom at St Paul's Bay.

12 Sep. 1943. The Valletta Band Club and local people hold a victory parade in Valletta to celebrate the surrender of the Italians. They listen to an address by Lord Gort and the Governor of Malta.

 

Titles

  • ITALIAN FLEET LIES OFF MALTA; VICTORY PARADE (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1943
Running Time:
7 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
623 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
cameraman
Cotter, J R (Lieutenant)
Production company
War Office Film Unit