Video: Allied Troops Land in Sicily

Allied Troops Land on the Beaches of Southwest Sicily

Planning and Preparations, January - July 1943:

View of the dockside of Sousse Harbour, Tunisia. Landing craft are

loaded with vehicles and equipped in preparation for the invasion.

Photo Credit - Histomil Historica

Introduction: One can find a wealth of excellent quality still photographs at Histomil Historica, as above, along with very good quality documentaries (approx. 10 min. length, free for the viewing) that were produced as Canadian Army Newsreels by the Canadian Army Film Unit at Merton Park Studios (South Wimbledon, London).

Though the film unit's chief subject is the Canadian Army, other branches of the Canadian Armed Forces are seen participating in various aspects of World War II. I will provide links to just a few of the films produced at Merton Park, ones which draw some attention to Canadians in Combined Operations and their work on landing crafts of various kinds in different parts of the war theatre.

Link to No. 13 - British, Canadian and American troops land on the beaches of Sicily

Synopsis, in part - Sicily, July 10, 1943: British, Canadian and American troops land on the beaches of Southwest Sicily; group convoy in the Mediterranean; life aboard the ships; landing on the beaches of Pachino; Sequences on: ships in Mediterranean; unloading of vehicles, tanks, guns, ammunition, and supplies; landing of Canadian reinforcement troops in North Africa – shots of huge base camp, nursing sisters and soldiers swimming in the sea. 

Please link to Histomil Historica for other Canadian Army WWII Newsreels

And on this website, please link to Video: Allied Equipment Unloaded in Sicily, 1943