Canadian Army Newsreels No. 14 (1943)

Language: This film is a heritage item from Library and Archives Canada and is only available in English.

The Canadian Army Newsreels were ten-minute films, made up of a number of different stories and produced by the Canadian Army Film and Photo Unit. Dubbed with the phrase, "of the troops, by the troops and for the troops," these newsreels were distributed within the Canadian Army.

Please note that some names may not be spelled correctly.

1. Colonel Ralston Visits Troops: Major General Georges Vanier, Air Marshal Baldwin and Air Marshal P.J. Montigue meet Major General J.L. Ralston, the Minister of National Defence, at a London airport; Major General Ralston is greeted by Vincent Massey, Lieutenant General Kenneth Stuart and a R.C.A. honour guard. Major General C.R.S. Steen and Ralston inspect the Lorne Scots; Brigadier H. [Sharp] and Ralston inspect the 11th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 1st Regiment, Cape Breton Highlanders, the Irish Regiment of Canada; an informal chat; at 5th Division, a regimental inspection of the 3rd Reconnaissance; Brigadier R.R.G. [Morton] and Ralston inspect the 8th Artillery; Ralston with the 5th Armoured Brigade inspecting the 2nd, 5th, and 9th, and the Westminster Motor Regiments; Major General F.F. Worthington inspect the 4th Armoured Division and the Algonquin Regiment at work with Ralston; they see a demonstration by the gunners; Ralston tries on a tank operator suit and inspects a tank.

2. U.S. and British troops on the Catania Road; Canadians capture [Osoro] and move to Leonforte; trenches; tanks move on, explosions; Canadians move into the ruins of Leonforte; engineers repair damaged equipment; prepare for Aguira; night shots of gunfire as gunners attack German positions; hilltop lookout; Sergeant Cameron [Campbell] films action; machine gunners; troops move into town, hunt down snipers; engineers clean up town, shots of wreckage; moving on past wrecked German and Italian equipment, prisoners; troop movements; Seaforth pipers at Aguira.

IDC: 33075.