| AT THE WAR Troop ships leave Naples, and Italian forces prepare to move forwards in Eritrea, Africa. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5549 |
| Catalog #: | 258982 | |
| Clip Number: | 258982-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 35/82 | |
| Timecode: | 01:17:41 - 01:19:00 | |
| Location: | North East Africa, Italy | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Italian East Africa LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Italy MAIL: Misc. MILITARY: Misc WAR & CONFLICT: Italo - Ethiopian (Abyssinia/Italy) 1935-1936 WEAPONS: Guns, Field | |
| Description: | At the war - with the Italian forces in Eritrea. North East Africa. L/S of troop ship sailing out of Naples bay in Italy, everyone on it is waving madly and people line the quay to wave it off. M/S as ships sail out and airplanes fly over. M/S of Eritrea, Italians are building roads there for their convoys of military vehicles. M/S of soldiers posting their letters in a mail bag hung on a tree. M/S of a soldier sat at a table giving out the wages, C/U of one man with huge beard smiling broadly. Various shots of Askari soldiers dancing and singing war songs. Various shots of guns towed by trucks. | |
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