Captured Italian Airmen (1941)

Title reads: “Captured Italian Airmen“. Location of events unknown, probably South Africa. Various shots of Italian prisoners of war in a British prison camp. They are airmen, captured by South African troops. Various shots of the men strolling, reading newspapers, playing draughts and dominoes and learning English from a text book. Atmosphere is happy and relaxed - although this maybe a show for the camera. Narrator comments: “The prisoners spend their time almost in holiday mood. A British Prison camp is decidedly more pleasant then being booted around by their Nazi bosses“. Note: good example of morale boosting war propaganda. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from th