The Duke Of Aosta Surrenders (1941)

Item title reads - The Duke of Aosta surrenders. Historic Pathe pictures. Various shots of the scene on the summit of a mountain in Ethiopia (Abyssinia) near Amba Alagi. Hundreds of Italian troops are gathered to hear the proclamation of surrender by the Duke of Aosta, who was the former Italian Viceroy of Ethiopia. Various shots of prisoners walking along. The proclamation is read by the Italian Chief of Staff. They are led away again. Defeated enemy units are accorded honours of war and a British General takes the salute whilst allied forces present arms. Various shots of the Duke of Aosta walking along. He salutes to the imperial forces as he walks past them and marches away for internment. 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 the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.