Amchitas Island Landings (1943)

Unused / unissued material. - Location and dates unknown / unclear. Amchitas Island Landings. (aka Aleutian Islands) Various shots of mountainous Island seen from boats. Shot of Allied troops on board troopships and landing craft. LS of plane flying overhead. Shots of anti-aircraft guns on ship being fired. MS of Canadian soldiers climbing down scramble nets out of troopship. Various good shots of full landing craft sailing across water. Shots of troops wading ashore carrying kit bags. Shots of artillery on Island. Shots of tractor driven vehicles ferrying soldiers around in wet weather. 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