8th Army News Aka Eighth Army News (1944)

Title reads: “Eighth Army News“. Italy. Various shots of General Bernard Montgomery (aka Monty), General Alexander and General Alanbrooke (aka General Alan Brooke) being greeted by General Bernard Freyberg at the New Zealand H.Q. in Italy. The Generals inspect a line of German prisoners. The POWs look very young and dishevelled. M/S of Freyberg introducing Alanbrooke to officers of New Zealand army. Various shots of two British soldiers who escaped from POW camp are greeted by British officer in Italy. They wear civilian clothes and are given some food. The soldiers are Corporal Cush of Barrow-in-Furness (King’s Own Royal Regiment) and Private Rostance of Birmingham (No. 6 Commandos). 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 historica