Italian Prisoners Arrive In South Africa (1941)

Title reads: “Italian Prisoners in South Africa“. South Africa. Various shots of troop ship crowded with Italian prisoners of war coming in to dock. M/S of group of soldiers of South African Scottish Regiment giving thumbs up to camera. M/S of Scottish guards on quay. Various shots of young, bedraggled looking Italian POWs coming down gangplank and getting on board cattle trains, some are walking wounded. The Scottish guards shepherd the prisoners along. M/S of the Scottish guards leaning out of train carriage window giving more thumbs up. Narrator finishes commentary with line - “Leave it to the Jocks to bring home the garlic“. 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 n