8th Army in Sicily Pics

My trip to the War and Peace Show and subsquently showing my Father-in-law the pics prompted him to rummage through his picture albums to show me pics from his National Service in the late 50's when he was a Centurion driver in the Royal Tank Regiment. But with those pics he pulled out these official war photos from Sicilly, he can't quite remember how he got hold of them but says he had a friend in Fleet Street who gave them to him, there is captions on the back with on a couple of them which I've typed alongside the relevent photos.



Street scene in Catania after the occupation of the town by the 8th Army troops:


78th Division take Centuripe.
The Sicilian town of Centuripe, north west of Catania, fell to the men of the 78th Division after two days of heavy fighting. The town had a good strategic position at the top of a mountain and was desperately defended.
Photo show. 'Mopping up' in the town of Centuripe.

 

Nice quality images there ! Great detail.

 

Excellenti !

 

Mullet94

Many thanks for the first class images which I hadn't seen before.

It might interest you to know that Centuripe, pronounced "CHENT-UR-EEPY" by the locals was soon converted to Cherry Ripe by we who had arrived without permission.

Regards from an ex-78 Div man

Ron

 

Ramadan is a great name for a tank.
Excellent stuff, thanks.

 

Fantastic photos

Cheers
Paul

 

Wonderful photos,

All the best, Gurdjieff

 

Street scene in Catania after the occupation of the town by the 8th Army troops:
















Interesting shot

 

excelent photo's if only there were some of 46th div 2/4 KOYLI

 

Very, very nice pics.

Just wondered why wearing a helmet when your stripped to the waist or is it a sort of sun protection?

Levien.

 

Just wondered why wearing a helmet when your stripped to the waist or is it a sort of sun protection?

Levien.


Quite simple really

The steel helmets were worn to protect their heads and it would have been obligatory in "standing orders".

The removal of outer clothing would have been done because they needed cooling off but if they had been sunburnt they might have been charged with having caused a "self inflicted wound".

 

that helmet is called "padella" !!

 

that helmet is called "padella" !!


Not in my army Lehrgang !!!

We used to refer to it as a "tin 'at"

Ron

 

good photos

 

siciliano sugnu, forse ci conosciamo eheh

 

sure Lehrgang
Ciao Armando

 

ahhaah lo sapevo, ciao

 

Gentlemen

Mi dispiace molto, ma non capisco il dialetto siciliano !

Ron

 

Ron
"siciliano sugnu" = I'm sicilian

Lerhgang
here I think you have to be more moderate ............ with friendship!hehehe

This is the old Duram memorial on Primosle Bridge
Is possible know where was taken the 4th photo?I think in Siracuse province