the GEORGE CROSS AT SENGLEA; AIR RAIDS, MALTA

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: AYY 193/26).

Synopsis

The George Cross exhibited at Zebbug.

A Spitfire. Barrage of HAA in the sky. Parachute coming down. Ju 88s dipping to bomb Luqa. Two submarines at Manoel: the submarines' smoke screen. A Ju 88 on fire in the sky. A fighter bomber escaping through bursting shells.

Exhibition of the George Cross at Senglea. The Band of the Dorset Regiment opens the ceremony. The Maltese anthem is played. Speech by the parish priest. Rear Admiral K H L Mackenzie, Admiral Superintendent of the Dockyard, looks at the George Cross. People of Senglea looking at the Cross. Ruins of the parish church. Ruins of Immaculate Conception Street. A man cooks over a fire in the street. A boy walks through a rubble-strewn street.

An attempt to film air raids in Malta. The George Cross.

Notes

SUmmary: the dope sheets contain a speech translated from Maltese given by the parish priest at Senglea, on the awarding of the George Cross.

 

Titles

  • the GEORGE CROSS AT SENGLEA; AIR RAIDS, MALTA (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1942
Running Time:
9 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
835 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
cameraman
Smith, Brian (Lieutenant)
Production company
War Office Film Unit