Italian Newsreel Giornale #190 Part 3

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SUMMARY: Minister Funk: Dr. Walter Funk, Reichsminister for Economics, accompanied by Minister Riccardi, arrives at University City and is received by Minister Bottai, the German Ambassador von Mackensen and the Rector. Minister Funk who came to Rome in order to arrange for closer cooperation between Italy and Germany in the new Europe receives an honorary degree in economic science. Courageous Workers: In Genoa, military awards are presented to workers of the auxiliary Stoppani di Cogoloto for acts of valor performed on 14 June of last year during the bombardment by British ships. From Greece: In Athens, the opening of the obstacle race is dedicated to Lt. Riccardo Avanti of San Pietro, with the regimental horse races of the Lancieri Aosta. Among those present are General Geloso, Italian Minister to Athens, and members of the diplomatic corps, as well as Italian and German military officials. Odessa: The last hours of Odessa. Romanian infantry attacks. Many Soviet soldiers are tired of the fighting and surrender. Destroyed Bolshevik material in the ruins of the captured fortifications. The artillery continues to shell the last defenses of the city. Odessa seen from advanced positions. The Port of Odessa, the most important on the Black Sea, export center for Ukranian grain. A ship that has been sunk. Large caliber guns shelling military objectives in the city. Another view of the city which, after Kiev, is the most important commercial and intellectual center of the Ukraine. Fuel tanks burning. The artillery fires continue. Italian fliers above the city. Italian Troops in Russia: With the Italian motorized troops towards the Donetz Basin. In a few days the Expeditionary Corps passes from a front line of more than 100 km to a line in depth, at the same time giving flank protection to the armored troops of the Kleist group. Bersaglieri moving east; prisoners moving west. General von Kleist, Commander of a Panzer Army, in conversation with General Messe,Commander of the Expeditionary Corps. The first snows. Italian engineers follow the advance, maintaining telephonic communications. Attacking patrols. Italian assault units wipe out the resistance of Budeny's rear guards. As the pincers tighten the number of prisoners increases and long columns move toward the West.

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National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized

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Motion Picture Films From G-2 Army Military Intelligence Division