LANDING TANKS AT ALEXANDRIA [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: LANDING TANKS AT ALEXANDRIA [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 52
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Tanks and 25 pounder field guns being unloaded at Alexandria, Egypt. Tanks inspected on quay by General Archibald Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East. Cruiser tank drives off floats after being lifted out of ship by crane. Tanks loaded on to train. Sydney Star cargo steamer pulls alongside to unload tanks. Naval cruiser passes behind mass of Cruiser tanks. 25 pounders lowered by tractor for loading onto train.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 52
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1940-10-28
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Massey-Collier, Gerry1911-10-14 (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 972 ft; Running time: 10 mins
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    AYY 52

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