ABYSSINIAN CAMPAIGN [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ABYSSINIAN CAMPAIGN [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 118
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Shots from Indian Film Unit. Capture of Massawa, Eritrea. Indian troops, Italian prisoners. Garwali Regiment. Free French Commander. General Heath watches operations. Sunken vessel in harbour.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: AYY 118
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941-05-14
  • Production Country: India
  • Production Details: Indian Film Unit (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 748 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 118

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