THE NEW ZEALAND ADVANCE; ITALIAN DEBRIS AFTER BATTLE [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE NEW ZEALAND ADVANCE; ITALIAN DEBRIS AFTER BATTLE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 239/1-2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Debris after a New Zealand attack on an Italian strongpoint, south of El Alamein.
  • Description: AYY 239/1. 13 July 1942. 8mm guns and wrecked tanks in the desert. Knocked out 105mm guns. Italian equipment and ammunition. A photographer takes a photograph of shells. Three of the men of the New Zealand artillery who helped to attack the strongpoint: Gunner P H Sceats from Gisborne, Gunner H A Garking from Wanganui and Gunner J T Rhodes from Wellington. Close up of Gunner Sceats. AYY 239/2. 14 July 1942. Dead Italian soldiers laying on the ground. Close up of bodies. Advancing tanks. 4.5-inch guns of the 64th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery, fire at the enemy. Close-up of a gun being loaded by means of a cradle. Gun firing, flash and recoil.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-07-13
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Morris, R H (Production individual) Acland, A W (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: 287 ft; Running time: 3 mins
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  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 239/1-2

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