TRAFFIC NEAR CAIRO [Allocated Title]



  • Title: TRAFFIC NEAR CAIRO [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 236/2-4
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: AYY 236/2. 2 July. Military transport moving back from Forward areas along the Cairo-Alexandria road, at the causeway near Amyria and back from the Alamein Line. AYY 236/3. 2 July. Units of the 8th Army on the Cairo-Ismailia road as they proceed to Base Depots to be re-equipped. AYY 236/4. Further work (see AYY 234/5) on the El Alamein Line. Laying a minefield, digging a gun pit, camouflage cover.
  • Description:
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-07-02
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Graham, E A (Production individual) Crapper, G (Production individual) Groom, G (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: 1041 ft; Running time: 11 mins
  • Notes: A letter in the dope sheet file dated 3 July 1942 states that the dope sheets for AYY 236/1, AYY 236/4 and AYY 236/5 were lost when the Army Film and Photographic Unit was evacuated.
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