THE EIGHTH ARMY MOVES FORWARD [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: THE EIGHTH ARMY MOVES FORWARD [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 272/17
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Eighth Army activity in the Western Desert after enemy withdrawal.
  • Description: Vehicles move along the coast road in the Western Desert after the retreating enemy as RAF Hurricanes give cover. Lorries plough through pot holes after recent rain.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 272/17
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-11-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Windows, J C (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Eighth Army (regiment/service) Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Egypt (geography) El Alamein 1942, North Africa, Second World War (event) Western Desert 1940-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event) North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 200 ft; Running time: 2 mins
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    AYY 272/17

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