THE EIGHTH ARMY IN THE WESTERN DESERT CAMPAIGN [Allocated Title]

Title: THE EIGHTH ARMY IN THE WESTERN DESERT CAMPAIGN [Allocated Title]
Film Number: AYY 293/1-5
Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Activity during the advance of the Eighth Army in the Western Desert.
Description: Entry of British troops into Mersa Matruh. A captured German 88mm gun and entry into Agadabia. Transport on road in Mersa Matruh. Sailors looking at the dwellings and scribbling on the walls. A captured German 88mm gun. Views of Agadabia. A burning German plane.
Featured Period: 1939-1945
Production Date: 1942-11-22
Production Country: GB
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) McArdle, T P (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Eighth Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: Agedabia, Libya (geography) Mersa Matruh, Egypt (geography) 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: 155 ft; Running time: 2 mins
Notes: Technical: the five parts of AYY 293/1 are held on the same reel.
Link to IWM Collections page:
AYY 293/1-5
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