ACTIVITY IN THE WESTERN DESERT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ACTIVITY IN THE WESTERN DESERT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 242/6
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Opening shots from AYY 242/3. Tanks go in at dawn, tanks under shell fire etc.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: AYY 242/6
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-07-23
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) Morris, R H (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: New Zealand Army, 5th New Zealand Brigade, 28th (Maori) Battalion (regiment/service) New Zealand Army, 6th New Zealand Brigade, 26th New Zealand Battalion (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: El Mireir, 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: 1170 ft; Running time: 12 mins
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    AYY 242/6

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