ATTACK ON DJEBEL MANSOUR [Allocated Title]



  • Title: ATTACK ON DJEBEL MANSOUR [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 335/9
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: The 1st Parachute Brigade after the attack on Djebel Mansour, Tunisia.
  • Description: German prisoners. A smiling German answers the interrogation officer. A French colonial cavalryman smiles. Sergeant Reed, in command of a detachment of French colonial troops, tends his horse. The 8th Field Company, Royal Engineers, working on the roads after the capture of the hill. A shovel and picks working on the road. Men working on the road. A bulldozer at work. A small tree being removed. Pack mules loaded with supplies negotiate a narrow ledge on the hillside. Close-up of a mule and French soldier.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-02-03
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Penman, D HBritish Army cameraman in WWII (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, 1st Parachute Brigade (regiment/service) British Army, Royal Engineers, 8th Field Company (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Djebel Mansour, Tunisia (geography) Tunisia 1942-1943, 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: 96 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • Notes:
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    AYY 335/9

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