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Title:WESTERN DESERT; BATTLE FOR MATRUH; WESTERN DESERT [Allocated Title]
Film Number:AYY 272/20
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Wreckage on and around the railway at El Daba, Egypt. Various shots from the Western Desert Campaign.
Description: Panning shot of wreckage at the side of the railway. The town of El Daba. Lorries carrying prisoners of war passing along the road. Panning shot from El Daba station to the headquarters of Armoured Brigade. Panning shot from the headquarters to the rail, track and signals. Panning shot of wreckage. Close up of a large bomb. Close up of a German gun carriage on a rail truck.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company)
Macdonald, D I (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Eighth Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: El Daba, 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)