SOUTH OF THE MARETH LINE [Allocated Title]

Metadata


  • Title: SOUTH OF THE MARETH LINE [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 370/4/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Preparations for an attack on the Mareth Line, Tunisia. General Montgomery visits the 1st and 2nd Gurkhas at Médenine.
  • Description: A flight of Boston bombers return from a raid on the Mareth line. The main road to Mareth. South African Signals repairing the telephone wires west of Médenine. Running out the wire from a lorry. Close-up of wire leaving the drum on the lorry. The wires are placed at the top of the poles. A signalman fixing the wires. General Montgomery walking with Colonel O De Lovett of the battalion. He inspects the officers and a platoon of Gurkhas.
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-03-13
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Jordan, William 'Billy'1918-03-272005 (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Montgomery, Bernard Law (person) British Army, Gurkha Rifles1 (regiment/service) South African Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Médenine, 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: 200 ft; Running time: 2 mins
  • Notes:
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 370/4/2

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