ADVANCE ON TUNIS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: ADVANCE ON TUNIS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 411/2
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: A prison camp near Tunis. Scenes at Tunis.
  • Description: Italian prisoners in a camp four miles from Tunis. Close-up of Italian Lieutenant-Colonel Alfredo Baraldi. German prisoners. A group of German infantry and Panzers. Italian prisoners being marched into the camp. German prisoners marching into the camp. Close-up of German prisoners. Crowds welcoming the Army Film and Photographic Unit car and soldiers in Tunis. Damage at Tunis harbour caused by American bombing raids.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: AYY 411/2
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-05-08
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Gemmell, J (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Army Film and Photographic Unit (regiment/service) German Army (Third Reich) (regiment/service) Italian Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Tunis, Tunisia (geography) Tunisia 1942-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event) North Africa 1939-1945 (theme) Prisoners of War, 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: 500 ft; Running time: 5 mins
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