Title:FIRST ARMY INFANTRY RESTING BEFORE GOING INTO ACTION [Allocated Title]
Film Number:AYY 419/1
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Men of the 3rd Battalion Welsh Guards and 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards resting in the hills near El Aroussa and holding a brains trust with their officers.
Description: Panning shot of men of the Welsh Guards listening to an officer expounding on what will happen to Germany after the war. Panning shot from the men and officers to the hills and trees. The men queuing up and receiving their midday meal of bread, margarine and cheese with tea. A Grenadier sergeant sitting on the ground spreading margarine on his bread. Close-up of the sergeant finishing the spreading, smiling and taking a big bite.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
West, J A (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Welsh Guards, 3rd Battalion (regiment/service)
British Army, Grenadier Guards, 3rd Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: El Aroussa, Tunisia (geography)
Tunisia 1942-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event)
North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
