Title:BRITISH ADVANCING IN TUNISIA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:AYY 418/4/2
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards attacking a hill near Goubellat, Tunisia.
Description: Men advancing over rough ground in extended order with their rifles and Bren guns at the alert. Close-up of the men, showing their sunburned faces. Close-up of several pairs of feet walking over a sandy patch in the gorse. A Bren gunner and two riflemen advancing and dropping behind a screen of gorse, their gun and rifles pointing to the front. Close-up of men advancing and taking up position on a ridge then firing at the targets. Close-up of a Bren gunner and a Number 2 firing a Bren gun. Close-up of a Bren gun team firing. Close-up of empty cartridge cases on the ground, panning up to a hand and finger on the trigger of a Bren gun and up to the faces of the two men waiting for a target on the gun. Close up of three riflemen firing rapidly. Close-up of a rifleman firing. The platoon advances as one section remains behind. Close-up of men advancing up the hill. Close-up of hands on the ground, the man moves and his feet pass through the picture. Men passing the camera as they advance. Close-up of the NCO in charge looking through binoculars. He drops the binoculars and gives the "Advance" signal, the platoon rises and marches out of the picture. Close-up of a man mopping his brow with a handkerchief. Close-up of a man drinking water from a bottle. Close-up of a man lighting a cigarette.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
