FRENCH ENTER TUNIS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: FRENCH ENTER TUNIS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 431/4
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: French soldiers enter Tunis.
  • Description: Soldiers of the Zouaves Regiment march into Tunis. The procession going through the town. Close-up of a French officer or general. A scout car flying the regimental banner. Close-ups of the French officer. The soldiers mixing with civilians. Tunisians tearing down a German proclamation. Smiling girls carrying bread. A British soldier giving a tin of corned beef. German prisoners being driven through the town. Tunisians sitting on a deserted German gun giving the "V" sign.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 431/4
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-05-09
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Day, Reginald Ernest (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Free French Army, 1st Zouave Regiment (regiment/service) British Army, First Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Tunis, 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: 492 ft; Running time: 5 mins
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