Title:THE 4TH INDIAN DIVISION IN ACTION IN TUNISIA [Allocated Title]
Film Number:AYY 445
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The 4th Indian Division in the closing stages of the campaign in Tunisia.
Description:Indian machine gunners in action covering the advance by infantry in mopping up the hills near Zaghouan. Indian troops manning Bren carriers. Six pounder anti-tank guns in action. Mortars and various small arms in action during an infantry attack. A British battalion assisted by Indian sappers and miners attacks an enemy strong point. A Bren gunner firing while an Indian sapper bandages the hand of a British soldier. Close up of a rifleman in action. An enemy pillbox riddled with bullets. Indian sappers moving up through a smokescreen. British soldiers going over with bayonets. Indian sappers and miners locating mines. Indian infantry de-bussing and advancing under shellfire, supported by machine guns. British and Indian soldiers brewing tea after the attack. Close-ups of various soldiers: a British officer; a Punjabi; a Rajput; a Sikh; a Jat; a Bengali; an Indian doctor; two British officers; an Indian officer; a British and a Gurkha officer.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:AYY 445
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1943-05-1943-05
Production Country:GB
Production Details:War Office Film Unit (Production company)
Ingram, G E (Production individual)
