PRISONERS TAKEN AT CAPE BON [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: PRISONERS TAKEN AT CAPE BON [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 447/7
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: German and Italian prisoners taken at Cape Bon.
  • Description: Prisoners coming in with one escort for every mile of prisoners. Germans driving their own transport loaded with prisoners. The line of prisoners stretches for approximately 22 kilometres.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised:
  • Object_Number: AYY 447/7
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1943-05-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Courtney (Sergeant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: German Army (Third Reich) (regiment/service) Italian Army (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Cape Bon, 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: 97 ft; Running time: 1 min
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    AYY 447/7

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