Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The First Army attack on Soliman.
Description: Long shots and close-ups of burnt and burning German vehicles. A huge petrol dump, abandoned by the enemy. Knocked-out 88mm guns and bodies of the gun crews. Tanks of the 16/5th Lancers advancing over the fields near Soliman. A burning 88mm gun. 16/5th Lancers advancing. A long line of prisoners. Tanks of the 2nd Lothians and Border Horse Regiment advancing over a bridge. Churchill tanks entering Soliman. Tanks passing a signpost. Panning shot of tanks and the town in the background. Fiercely burning German armoured cars and lorries and exploding ammunition.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
Penman, D HBritish Army cameraman in WWII (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, First Army (regiment/service)
British Army, 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers (regiment/service)
British Army, 2nd Lothians and Border Horse (regiment/service)
Keywords: Soliman, Tunisia (geography)
Tunisia 1942-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event)
North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
Prisoners of War, North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
