Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: The advance of Highland Division troops through Buerat and into Tripoli.
Description: 22 and 23 January. A wrecked oil tanker; a jeep passes by. The door of the cab is hanging from its hinges. The shadow of a soldier moves over the door as the soldier passes. A camouflaged enemy gun, a lorry passes by. Panning shot of letters and belongings of the crew. The lorry moving on the road. Craters being filled in. Close-up of soldiers using picks and shovels. Close-up of a signboard for Tripoli. Panning shot from soldiers in the roadway to civilians waiting. Tanks and lorries. Panning shot of three soldiers (two Americans and one Pole) moving past. Troops with a tower in the background. Panning shot from the wolf on top of the column to soldiers of the Highland Division playing bagpipes. Close-up of a piper playing a bagpipe. Aerial view of the square. An armoured car towing a 25 pounder gun. Panning shot of civilian population, some with bicycles, clapping.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
Herbert, J R (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, 51st Division (regiment/service)
Keywords: Buerat, Libya (geography)
Tripoli, Libya (geography)
Western Desert 1940-1943, North Africa, Second World War (event)
North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
