Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Senior Allied officers at the victory parade in Tunis.
Description: Armoured cars of the Derbyshire Yeomanry and 11th Hussars (the first regiments to enter Tunis) waiting to escort the Allied generals from Tunis aerodrome to Tunis. Close ups of General Eisenhower and General Alexander with other Allied generals. The generals and their escort leaving the airfield for Tunis. The Allied generals passing along the route to the saluting base. The band of the 51st Highland Regiment marching and playing in front of the saluting base. A French military band and troops marching past. British troops marching past the saluting base. Panning shot from two 7.2 guns bearing the names Longstop and Medjez El Bab to a section of the Brigade of Guards marching past the saluting base. The crowds watching the parade and march past. General Patton of the US Army Second Corps with French generals entering the Governor General's residence.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:No
Object_Number:AYY 457/6
Sound:Silent
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Production Date:1943-05-20
Production Country: GB
Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company)
French, Henry (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Eisenhower, Dwight David (person)
Alexander, Harold (1st Earl Alexander of Tunis) (person)
Patton, George S. (person)
Keywords: Tunis, Tunisia (geography)
North Africa 1939-1945 (theme)
