WESTERN DESERT [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: WESTERN DESERT [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 177
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Abandoned German tanks near Gambut, Libya. Italian prisoners working in Tobruk. Convoy going out to round up remaining pockets of Germans and Italians in Gambut area. Germans being captured and taken away. Crashed German plane at Gazala. British Matildas moving up to Martutra. Burning German tanks on Derna road. Wrecked planes on Derna aerodrome. Indian transport entering Derna.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: AYY 177
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1941-12-18
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Ransom, D (Lieutenant) (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations:
  • Keywords:
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 600 ft; Running time: 6 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    AYY 177

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