Title:CUT-INS FOR TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN FILM [Allocated Title]
Film Number:AYY 425/1/2
Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: A reconstruction by officers and men of the 1/4th Hampshire Regiment of the 6 May attack on German dugouts on the mountainside north of Tanngoucha. Taken for Pinewood Studios.
Description: German snipers in dugouts. An English Bren gunner and his Number 2 running into position and firing during the preparation for the attack on the dugouts. Bullets raising dust around the dugouts. A grenade is thrown. A section of infantry led by a sergeant during a running attack down the mountainside. Close up of British soldiers dropping into position and firing a rifle and a Tommy gun. The section charging down the mountainside through a smokescreen to the dugouts. Men running in the smoke. The sergeant and a mate examining the dugout. A captain examines another dugout and finds a swastika flag, which he waves. British soldiers swarming up a rope ladder up the mountain face. View from below of men climbing the rope. Close ups of feet climbing up the rough track. Close-up of a hand clutching a tuft of grass. Men marching through rough mountain country.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
