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War Pictorial News No. 95
About this film
1943 British Ministry of Information newsreel about the North African campaign. Description at the National Archives: "Part 1, armor of the Brit. 8th Army crosses the Libyan border into Tunisia, and rolls through the streets of a Tunisian city. Part 2 shows training maneuvers of Brit. paratroops and glider troops. Part 3, Haile Selassie reviews inf. and pack mules of the British-trained Ethiopian Army. Light mountain howitzers are fired. Part 4, on the Union of S. Africa's contribution to the Brit. war effort: S. African naval cadets tie knots and row boats. Coastal guns are fired during a defense drill. Motor torpedo boats maneuver at sea. Shows a convoy at sea and S. African troops debarking at a port." National Archives Identifier: 39178 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
Directors & creators
Ministry of Information
Subjects
WWII, Newsreel, World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain, World War II, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975, World War, 1939-1945 -- South Africa, Great Britain. -- Army -- 8th Army, Great Britain. -- Royal Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North
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