Desert Victory: Reel-3

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keywords: wwii, north africa, al-alamein, tripoli, desert tank warfare, british general bernard montgomery, monty, british 8th army, german field marshal erwin rommel, the desert fox, german afrika korps

Synopsis: The 2nd Battle of El Alamein "Operation Lightfoot" begins with a blistering artillery barrage at night, sapper move forward to clear German minefields and British troops begin their assault...(read more)

Date: 1943
Duration: 00:10:02
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: North Africa

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Desert Victory: Reel-3

Desert Victory: Reel-3

British 8th Army faces Rommel's German Army at El Alamein. General Montgomery discussing battle plan with his officers that relayed the plan down through the ranks so each soldier knew the objective. Final preparations for the second battle of El Alamein, code name Operation Lightfoot. Bombs loaded on planes, shells onto the new S tanks, belts of ammunition on fighter planes. Shows soldiers enjoying a brief period of quite desert life listening to soldier playing a tune on Scottish bagpipe. Shows the sappers or combat engineers preparing to move forward to clear mine fields to be marked by white tape.

The second battle of El Alamein begin in the evening with orders for all artillery batteries to "fire". Flashes of artillery fire at night. Sappers move forward to clear paths through the German mine fields. German mine located and dug up. White marker tape marks path cleared of mines. Soldier is shot, another soldier quickly takes his place. Infantry fix bayonets to rifles and move up. Silhouettes of soldiers moving into battle, bagpipe player marches into battle with soldiers, soldiers overrun and capture German soldiers.