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Desert Victory: Reel-4

Public Domain Stock Footage Desert Victory: Reel-4

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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: Battlefield scenes after the first night of the 2nd Battle of El Alamein as British Forces make a combined assault on German lines using Air, Armor, Infantry; capturing numerous German prisoners...(read more)

  • Date: 1943
  • Duration: 00:09:21
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: North Africa

Desert Victory: Reel-4

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Desert Victory: Reel-4

Shows battlefield scenes after first night of battle in the second battle of El Alamein. Shows British 8th infantry, planes, and tanks working as one pushing Rommel's Germany Army back. Close-up of allied tanks. Shows 8th Army infantry charges out of trenches just behind artillery barrage. Shows communications post, artillery firing, infantry charging with fixed bayonets. Gun camera footage of aerial dog fight between British Air Force and German Luftwaffe. Spitfires strafe ground targets. Assault on Kidney Ridge by infantry, tanks, and armored cars.

Gun crew firing machine gun. Shows soldiers using bayonets to search for mines. Intense desert combat and warfare. 8th Army soldier stops to tend to wounded German soldier. Shows long line of captured German prisoners. Medical aid station tending to wounded, both Allied and German soldiers. Shows bodies of dead soldiers and captured German soldiers.