Desert Victory: Reel-6

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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: British workers in England cheer at the news that German Forces are in full retreat in North Africa with five Italian Divisions and thousands of German soldiers captured, British General Bernard Montgomery accepts the surrender of Tripoli...(read more)

Date: 1943
Duration: 00:11:54
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: North Africa

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Desert Victory: Reel-6

Desert Victory: Reel-6

Image of the Big Ben clock tower in London. Shows British women war workers cheering as BBC announces the Axis forces in the western desert is in full retreat after 12-days and nights of fighting. Shows destroyed and captured German equipment and aircraft as the Allied forces continued to pursue the retreating German Army in the western desert. Shows capture of five Italian Divisions in the south and thousands of Germans captured in the north including Commander of the Afrika Korp, Leader of the German Parachute Unit.

Shows planes strafing and bombing retreating German forces. Advance was slowed first by rain and then mines and other road obstructions placed by the Germans. Allied Forces reach and re-occupy Tobruk. Allied Forces enter Bengasi. Scenes of damage and sunken ships in harbor at Bengasi Libya. Montgomery and his 8th Army fighting on the outskirts of Tripoli, Montgomery accepts surrender of Tripoli. Military parade, Montgomery rides standing in open car, British flag is raised, Churchill salutes as 8th Army soldiers pass in review.