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part of "IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM DOCUMENTS COLLECTION" (photographs)
THE SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945: NORTH AFRICA 1940 - 1943Lieutenant-General Montgomery's message to the Eighth Army before the Second Battle of El Alamein, 23 October 1942. A significant factor in Montgomery's leadership was his ability to communicate with and inspire his troops.
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part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit
THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943: PERSONALITIESGeneral Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East during June 1941 - August 1942.
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(art) Made by: Carr, Henry 1943
General The Hon Sir Harold Alexander, GCB, CSI, DSOimage: a half-length, portrait of General The Hon Sir Harold Alexander in uniform. He is shown sitting in front of a densely wood.
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(art) Made by: Carr, Henry 1944
The Town Major of Carthageimage: A head portrait of DK Johnson, the 49th Town Major of Carthage, facing slightly to the left.
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(art) Made by: Graves, Frank 1943
A Cinema in the Desert - ENSA, Suez 1943image: A British soldier stands in a doorway of a makeshift cinema in the Egyptian desert. Within the open air construction is a table and chair, with a wooden planked floor and wooden frame in the foreground. On the wall on the right hand side is a...
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(art) Made by: Hailstone, Harold William
Transport Command HQ, Cairoimage: An Islamic building with a high, arched doorway and a domed roof topped by a crescent. A temporary wooden staircase leads up to the entrance. Soldiers are milling around outside.
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(art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1943
Laying Out the Pasta at our Albergo in Tripoliimage: In a courtyard beneath a balcony a man and a woman lay out the pasta dough on separate tables. They are watched by two soldiers, a civilian woman and a man on the balcony above. A young girl holding a tea tray has also paused to watch proceedings.
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(art) Made by: Luard, Lowes Dalbiac
Blastimage: Two horses lie dead, still attached to the cart they were pulling, another lies slumped over the cart itself. The remains of a fourth horse lie in the mud, in the foreground of the picture.
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part of "AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Air Force official photographer
FIELD MARSHAL THE VISCOUNT MONTGOMERY OF ALAMEIN KG GCB DSO 1887-1976The Second World War 1939 -1945: Montgomery's chance to command a modern battle army came in 1942 when he was sent to Eygpt to replace Auchinleck as commander of the Eighth Army. He was photographed shortly after his arrival by air in Cairo.
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part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit
THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943The Axis Offensive 1941 - 1942: A British Matilda tank passes the 'Knightsbridge' road junction shortly after the major tank battle there during the battle of Gazala.