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  • THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943 THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit

    A British soldier laying a mine in the sand, 6 April 1942. The mine is placed in a sack and buried with its top level with the ground. 5lb of pressure is required to set it off.

  • THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943 THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit

    A British soldier laying a mine in the sand, 6 April 1942. The mine is placed in a sack and buried with its top level with the ground. 5lb of pressure is required to set it off.

  • THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943: PERSONALITIES THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943: PERSONALITIES

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit

    General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East during June 1941 - August 1942.

  • BRITISH TRUCK BURNING, WESTERN DESERT [Allocated Title] BRITISH TRUCK BURNING, WESTERN DESERT [Allocated Title]

    (film) Made by: Army Film and Photographic Unit (Production company) 1942-03-18

    Three shots of a British truck, on fire after an air raid.

  • BRITISH MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR BRITISH MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR

    part of "AIR MINISTRY SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Air Force official photographer

    The Medical Chain of Evacuation: Emergency surgery on a soldier with a broken spine at a Field Dressing Station (FDS) in the Western Desert. A mobile crane is being used to lift the man into the correct position before a plaster cast can be applied.

  • THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940 - 1943 THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940 - 1943

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit

    A British soldier gives a V-for-Victory sign to German prisoners captured at El Alamein, 26 October 1942.

  • SECOND WORLD WAR: VICTORIA CROSS HOLDERS' PORTRAITS (GENERAL) SECOND WORLD WAR: VICTORIA CROSS HOLDERS' PORTRAITS (GENERAL)

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit

    Campbell, John (Jock) Charles: Place and date of deed, Western Desert, 21 November 1941. Photograph taken after being presented with the VC by the Commander-in-Chief General Sir Claude Auchinleck.

  • WINSTON CHURCHILL VISITS TROOPS OF THE 8TH ARMY AT TRIPOLI, LIBYA, FEBRUARY 1943 WINSTON CHURCHILL VISITS TROOPS OF THE 8TH ARMY AT TRIPOLI, LIBYA, FEBRUARY 1943

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit

    The Prime Minister Winston Churchill gives a speech to men of the 8th Army at Tripoli, Libya, on 7 February 1943.

  • THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943 THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit

    The 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.

  • THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943 THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH AFRICA 1940-1943

    part of "SELINGER FRANZ" (photographs)

    The Axis Offensive 1941 - 1942: A German Pzkw Mk III tank advances through the desert during Rommel's drive on Bir Hacheim. The tank was superior to its British rival, the Matilda, in terms of both reliability and armament.

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