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  • 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: Keating G (Capt)

    General A Berganzoli, Commander of the Italian X Army which was defeated by the British in 1941. Photographed after his capture.

  • An Italian Medium Tank demolished by Sappers : with the buildings of Bir Gubi in the background, March 1942 An Italian Medium Tank demolished by Sappers : with the buildings of Bir Gubi in the background, March 1942

    (art) Made by: Hayes, Colin (RA) 1942-03-01

    image: A tank with its upper casing blown up into a vertical position in a desert landscape.

  • Italian officer's sword, with scabbard Italian officer's sword, with scabbard

    (weapons and ammunition)

    This sword was taken from the wall of an Italian officer's mess in Tripoli by British troops, at the time of that city's capture in January 1943. It was later donated to the museum by the former commanding officer of 22nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal...

  • 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

    El Alamein 1942: Some of the first prisoners to be brought in from the battle. They include Germans of the 90th Light Division and Italians captured by Australians and the Highland Division respectively.

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

    part of "SELINGER FRANZ" (photographs)

    Major General R N O'Connor, architect of the early Italian defeat, and other British generals wait to be transported to Germany by Junkers Ju 52 aircraft after having been captured by the Germans at Derna.

  • THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA 1941 THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA 1941

    part of "WAR OFFICE SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: No 1 Army Film & Photographic Unit 1941-12-22

    A member of the crew of an Italian M13/40 tank giving himself up near Gazala. His captor might be a soldier of the Polish Independent Carpathian Rifles Brigade.

  • 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 2 Army Film & Photographic Unit

    The Axis retreat and the Tunisian campaign 1942 - 1943: Scores of German and Italian prisoners at Gromalia prisoner of war camp after the fall of Tunis.

  • Private Papers of J W Kelly Private Papers of J W Kelly

    (private papers) Made by: Kelly, J W

    A lively ms diary (103pp), with ts transcript (66pp), covering his service as a gunner in 153rd Battery, 51st HAA Regiment RA (4th AA Brigade) during Wavell's offensive in North Africa leading to the capture of Tobruk (January 1941) and in the garrison...