LIBYAN CAMPAIGN; RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: AYY 190).
Synopsis
AYY 190/1. 19 January 1942. Officers of the 76th Anti-tank regiment, 1st Armoured Division discussing operations, north of Wadi Faragh. Armoured car at an observation post overlooking "Rommel's Ridge". 25 pounders shelling the ridge.
AYY 190/2. 2 February 1942. South African labour force on railway construction in Palestine and Libya. Caterpillar tractor clearing path and bulldog tractor clearing causeway. Blasting rocks.
Titles
- LIBYAN CAMPAIGN; RAIL CONSTRUCTION IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA (Allocated)
- Series Title:
- BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1942
- Running Time:
- 5 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 448 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- cameraman
- Feilman, F P C (Captain)
- cameraman
- Morris (Sergeant)
- Production company
- War Office Film Unit
