Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mareth Victory
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- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
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- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mareth Victory. DESCRIPTION: Out of Tunisia - now for the last round-up. A night barrage paved the way for the infantry assault, which at once achieved a local success at the end of the line, near the sea. The fighting was bloody with many casualties on both sides. Then General Montgomery took the decision to launch an attack in the direction of El Hamma and it was this out flanking that defeated Rommel. The Americans, under General Patton, had been advancing in a drive to the east from Gafsa and El Guettar. This drew off large forces, both from Rommel and von Arnim. With support from the Americans and superb co-operation in the air, General Montgomery had brought off another great victory. SHOTLIST: Cut story - CU soldiers feet march out of camera across desert (patrol). MS Crusader tanks lead transport along road, shot into camera. CU stacks of shells. Grants tanks on road into camera. LS Mareth Hills and GS of artillery battery dusk falling, night, barrage commences. Silhouettes of soldiers by guns (25 pounders). Dawn, GS of trenches, dug-outs and troops cross Wadi; others run with white tape, mine clearing, dig and make trenches. Pan of trenches, barbed wire entanglements. Troops along trench into camera. British and German wounded stand together, await attention. CU German soldier wounded (hand blown off) and British with wound in chest. (CU) First Aid rendered. CU breech of artillery enclosed in camouflaged netting and firing, loading, firing. MS of Bofor in tank ditch. LS of shell hits. Pan of abandoned enemy territory. CU General Montgomery with General Freyberg, shots, also walk through camp. Aerial shots transport columns over desert and Pan. Various explosions. Two soldiers behind hedge have cigarette, duck as bomb falls (very realistic). Smoke rising from explosion. Formation of Ju88’s flying through ack-ack, one leaves trail of smoke as it crashes (not seen to crash) CU Spitfire pilot in cockpit, looking forward. CU propeller and starting of engine. SV line of Spitfires take off (excellent shot) and climb into camera, banking, etc. Look down shot of Baltimore Bomber over sea (very good). Various shots of formations of Baltimores and Bostons dropping bombs (excellent shots). Aerial of hits registering. Baskets of bombs dropped simultaneously. Aerial of El Guettar. Jeeps along road. Yanks in same. Pass on the Sened. Outside building. Names of town on same. Also with Maknassy. Yanks patrol streets. British Brigadier with American officer in trench. Look through field glasses. Formation of Mitchell bombers over sea and coast, through flak, drop bombs. Aerial of country. General Montgomery with group of soldiers. Prisoners in hundred march across desert, escorted by Americans. CU types of Eighth Army soldiers.
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- Vehicles; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Prisoners of war; Military; Religion and belief; Disabled persons
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- Army Film Unit
- Card file number
- 43563
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- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 459
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