The Offensive Phase
Series
- Series Name
- Warwork News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 1
- Summary
- Air Vice-Marshal Cunningham and General Montgomery on fringe of Egypt. Food, water and ammunition supplies are laid in, and Eighth Army prepares to launch a night attack. Bombers strike at Rommel’s radio installations and penetrate further still behind enemy lines. Infantry see in action; many direct hits; Italians routed. (Second battle of El Alamein). Eisenhower and the American Campaign from Casablanca to Algiers. Shots of Eisenhower. American forces capture Casablanca from Vichy troops. Mediterranean landings at Oran. Allies meet Admiral Darlan at Algiers. Shots of Petain. German and Italian prisoners taken.
- Keywords
- Aviation; Prisoners of war; Military
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- film@iwm.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
- Phone
- 020 7416 5291
- Fax
- 020 7416 5379
- Address
- Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ - Notes
- The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
- Series held
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