Break Through in Tunisia

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/22

Paramount Issue No.

1272

Date Released

10 May 1943

Released by Paramount

10 May 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Academy Portrait of Girl
2. 2On the Soviet Industrial Front
3. 3Warrior of the Week
4. 4Allies on Move East of Suez
5. 5Break Through in Tunisia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Boston bombers move against enemy in Tunis and Bizerta. The use of splinter bombs. Churchill tanks break through in drive for Tunis. Allied wounded removed by air-ambulances. A typical Allied assault. But "more tanks and ammunition needed before they’re in the bag".

Keywords

Vehicles; Health and medicine; Weapons; Aviation; Casualties; Military

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Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

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.

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