Latest Pictures from the Western Desert

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/61
Date Released
30 Jul 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Latest Pictures from the Western Desert
  2. 2Newsbriefs
  3. 3A Race against Time
  4. 4Supplied for Malta
  5. 5Mustangs

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
British troop movements through desert. Arabs at roadside offer them fruit as they pass by in trucks. At desert battlefield 25 pounders continue to pound the enemy, with air co-operation. Italian prisoners in the desert. Australian troops being greeted by British soldiers.
Keywords
Weapons; Prisoners of war; Military
Locations
Western Desert
Length of story (in feet)
192
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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