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In Tobruk Harbour

Date released

27 Feb 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/17

NoS ID

098619

Story no

6 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Wreckage of the Italian cruiser San Giorgio in Tobruk Harbour. The cruiser was sunk early in the war and when our warships enter Tobruk they find what is left.

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Attack on Tobruk Harbour

Date released

31 Jul 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/61

NoS ID

098925

Story no

4 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

After the recapture of Tobruk by the British, German planes continue to attack. In a raid on Tobruk Harbour a British merchantman is under attack and when the AA guns open up one of the three attacking...

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Tobruk - Our Desert Stronghold

Date released

25 Sep 1941

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

41/77

NoS ID

099035

Story no

6 / 6

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

So complete is our occupation and defence that British ships now come openly into Tobruk harbour, which still houses the relics of Italian vessels. The streets in the town are gradually crumbling away under...

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Mopping Up in Libya

Date released

1 Jan 1942

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

42/1

NoS ID

099214

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

British troops in the desert south of Tobruk clearing up the remaining enemy resistance around Sollum and Bardia.

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Libya Offensive - Continued

Date released

15 Jan 1942

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

42/5

NoS ID

099232

Story no

2 / 2

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Arriving with the Pathe cameraman in Tobruk we see remains of Italian guns and sunken ships in the harbour. Then on to Derna with the Indian troops, and along the desert highways that lead to Benghazi, but...

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Christmas in Tobruk

Date released

14 Jan 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/4

NoS ID

099805

Story no

4 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Terry Ashwood, cameraman, in Tobruk on Christmas morning. Tobruk church bells ringing. Mail being sorted. Soldiers having their Christmas pudding.

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Tobruk - Queen Honours Empire Dead

Date released

6 May 1954

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

54/34

NoS ID

105820

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

The Queen and Prince Philip visit the huge Tobruk war cemetery. They meet King Idris of Libya and tour the war-scarred town before being reunited with their children aboard Britannia.

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Desert Pilgrimage

Date released

14 Nov 1955

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1380

NoS ID

020507

Story no

3 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Pilgrims at Tobruk and Bir Hakeim Military Cemetery. DESCRIPTION: Tobruk, one of the most famous battlegrounds of the Western Desert campaign in World War Two was recently the...

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News in Brief: Tobruk Tribute

Date released

28 Nov 1955

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1382

NoS ID

020542

Story no

3 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: German Cenotaph Near Tobruk. DESCRIPTION: The German Memorial at Tobruk was inaugurated just recently Frau Rommel, widow of the famous Africa Korps Commander with many of the relatives...

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News Flashes from Round the World: Tobruk: German Memorial

Date released

28 Nov 1955

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

2285

NoS ID

072949

Story no

2 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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