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1940 PALESTINE / EGYPT: Indian and Australian troops in desert / Gunfight in Western Front
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2:25Now PlayingDate: 23rd May 1940
Location: Middle East / Europe
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Two empires on guard in the East
PALESTINE:
Troops from 2nd Australian Imperial Force marching along and in convoy of armoured lorries and column of military motorcycles through desert past small children watching.
EGYPT:
Members of Indian Army firing rifles in desert. Tank along in desert. Infantrymen defending hillside and shooting as enemy advances. General Maxime Weygand (Then Allied Commander in Middle East) along with another French officer and away in official car.
LOCATION UNKNOWN
Tanks and big guns in battlefield action in Europe and army at Maginot line including press photographer at work under fire from enemy artillery.
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