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2012 FILE/EL ALAMEIN ANNIVERSARY: Seventieth anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein
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5:32Now PlayingDate: 18th October 2012
Location: Egypt
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
PLEASE NOTE THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL UNKNOWN LOCATION (FILE) (4:3) (REUTERS)
GAUMONT BRITISH NEWS IDENT
SLATE INFORMATION: "8TH ARMY OFFENSIVE"
NORTH AFRICA (FILE - OCTOBER 1942) ( GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL REUTERS)
VARIOUS OF ALLIED TANKS IN DESERT WITH VOICEOVER
SHELLS BEING LOADED ON TO TANKS
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ROUNDS EXPLODING AROUND THEM
BOMBS DROPPING FROM PLANES, EXPLOSIONS VISIBLE ON THE GROUND
VARIOUS GROUND TROOPS OF THE 8TH ARMY
GENERAL BERNARD MONTGOMERY AND AIR VICE-MARSHAL ARTHUR CONYNGHAM
8TH ARMY TROOPS READY
VARIOUS OF EXPLOSIONS FROM HEAVY ARTILLERY LIGHTING UP NIGHT SKY
VARIOUS OF HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRING SHELLS
VARIOUS OF TROOPS RUNNING AND TANKS FIGHTING
PRISON CAMP FENCING
VARIOUS OF GERMAN PRISONERS
VARIOUS OF SHELLS BEING LOADED AND FIRED
OBSERVATION POST
VARIOUS OF GERMAN PRISONERS
BATTLEFIELD
VARIOUS OF RED CROSS TRUCKS AND STRETCHER BEARERS
GAUMONT NEWS SLATE COMMEMORATING START OF FILM ABOUT THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF ALAMEIN
EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT (FILE - OCTOBER 1943 FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF BATTLE) (GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL REUTERS)
EL ALAMEIN, RAILWAY STATION
ALAMEIN SIGN
RAILWAY SIGNAL
PEOPLE WAITING ON PLATFORM AS TRAIN COMES IN
VARIOUS OF HUNDREDS OF TANKS AND ARMOURED CARS LINED UP
VARIOUS OF BATTLEFIELD, SANDBAGS, EQUIPMENT, BARBED WIRE, MINEFIELD SIGN
VARIOUS OF ALLIED GRAVEYARD AND GRAVESTONES OF ALLIES, GERMAN AND ITALIANS
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