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1942 EGYPT / DEFENCE: World War 2: General Montgomery visits frontline
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2:15Now PlayingDate: 21st September 1942
Location: W. DESERT, AFRICA
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
AFRICA: W. Desert:
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GV desert battlefield / Field Marshall Montgomery and officers looking at map, Montegromery takes of his hat / Montgomery talking to officers / Australians run to man 6 pounder gun and soldiers firing gun / Shell bursts and 6 pounder fired by soldiers / Enemy shell bursting in front of 6 pounder fired by troops / Explosion in desert / Gunner elevates 4.5 gun / 4.5 gun fired by soldiers / Explosion in desert / Soldiers fire 4.5 gun / explosion in desert / Formation of 12 Boston planes in air bombing enemy tanks / Tanks being bombed and taking fire.
Two officers pan to Captain Bellamy / Captain Bellamy / Pan destroyed tanks and trucks / Destroyed anti aircraft gun and destroyed German tanks / Burned out German tank with corpse lying beside it / Destroyed German Mark 4 tank / Montgomery talking to and shaking hands with officers and men
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Two officers inspecting shells use by the enemy / Five soldiers loading shell into 6 pounder gun and elevate barrel / Soldiers firing six pounder from camouflaged netting
Personalities - Armed Forces; Military - Active; Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein (1887-1976), Great Britain; World War II (Second World War)
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