1943 EAST AFRICA: East African Troops In Training

Date: 1st January 1943

Location: EAST AFRICA

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

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East Africa: SV bren carriers and army lorries down pretty country road. SCU african troops getting out of lorries with rifles and ammunition etc., past camera. SV african troops running towards camera with rifles and ammunition into jungle - one of them has a camera. SCU african taking photograph. LSV africans moving through jungle with equipment, and setting up a trench mortar. SV african setting up a trench mortar. SCU african troops setting up trench mortar. SCU types setting up trench mortar. SV group around trench mortar ready to fire same. SV african troops towards camera making their way through jungle with rifles etc. SV african troops lying down on tummies with machine guns. SV two soldiers passing camera with machine guns. SV two african soldiers lying down with guns. SBV african soldiers filing through jungle - two leaders draw knives and cut through undergrowth. SV lorry loaded with black troops passing camera - towing gun. SV lorry loaded with troops parked on roadside. SV troops unloading large gun from lorry. SV troops setting up gun.

World War II; Second World War

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