British Tanks In Tunisia AKA Final Scenes… 1943

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Unissued / unused footage - locations and dates may be unclear / unknown.

Final scenes before the Battle of Mareth on 27 March 1943, in which the British succeeded in taking the Tunisian town from the Germans.

Various shots of British Sherman tanks moving up to the front line in Tunisia...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
66037
Sort Number:
UN 1540 G
Time in/Out:
01:58:08:00 / 01:59:13:00
Canister:
UN 1540 G
Film ID:
2329.18
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