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British Eighth Army fighting with German troops commanded by German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in El Alamein, Egypt.

Battle fought by the British Eighth Army commanded by General Claude Auchinleck against German forces in 1942. British soldiers on Humber Armored car advance in Western Desert, Egypt. They use compass for directions. Soldiers sleep near armored car in between journey. Sand storm in desert. British tanks advance in desert. Aircraft in flight. British General with his troops advancing. Cairo, the Qattara Depression, Alexandria and British positions at El Alamein in Egypt. Barren North African landscape. Troops advance on road in army trucks. Unable to retreat further, Commander of the Desert Army, General Claude Auchinleck decides to make stand at El-Alamein. Soldiers of Eighth Army dig trenches in desert. They use pickaxes and shovels. Mine lay by soldiers. Eighth Army manning a sandbagged defensive position in desert. German troops begin attack on British Eighth army. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel instructs his men. German aircraft in flight. Explosions on ground. Various views of battle. Winston Churchill visits the fighting army. Reinforcements begin to arrive along with new leaders General Harold Alexander as Commander-in-Chief, Middle East and Montgomery as Commander of Eighth Army.

Location: El Alamein Egypt

Date: 1944

Duration: 8 min 42 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Supplies delivered through sea routes and air routes to fight British Eighth Army against Germans in El Alamein, Egypt.

Ships underway at sea bring supplies for British Eighth Army fighting against German forces in El Alamein in Egypt. Map shows long sea and air routes to deliver supplies in Africa from US and UK. African workers cut trees making it easier to handle supplies. Aircraft takes off from runway. Aircraft in flight. Formation of aircraft over jungle. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel looks through binocular. Burning German tanks near El Alamein. Soldiers of British Eighth Army scan enemy positions.

Location: El Alamein Egypt

Date: 1944

Duration: 2 min 24 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

British Eighth Army men perform various fitness exercises and clear obstacle courses in El Alamein.

Battle of El Alamein between British Eight Army troops and German Forces. British General Claude Auchinleck speaks about fitness of army men. He is Commander-in-Chief of British Eighth Army fighting against Germans in El Alamein, Egypt. British troops perform various exercises in field. Troops clear obstacle courses.

Location: El Alamein Egypt

Date: 1944

Duration: 1 min 20 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Allied and Axis positions for the second battle of El Alamein in Egypt.

Beginning of the second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between British Eighth Army and German Forces in October, 1942. Map of Africa shows German forces advancing from coast. Positions of German and Italian forces. Allied positions include Australian, Indian, South African and Thailand Divisions joined in as reinforcement for British Eighth Army. German officers attend a conference in Berlin. Joseph Goebbels and Fuhrer Adolf Hitler greet German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in Berlin. Rommel as Commander of German Forces deployed in North Africa.

Location: El Alamein Egypt

Date: 1944

Duration: 2 min 47 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

General Montgomery transmits the plan and preparations are made to fight second battle of El Alamein in Egypt.

Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942. British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, British Naval Officer Henry Harwood and Royal Air Force officer Arthur Tedder confer. General Montgomery and Marshal Coningham confer in desert. General Montgomery discuss with other officers holding map. General Montgomery transmits the plan and preparations are made. Tanks and aircraft prepared for battle. Supplies loaded into aircraft and tanks are manned. Tents are set up. Soldiers at beach cook food in sand. Soldiers write letters and smoke. Soldier plays bagpiper. Other soldiers relax. Tanks advance in desert.

Location: El Alamein Egypt

Date: 1944

Duration: 4 min 54 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt begins with artillery fire of British Eighth Army, Alamein.

Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942. Allied tanks advance in desert during evening. Soldiers of British Eighth Army advance with tanks. Soldier checks time in his wrist watch. Mines are cleared by Eighth Army men. Attack begins with artillery fire. German positions attacked in night. Explosions on German positions. British Eighth Army men advance under cover of artillery. Soldiers play bagpipes during battle. Wrecked German equipment and dead German soldiers after night battle. Aircraft in flight. Troops advance on field. Tanks advance.

Location: El Alamein Egypt

Date: 1944

Duration: 6 min 51 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

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