Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt, North Africa, between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942, during World War 2. View of Big Ben clock tower in London, England, United Kingdom. In a UK war material production facility, British women war production workers stop work to listen to BBC announcement over public address speaker that Axis forces of the Afrika Corps (Africa Corps) under German commander Rommel are in full retreat in El Alamein, Egypt. Scenes in North African of British tanks advancing past many pieces of destroyed German armor, tanks, and artillery. Views of captured German planes, artillery, tanks and prisoners. Some artillery and tanks destroyed or still smoldering from recent attack on the retreating German forces, including smoldering Panzer tanks (Pz IV). Destroyed and bombed out German Luftwaffe aircraft parked on the ground. Five divisions of Italian soldiers in the South, abandoned by Rommel are swept up by Allied forces as prisoners of war. Italian prisoners kneel at a ditch and drink water from it. German prisoners march under British guard. German General Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, captured near the hill of Tel el Mampsra, marches on sand under British guard. Aerial views of British Royal Air Force planes bombing retreating German positions on ground. Bombs away views from aircraft, and explosions and clack smoke arises from ground. View of British RAF pilot in cockpit flying De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito aircraft and strafing German trucks and armor as they retreat across open desert. Low level views of British Mosquito aircraft as it strafes German positions, as seen from cockpit of Mosquito aircraft.
Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942. Tanks advance and Axis powers in full retreat. British advance with tanks. British flag is raised. British advance on road and on mountain terrains. Water and other supplies brought by Navy. British troops advance through Matruh and Sidi Banari in Egypt; Tobruk and Bengasi in Libya; and Homs in Syria. Harbors littered by wrecked and abandoned German equipment. Fuel barrels unloaded from ship. British soldiers in combat with enemy in outskirts of Tripoli. Wounded soldier taken on litter. Artillery is fired. Smoke arises from explosions.
Surrender of Tripoli by Governor of Libya after battle of British Eighth Army with German forces in Tripoli, 1942. General Bernard Montgomery and other British Generals. British Eighth army tanks and troops advance on road and through city. Crowd lined up sidewalks. Troops and band march. General Montgomery reviews troops. The British flag is raised in Tripoli. View of letter to Prime Minister mentioning completion of mission. Generals Alexander and Montgomery review the marching troops. Royal Air Force planes in skies. Military vehicles during the parade. (World War II period).
Vladimir Lenin's funeral ceremonies. Massed crowd with Lenin's wife Nadezhda Krupskaya. The people listen to speaker. Picture of Vladimir Lenin.
Funeral services for Vladimir Lenin. People listens to speaker. Mourners pass by Lenin lying in state. Lenin's sister Ana among the mourners. Joseph Stalin arrives. Mikhail Kalinin, Kliment Vorosilov and various other Russian dignitaries arrive. Mourners cry. Pallbearers around Lenin lying in state.
Funeral of Vladimir Lenin. Mass of people march on road with banners. Parade with band. Crowd moves ahead on road. Marching crowd includes men, women and children.
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