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First Battle of El Alamein, Egypt, in World War II
Opening scene of "Desert Victory" shows vast desert in area of El Alamein Western Egypt, during World War 2. Several British Army officers and men gather around a Humber Mk II armoured car serving as an improvised field command post. A soldier holds an aiming compass. Troops attending to themselves and their equipment, being annoyed by flies. Stripped to the waist in desert daytime heat, soldiers are seen huddled in sleeping bags during cold nights. View of approaching sand storm as it rolls over troop positions. Views of German armored columns moving through the desert. Closeup of passing German Army SdKfz. 7 half-track carrying six soldiers. German army vehicles speeding past the camera. One towing a 10.5 cm leFH 18 light howitzer. A Sd.Kfz.222 armored car. A German Stug III self-propelled assault gun. Closeup of a formation flight of German Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers. Closeup of individual Stuka, in flight, with pilot and gunner visible. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel seen standing in an open car, accompanying his armored forces. He turns to look as they pass a knocked out British tank. Animated map showing El Alamein, where Rommel was headed with his forces. Highlights of the nearby areas of interest. A shepherd and flock in the Nile delta. View from the air of Al Rifa'i Mosque and Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, in Cairo, Egypt. Panning view of waterfront in Alexandria, Egypt. View of the Suez Canal. Animated map returns to El Alamein. Barbed wire strung along the Mediterranean coast. Hills overlooking the Quattara Depression and closeups of its salt marsh that vehicles cannot cross. British troops moving toward El Alamein in trucks. British General Claude Auchinleck taking personal charge of the 40 mile front. British troops preparing defensive positions, using pickaxes, jackhammers, and shovels. They dig deep trenches and lay protective mines, set up machinegun positions and anti-aircraft batteries. Closeup of a British soldier manning a Vickers medium machinegun. Soldiers laying camouflage netting over defensive position. General Auchinleck standing in a vehicle, looks through binoculars. British gunners begin firing 25 pounder field pieces. German General Rommel, standing in his staff car, directs his officers. German gunners begin returning fire toward the British positions. German Ju 97 Stuka dive bombers attack and British anti-aircraft gunners defend against them. Bombs striking in the sand. A British gunner marks a 10th victory on the barrel of his anti-aircraft gun. In August, British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, is seen visiting and mingling with troops at the front. Churchill stands with General Sir Harold Alexander the new Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command and Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery, new Commander of the 8th Army. Copy of directive to General Alexander, ordering him to defeat Rommel's forces.
Workers in UK and U.S. producing war material and weapons during battle against Germans in Egypt, North Africa (WW2)
Preparation undertaken in factories of Britain for producing war material and weapons for British Infantry fighting against German forces in El Alamein, Egypt during World War II. Women and men war production workers busy in a factory. Workers at aircraft assembly lines operate various machines. Scene changes to the United States, where war production workers are seen assembling M4 Sherman tanks in a U.S. factory. Production of M4 tanks for Allies. Completed tanks at the end of an assembly line, and elevated wide views of factory floor producing tanks.
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 (World War 2). Map shows long sea and air routes to deliver supplies in Africa from U.S. 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.
Supplies and reinforcements arrive for British Eighth Army fighting against Germans in El Alamein, Egypt.
Supply and reinforcements arrive for British Eighth Army fighting against Germans in El Alamein, during World War 2. Troops from South Africa, India and Thailand disembark from ships in harbor. Tanks unloaded from ships. Sherman M4 tanks delivered from U.S. Military vehicles and train loaded with supplies heading for battle front guarded by planes overhead. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel with his men. Italian tanks unloaded from ship. Planes attack German ships underway at sea bringing supplies. Royal Navy men inside submarines target German ships.
British Eighth Army soldiers perform various exercises and clear obstacle courses to maintain fitness in World War II
British General Harold Alexander speaks about fitness of army men, during World War 2. He is Commander-in-Chief of Middle East Command, responsible for the overall campaign against Axis forces in North Africa. British troops are seen performing various exercises and negotiating obstacle courses.
View at oil storage tanks, oil refineries, natural gas storage, and oil drilling derricks and rigs during World War II.
United States fuel and energy production during World War II to support the United States war effort. Oil storage tanks, factories and smoking chimneys and stacks. Pollution and industrial scenes during boom of production to support war effort. Several views of oil storage tanks and natural gas storage. Oil wells oil drilling derricks and rigs are seen covering a vast expanse of land. Oil shoots up or gushes up through a well. Stills graphic explains oil refining procedure. Wash tanks where treated oil has most of its impurities removed. Several towers and an Oil refinery.