A documentary titled 'Suez Canal Seized by Egyptians' in Alexandria, Egypt. A large crowd gathered for the Egyptian President's address in Alexandria. President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt standing on the stage and speaking into the microphone. Officials seated beside the President on the stage. The President speaks about the seizure of the Suez Canal. View of the audience applauding. The Suez Canal, which is the key water way of world trade, in view. Several shipments in view in the harbor. A vessel approaching the harbor.
Women of United States Women's Army Corps (WAC) visit Egypt during World War 2. After leaving Italy, a group of WACs pose for a camera beside The Sphinx in Giza, Egypt. They ride camels. Pyramids in the background. After sandals are tied to their feet, they visit The Mosque of Muhammed Ali in Cairo. They walk the streets of Cairo; one of them touches a donkey as they walk. WACs seen sitting in a row.
President Gamal Abdel Nasser, of Egypt, escorts Nuri as-Said, Premier of Iraq, inspecting honor guard at airport, in Cairo, Egypt. Next scene shows Iraqi DC-6 Aircraft with Iraqi flag on tail,in background. View of Amman Airport in Jordan. Officials gather to greet arriving Arab leaders,as they deplane from a Saudi Arabian DC-6 with Saudi Arabian insignia on its tail. Among those deplaning are King of Saudi Arabia and Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, who holds the arm of Shukri al-Quwatli, President of Syria, as they walk together towards the Amman airport terminal building.
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.
Combat action between Israeli and Egyptian aircraft during the Six Day War, during War of Attrition, in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. A map of the war zone shows Sinai Peninsula, Egypt and surrounding areas. Israeli aircraft strafes Egyptian aircraft on an Egyptian airfield. Egyptian bombers and helicopters explode. A massive cloud of smoke rises. Aircraft in front of a hangar. Airstrips seen. Mountains in the background.
British troops withdraw from Port Said in Egypt as UN Forces intervene during the Suez Crisis. A British warship in harbor at Port Said. Sunken ships in the harbor. Warship at the harbor. The British troops on the ship. The British troops with their equipment await to embark the ship. United Nations Forces Canadian Eedson Louis Millard Burns speaks to a British officer at the dock. The British troops march in squad. An Israeli man displays a large stock of modern Russian arms captured from Egypt. Men inspect the Russian weapons.