British forces take a group of high-ranking Italian and German officers into custody, at Sidi Barrani, Egypt. They exit from a parked airplane, and are directed by a British Army Captain. (World War II period).
British troops digging trenches and preparing defenses in El Alamein, Egypt during World War II. A Free French tank crew refuels their tank from Jerry cans. Free French General, Marie Pierre Koenig talks to one of his officers. German forces of the German Afrika Corps move to attack the Allies. In August, 1942, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel sends his panzer divisions to break through the Allied lines. German Pz.IV Lang and Italian tanks advance. British gun crews firing artillery destroy 300 German tanks. View of German tanks burning. British troops standing in sandbagged revetment.
UN (United Nations) Forces arrive in Port Said, Egypt during Suez Crisis. The troops walk in a squad on a street. The Egyptian people on either side of the street wave. They sing their praises for the troops. A troop clear people from the streets to make a way for the UN troops. Egyptian crowd on street. People cheer.
British troops evacuating from Port Said in Egypt. United Nations Commander General Eedson Louis Millard Burns gets off from an aircraft. He is greeted by officers. British troops at a dock. The troops aboard a ship leaving for England. The troops with their luggage embark a ship. The ship leaves the dock. A statue. Sunken ships in the Suez Canal. A diver jumps in water for preliminary survey. The sunken ships in the canal. The salvage crew aboard a ship tie a 9 inch cable for taking out hulks. The attached cable. A ship hulk taken out from the canal. The ships in the canal.
The British 8th Army prepares for 7th battle of Libya in the sands of Egypt. General Montgomery and Air Marshal Cunningham in Egypt. Troops unload supplies from trucks. Soldiers load, fire machine guns and tanks. Fleet of United States aircraft take off from open ground. Soldiers drop bombs over enemy targets. Explosions on the ground. Troops advance with tanks. German prisoners held. Dead soldiers. (World War II period).
King George VI of the United Kingdom shaking hands with dignitaries in England. King George VI is wearing a military uniform. Crowds cheering. King George VI talks to his wife, Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyons. The Royal flag at half-mast. A photograph of King George VI on display. Woman crying over death of King George VI. Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen Elizabeth II and is seen in a ceremony after her father's death. On horseback, Queen Elizabeth II salutes the Royal Guards lined up at a Trooping the Colour ceremony. Scene changes to British soldiers fighting in the streets of Egypt over the issue of Suez Canal. Captured Egyptian men being searched by troops. Dead bodies lined up on the street. King Farouk I of Egypt with his wife, Queen Narriman, and children (Princess Ferial, Princess Fawzia, Princess Fadia and Prince Ahmad Fuad) after being sent to exile to Capri, Italy as a result of a revolution. King Farouk I holding son, Prince Ahmad Fuad, and is seated with Queen Narriman during their exile in Capri, Italy. Workers at Anglo-Iranian oil refineries in Iran after the government's decision to nationalize them causing a great set back to British interests. Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddeq arrives at the International Court in Hague for the settlement of the issue.