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).
German Military in Libya, North Africa during World War II. German Pz.III tanks drive into the desert. German troops and Italian AB41 Armored vehicle convoy enters into a city. The locals salute the Germans. German armored cars seen. The Germans have food with the Arab chiefs. The German soldiers bathe at the oasis.
A beach in Libya. Men relax on the beach. Four men play beach ball. Lieutenants Gildea, Chadock and Hume relax on the beach. They drink beer. They jump into the water.
Aircraft in flight over Libya. A ground target area. Dust rises due to fire passes. A United States Air Force F-86 Sabre dives at the ground target.
Men work on an aircraft in Libya. A man threads ammunition in the aircraft. A ground crew member places an access door back on the fuselage.
Ammunition is painted in Libya. A sign reads: 'Ammunition Painting'. A technician holds rounds of ammunition and places them in a film can which contains paint. The paint is to mark the bullets, so that a correct score can be kept of the number of hits on a target. The can of paint. An airman places bullet tips in the paint. Two men carry tow target across the area and throw it in the dump.