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World War II: Allied offensive in North Africa

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Largest available format 640 × 480 px 1,081 MB
Dimension [pixels] File size [MB] Duration [Seconds]
Footage 640 × 480 px 1,081.0 MB 578
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BOF6288499
Video title
World War II: Allied offensive in North Africa
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Date
c. 1939 AD - c. 1945 AD (C20th AD)
Video description

Shows mourners following an English (British) horse-drawn Hearst with damaged building in BG. British men and women at work in war factories. Names of the defeats Britain endured in 1940 and 1941, Dunkirk, Greece, Hongkong, Singapore, and Burma. Britain goes on the offensive as bombers take to the air. Shows RAF Spitfires strafing enemy ships. RAF planes bombing the major cities of Germany. Infantry, artillery and tank battles in North Africa as the British take El Alamein, Matruh, Sidi Barrani, Tripoli, Mareth, taking thousands of Italian and German soldiers prisoners (POWs). Rommel and his Afrika Korps defeated in North Africa. Church bells ring out as a sign of victory. Several scenes of the German Ministry of propaganda at work trying to divide the Allies. Compares legislative processes in the U.S. and Britain, scenes depicting freedom of the press, religion, and speech. Shot List: R2:00:00:00;10 Shows mourners following an English (British) horse-drawn Hearse with damaged building in BG R2:00:00:56;03 British launches offensive strikes against Germany, waves of bombers take-off. RAF Spitfire, machine guns firing, strafes German ship R2:00:02:28;08 British tanks, artillery, and Infantry fight in North Africa R2:00:03:17;10 German and Italian soldiers surrender by the thousands in North Africa R2:00:03:34;08 British tank leads a long column of prisoners, POWs R2:00:03:52;02 British tanks approach camera at high speed R2:00:05:13;07 Two British air raid wardens in silhouette looking out to sea R2:00:05:17;08 CU, image of Hitler speaking R2:00:05:46;07 Shows a Nazi German radio announcer broadcasting propaganda R2:00:07:35;00 Image of British House of Parliament and Big Ben, nelson's column

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BOF AMERICAN HISTORY FOOTAGE / Bridgeman Images
Video keywords
Africa / North Africa / Germany / Europe / alliance (union) / army / air force / aviation / plane / transport / capitulation / hearse / mourning / Second World War (1939-1945) / war / speech / USA / North America / America (continent) / factory / funeral / United Kingdom / Hitler Adolf (1889-1945) / dictator / dictatorship / nazism / infantry / Italy / house / housing / parliament / propaganda / tank / soldier / black and white / war effort / Third Reich / prisoner of war / corpse / Big Ben / London / England / landmark / Saint Paul’s Cathedral / City of London / footage