| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 041969 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film polyester negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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TEL-EL-EISA. EGYPT. 1942-07. ON THE NIGHT OF 1942-07-14 TO 1942-07-15, ENEMY VEHICLES APPROACHED ...
Description
TEL-EL-EISA. EGYPT. 1942-07. ON THE NIGHT OF 1942-07-14 TO 1942-07-15, ENEMY VEHICLES APPROACHED POSITIONS OF "A" COMPANY, 2/48TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION NEAR THE RAILWAY CUTTING. THE TRUCKS WERE FIRED ON WHERE-UPON ENEMY TROOPS JUMPED FROM THE TRUCKS AND RETURNED THE FIRE. NEXT MORNING IT WAS FOUND THAT SIX OF THE VEHICLES HAD BLACK CROSSES PAINTED ON THE SIDES AND WERE FLYING WHITE FLAGS. THE SEVENTH WAS AN AMBULANCE. THIRTY-TWO GERMANS WERE CAPTURED, OTHERS KILLED AND THE VEHICLES DESTROYED.