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Accession Number | 042069 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film polyester negative |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
EL ALAMEIN SECTOR, EGYPT. 1942-11-03. TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION WERE BEING HELD UP BY ...
Description
EL ALAMEIN SECTOR, EGYPT. 1942-11-03. TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION WERE BEING HELD UP BY A GERMAN STRONGPOINT. THEY DECIDED TO STORM IT AND PAVE THE WAY FOR A FURTHER ADVANCE. THROUGH A DENSE SMOKE SCREEN WHICH HID THEIR MOVEMENTS FROM THE ENEMY, THE AUSTRALIANS APPROACHED THE STRONGPOINT, READY TO RUSH IN FROM DIFFERENT SIDES.