Sidi Rezegh

Sidi Rezegh, Cyrenaica, Libya aftermath the battle which saw 5 South African Infantry Brigade Group Forces suffering heavy losses to the Afrika Corps panzers. Shows name Sidi Rezegh in brick on the sand, shattered by bullets. A battered German helmet lands in the dust on the wrecked name. Camera tilts up on to the Tomb of Sidi Rezegh. Soldiers hands writing letter dated 26 November 1941 "Dear Dad, I was in the fighting at Sidi Rezegh'. Pan right to left through dust onto tracks. Pan left to right over burnt out trucks then over the desert. A burnt out truck. A gun and the front of a tank. Captured German handgrenades, ammunition and ammunition cases. Pan left to right over burnt out tracks showing tanks in the background. Silhouette against a cloudy sunset of a cross and tin hat on the grave. Two rifles with tin hats on butts, stuck in the ground as a grave marker. Sihouette against the sunset.