Accession Number | F01834 |
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Collection type | Film |
Measurement | 12 min 31 sec |
Object type | Actuality footage |
Physical description | 35mm/b&w/silent |
Place made | North Africa: Libya, Tripolitana |
Date made | January 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright unknown |
Entry into Tripoli
Coverage of General Montgomery's (General Officer Commanding 8th Army) entry in to Tripoli. These pictures show the final stages of our advances towards Tripoli and our entry into the town this morning. Our infantry and Bren carriers advancing along the Tripoli road near Garabouth also guns etc. Scenes at Garabouth of Senussis and our troops. More shots of our tanks advancing along the Tripoli road. Also Italian civilians cheering our columns on the roadside as we near Tripoli and shots as we entered the town. The scene at the hoisting of the Union Jack. The official surrender of the city of Tripoli by Governor of Libya the lord mayor of Tripoli and the chief of police and General Montgomery on the outskirts of the city. General Montgomery entering the city and driving through the streets in his car passing civilians and driving past and saluting the tank crews. Our columns of tanks passing through crowds of cheering civilians as they rumbled through the city. The highlanders playing their bag pipes as they marched through the streets of the city which were lined with civilians.
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Video of Entry into Tripoli (video)