WWII - 1942, England: Churchill Visits Officers Near Alamein; Armored Troops In Desert

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk WWII - 1942, England: Churchill Visits Officers Near Alamein; Armored Troops In Desert 08Aug42 Churchill wearing tie & pith helmet meeting & greeting senior officers (inc. Chief of Imperial General Staff Brook, Senior RAF commander Tedder & General Auchinleck) in Egypt, somewhere near El Alamein. Reviewing troops w/ cigar in mouth. 10:23:18 Twin-engine plane arriving; Churchill off, shaking hands & talking, pointing, shaking hands w/ officers. Reviewing troops in front of camouflaged ??. MCU talking. 10:25:18 Mobile 6 pound anti-tank gun attachment set up, CUS. Fire gun several angles; empty cartridges. Firing ?? from rear of truck & off desert onto highway. 10:28:21 Pan from bluff over desert w/ troops & equipment camouflaged & placed. Radio men w/ map beside vehicle. 3 soldiers march along ridge. Troops prone on ridge w/ rifles aimed. Troops descend dirt slope. 10:29:24 Anti-aircraft gun emplacement in desert beside small tents, cranked around by gun crew. Small tank being greased & maintained. Desert views of cliffs & valley, pan across basin depression (Qattara Depression ?). Men looking at map, MCU. 10:30:54 Crews run, boarding APCs (Armoured personnel carrier) vehicles. WW2 Battle of El Alamein Preparations; North African Desert; Fighting; Sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk