Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cyrenaica is Ours

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
610A
Date Released
13 Feb 1941
Date submitted
Feb 1941
Date submitted
10 Feb 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Libyan Clean Up. DESCRIPTION: The capture of the province of Cyrenaica has been completed efficiently. The victory in the eastern Libyan desert has been a combined operation by the Army, the RAF and the Navy. SHOTLIST: Various shots of erecting a camp in a sand storm. Water replenishment depot. Wrecked planes strew the ground and a dug-out is concealed under the debris. At El Adem an aerodrome was captured and many damaged planes. Artillery bombards Tobruk and huge fires are caused. In the dug-outs Italian possessions and Italian dead. Some of the ‘boys’ hold a flag and captured trophy. Prisoners were taken including Rear Admiral Massimilia. Shots of troops and lorries advancing into the setting sun. Symbolic - should be remembered.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Aviation; Fires; War damage; Propaganda; Prisoners of war; Navy; Military; Scenery and travel
Footage sources
British Paramount
War Office
Card file number
40364
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
267
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Cyrenaica is Ours', British Movietone News Issue No. 610A, 13 Feb 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11465 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)