Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Libyan - Advance Goes On

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
655
Date Released
22 Dec 1941
Date submitted
17 Dec 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Libyan Battleground. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Air Force have been doing very well in our Libyan offensive. On the ground the battle was raging round Tobruk and Sidi Rezegh. An Indian force, which had struck straight across the desert from Girabub, was taking Jalo. SHOTLIST: Guns, ammunition and stores have been captured. So have pictures of Hitler, a chess-set, and Italian army biscuits. Prisoners get into lorries.
Keywords
Vehicles; Food and cooking; Environment; Weapons; Prisoners of war; Military
Footage sources
Pathe Rota
Card file number
41734
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
153
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Libyan - Advance Goes On', British Movietone News Issue No. 655, 22 Dec 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12082 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)