News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

43/39

Date Released

17 May 1943

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Victory in Tunisia

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

The valleys and hills around Medjez-el-Bab rumble and shake as our armoured divisions bear down to deliver the crippling body blow which sealed the fate of Tunis, watched by General Alexander. A German tank hiding in a German military cemetery receives a direct hit and becomes a funeral pyre. More members of the Afrika Corps give themselves up. Much of our advance transport was already in the outskirts of Tunis while fighting was still going on further back. More Italian and German prisoners are taken. Aerial shots of Tunis show the airfield to be almost destroyed and by contrast the rest of Tunis to be almost unscathed. On entering Tunis the last remaining snipers are routed, more prisoners are rounded up and then the civilian population come out to give their welcome to our troops.

Keywords

Vehicles; Weapons; Prisoners of war; Military

Locations

Tunisia; Tunis

Length of story (in feet)

858

Story extras:

Film clip

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Production Documents

• Commentary
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Name

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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