| MORE NEWS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST King Peter of Yugoslavia in Jordan and Captain Roosevelt in Egypt + other news from desert. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5556 |
| Catalog #: | 58261 | |
| Clip Number: | 58261-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/47 | |
| Timecode: | 01:39:19 - 01:41:39 | |
| Location: | Middle East and Africa | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Misc LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST: Misc ROYALTY: Yugoslavia WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Drills/Inspections WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: POWs, Axis Troops | |
| Description: | "More news from the Middle East". Various shots of German prisoners being herded into a compound in the desert. Various shots inside the compound, we see the POWs lining up for food. The prisoners were captured at Sollum (Salum, Egypt). Various shots of an abandoned Italian hospital tent being blown about in a sand storm. Various shots of clouds of black smoke coming from burning barrels of tar in desert. Various C/Us of King Peter of Yugoslavia with General Simovitch inspecting soldiers of Transjordan Frontier Force. Inspection takes place at RAF aerodrome in Transjordan (Jordan). Various shots of a Free French encampment in Syria. We see Free French soldiers marching. C/U of 3 French soldiers with beards. Various shots of soldiers checking tanks. C/Us of three Senegalese soldiers. C/U of Captain John Roosevelt, son of President, at British GHQ in Cairo, Egypt. He is accompanied by Major Thomas. Captain Roosevelt gives a speech to camera explaining he will soon be in London to report about the desert campaign. Various shots of Captain Roosevelt watching a Tomahawk fighter airplane which is firing its guns for the demonstration. | |
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