Capture Of Benghazi - 05/02/1941 (1941)

Benghazi, Libya.
Various shots of captured Italian tanks, rifles, lorries, field guns and other equipment collected in piles and dumps in the desert after the fall of Benghazi. Various shots of soldiers and local people interacting - playing football etc. Various shots of the people moving through the heavily bombed town and the people milling around. Various shots of Italian vessels sunk in the harbour. Various shots of Allied soldiers buying eggs from local people. A crude grave in the desert bearing three British soldiers killed in action. Their names are written on a crude wooden headstone. More shots of the Italian weapons piled at desert.
FILM ID:1657.2
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The Australian victories in North Africa were beyond compare and effectively knocked Italy out of the war.