Inside Tobruk - Australian Troops (1941)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. Tobruk, Libya, North Africa. MS Small dog guarding Australian soldier’s rifle and helmet etc. while he shaves. Two MSs soldiers washing their belongings. VS Troops dug in in desert during lull in fighting. Some relax with cards, others on alert. Troops walk between trenches. Officers review maps. Soldier fires a Thompson sub-machine gun. CU note pad with V = Vittoria written on it. Captured German tank. Various shots of troops moving across desert towards smoke on horizon. Looks like an enemy position has been shelled. Soldiers load and fire artillery piece. MS Indian cook making chapatis in desert. VS of Indian soldiers in desert. MS Crew cleaning Anti-aircraft gun. MS Gun pit crew at alert. VS Gun crew posing with a sheep for mascot. VS Wrecked enemy planes. MS Soldier walks to a single cross, pauses before continuing past. Shots of wrecked vehicles on road. More shots of wreckage. GV Pan over rough graves MS Soldier walks up to singl
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