Tank Advance Towards Mersa (0)

Unused / unissued material - location and dates unclear or unknown. Probably near Mersa Matruh, Libya. Various shots of British light tanks advancing across the desert towards Mersa, probably during the advance in 1942. Good shots of tanks at work in desert conditions in the Middle East / North Africa. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.