The War In Tunisia - Mareth And Beyond (1943)

Full title reads: “THE WAR IN TUNISIA - MARETH AND BEYOND“. Tunisia. Various shots of the troops of the 8th Army waiting and preparing for the attack on the Mareth Line. Close up shots of faces of soldiers as they wait. A detachment of troops take a Communion held on a patch of waste desert before the action. Several shots of the Sherman tanks moving across dusty desert, infantry men get a lift on them. Close up shots of marching feet on soft sand. Unit of men marching forward. Close up shots of soldiers waiting for start of action. Line of Hurricane planes taxi across desert airstrip, they fly low overhead. Desert at dusk. Various shots of the night barrage. Several shots of the engineers flattening out the bank of the Wadi so that tanks can cross it easier. Tanks, including one Sherman, moving through the gap cleared area. Various shots of the artillery barrage pounding the Mareth Line, infantry men hide from the shell bursts. Ground to air shots of Junkers 88 flying through the shell bursts in the d