Springboks In Abyssinia (1941)

Title reads: “Springboks in Abyssinia“. Abyssinia (aka Ethiopia). L/S of bomber taxiing across a grass airfield. Various shots of General Sir Archibald Wavell of British Army being greeted by General Brink of South African Army and General C Cunningham, Commander in Chief of the East African Forces* in front the grounded aeroplane. Various shots of Wavell, Brink and Cunningham looking out over typical African plains. Various shots of a convoy of armoured cars and lorries moving along a road through East African bush. Various C/Us of South African troops. Various shots of men shaving and washing at the side of a road. Various shots of Generals entering a captured fort. M/S of regimental flag being raised inside fortress to sound of bagpipes. C/U of General Wavell looking upwards, pan to the regimental flag. * his brother is Admiral Cunningham, referred to by narrator as “Navy Wop Beater“. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL