Churchill Visits Desert Troops - 1942 (1942)

Northern Africa. Various shots of Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill walking along line of soldiers during his visit to North Africa. He is wearing his siren suit and holding his rolled umbrella. He walks away from camera and climbs into car. Various shots, from open car, of Churchill as he drives across desert past lines of cheering troops, plenty of “V“ signs. Various shots of Churchill with high ranking officers, he studies some maps of the area. He meets more officers including New Zealanders. Close up shot of of Churchill during inspection. Churchill removes his hat and stands in front of a rough graveyard of New Zealand troops. Churchill talking to more troops. 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, whi