RETURN TO THE ATTACK Reel 1 · Part 1

Description

A New Zealand div. returns to action. Reel 1, ill-equipped remnants of the div. disembark at Alexandria, Egypt (June 1941). Under Gen. Freyberg's command, the div. is trained and re-equipped for desert warfare while a rail line is constructed and a naval engagement fought. Athletic contests are held. Reel 2, the div., reinforced with armor and RAF support, moves westward (Nov. 1941). A tank battle is fought and German. units retreat toward Tobruk. The N.Z. div. follows rolling through Capuzzo and Gambut and into Sidi Rezegh. A furious tank-artillery battle is fought and the Nazi forces withdraw.

Collection

Records of the Office of War Information

Series

Propaganda, Information, and Documentary Motion Pictures