The British Retreat To Mersa Matruh - June 1942 (1942)

Northern Africa. Various shots of the convoy of British artillery, tanks, armoured cars and troops moving along desert road - retreating to desert town on Mersa Matruh. Men marching on foot through desert. Various shots of the town of Mersa Matruh with troops, tanks and other vehicles around. 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.