Convoy of 8th Army transport lines up at the bottom of Sollum Pass, Egypt, during World War II

Convoy of 8th Army transport lines up at the bottom of Sollum Pass, Egypt, during World War II
Date
[ca 1 Dec 1942]
Reference
DA-06724-F
Description

Tanks, tank transporters and trucks line up at the bottom of Sollum Pass ready to make the long slow climb from sea level to the plateau, as the 8th Army continues its pursuit of the fleeing Axis forces in November 1944. Taken circa 1 December 1942 by an unofficial photographer.

Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Physical Description: Cellulosic film negative

Access restrictions
Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
Part of
New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency / World War 1939-1945 official negatives - DA Series
Format
1 b&w original negative(s), Negatives, Cellulosic film negative
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Convoy of 8th Army transport lines up at the bottom of Sollum Pass, Egypt, during World War II. New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. Ref: DA-06724-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23136022

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