PALESTINE / EGYPT: Indian and Australian troops in desert / Gunfight in Western Front
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374682
PALESTINE / EGYPT: Indian and Australian troops in desert / Gunfight in Western Front
- Title: PALESTINE / EGYPT: Indian and Australian troops in desert / Gunfight in Western Front
- Date: 23rd May 1940
- Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Two empires on guard in the East PALESTINE: Troops from 2nd Australian Imperial Force marching along and in convoy of armoured lorries and column of military motorcycles through desert past small children watching. EGYPT: Members of Indian Army firing rifles in desert. Tank along in desert. Infantrymen defending hillside and shooting as enemy advances.
- Embargoed: 7th June 1940 13:00
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- Location: Middle East / Europe
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- Country: Egypt Palestine
- Topics: War / Fighting,Defence / Military
- Reuters ID: LVA6PNR5JU7CFICFVNUQY8GRCJON
- Story Text: World War Two battle action, including Australian forces arriving in Palestine, Indians fighting in Egypt and gun battle in Europe on the Western Front.
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