Temporary religious buildings during siege of Tobruk
Creator(s)
- Osmond Borradaile (Camera Operator)
- Imperial War Museums
- War Office Film Unit (Producer)
Scope and Content
Australian soldiers fire a Howitzer. Pan of destroyed military vehicles in a desert. A shrapnel damaged school named for Benito Mussolini that is now being used to hold church services for Allied soldiers. The camera pans down from the minaret of a mosque to a hand-painted sign on the building that reads: "Out of Bounds Musulman Church." Camera pans around the exterior of a Catholic church with a statue of the Virgin Mary outside. Damage shown to a hospital mosque. A soldier walks into a heavily damaged building with a sign reading, "Out of Bounds Jewish Soldiers Synagogue." Panning shot of damaged buildings. A sign on one building reads "Albergo Ristorante Moderno." Two soldiers talk in front of damaged buildings. Destroyed Admiralty House.
Subjects
- HOSPITALS
- RUBBLE
- CHURCHES
- SCHOOLS
- SOLDIERS/MILITARY
Places
- , North Africa
- Tobruk, Libya
Genre
- Film
- Unedited.