Temporary religious buildings during siege of Tobruk

Identifier
irn1004404
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.357.1
  • RG-60.4900
Dates
1 Jan 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Silent
Source
EHRI Partner

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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.

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