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DERNA, LIBYA. 1941-01. TROOPS OF 2/11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION MOVE ACROSS THE FLAT BARE PLAIN DURING THE ADVANCE ON THE ITALIAN HELD TOWN OF DERNA. THEY WERE EXPOSED TO HEAVY FIRE FROM A STRONG FORCE OF ITALIANS (ONLY JUST VISIBLE TO THE LEFT IN THE FORM OF A SOLITARY SHELL BURST). (FILM STILL).
SIRET EL CHREIBA, LIBYA. 1941-01. WAR CORRESPONDENTS SHELTER BESIDE A SQUARE WHITE BLOCKHOUSE ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF AN ITALIAN AERODROME TO WATCH TROOPS OF 2/11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION ADVAN
DERNA, LIBYA. 1941-01. TROOPS OF THE 2/11TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WERE FORCED TO GROUND BY ENEMY (ITALIAN) FIRE WHILE ADVANCING ACROSS THE AIRSTRIP AT DERNA. DAMIEN PARER, AN OFFICIAL CINEMATO
DERNA, LIBYA. 1941-01. TROOPS OF 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION MOVE ALONG THE COAST IN THE APPROACH TO DERNA. (FILM STILL).
Derna, Libya. Captain Patterson of Sydney and now of the Light Aid Detachment. This unit has been having a great time recently fixing up the captured Italian tanks so that the Australians could use th
LIBYA, 1941-02. WADI DERNA, A DEEP AND WIDE NATURAL OBSTACLE IN THE DEFENCES OF DERNA WHERE THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION, AIF, MET STRONG RESISTANCE FROM THE ITALIAN DEFENDERS.
Derna, Libya. AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS REMOVING LAND-MINES, THAT WERE BEFORE THE OUTER DEFENCES OF DERNA, JUST PRIOR TO THE ADVANCE OF THE INFANTRY.
