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COUNTING THE COST. THIS SHOT WAS TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER A DECISIVE TANK BATTLE FOR A BLOCKHOUSE NEAR TEL EL EISA. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE SOME OF OUR TANKS KNOCKED OUT BY ANTI-TANK GUNS. WE ACCOUNTED FOR 18 ENEMY TANKS IN THIS BATTLE. (NEGATIVE BY F. HURLEY).
AFTER THE BATTLE. SCENE OF A DECISIVE TANK BATTLE AT THE BLOCKHOUSE WEST OF TEL EL EISA. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE SOME OF OUR TANKS KNOCKED OUT BY AN ANTI-TANK GUN. WE ACCOUNTED FOR 18 JERRIES. IN THE BA
TEL-EL-EISA. EGYPT. 1942-07. ARTILLERYMEN OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION ARE HERE SEEN MANNING A 6-POUNDER ANTI-TANK GUN IN THE TEL-EL-EISA AREA. THIS GUN PLAYED HAVOC WITH ENEMY TANKS.
EMPTIES. ONE OF THE NUMEROUS DUMPS OF AMMUNITION BOXES FILLED WITH EMPTY SHELL CASES SEEN ALONG THE DESERT ARTILLERY FRONT. IN THE OPENING BARRAGE OF THE BATTLE FOR EGYPT 800 GUNS WENT INTO ACTION AND
DURING A RECENT ATTEMPT ON THE PART OF A GERMAN ARMOURED UNIT TO BREAK THROUGH THE AUSTRALIAN LINES IN THE WESTERN DESERT, ONE OF OUR ANTI-TANK BATTERIES PERFORMED A SPLENDID FEAT IN DESTROYING THE CO
KNOCKED OUT. THESE ALLIED TANKS WERE KNOCKED OUT OF ACTION AT EL ALAMEIN, AND ARE NOW WAITING TRANSPORT TO WORKSHOPS. THIS IS JUST A FRACTION OF THE COST OF THE EIGHTH ARMY'S VICTORY. (NEGATIVE BY F.
TEL EL EISA, EGYPT. AUGUST 1942. MEMBERS OF 9 BATTERY, 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN ANTI-TANK REGIMENT BESIDE A DAMAGED GERMAN PANZERKAMPFWAGEN III AUSF J MEDIUM TANK. ORIGINAL PRINT INSCRIBED "MY GUN TEAM WITH O
