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Show Rescue Equipment Under Fire in Africa ii;'.;.::s:.- :,::.;,.:.: tm' : - j:?;:: sivv ' 7ziMMm?:::mw :- i . 1 - f; ' ; ' 1 A recovery unit operating with the Australian imperial forces in the western desert of Egypt is shown loading a disabled Bren gun carrier on a salvage truck, for transportation to repair shops In the rear. Notice a German shell exploding uncomfortably close. Picture was taken shortly before the great Allied victory over Rommel, when General Montgomery's Eighth army shattered the 40-mile Axis Alamein line. |