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Old 31-12-22, 14:57
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Default Indian Troops In Africa (1941)

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Originally Posted by Kuno View Post
I would like to start the discussion about this hardly known "Special Unit". They are mentioned in line with the LRDG and were probably similar to LRDG patrols - but not much is known about them at all.

Don't expect that anybody would come up now with their history - but would like to ask about the Chevs in below pictures; are they WA 30cwt? They look somehow small....
See the footage Kuno took screenshots from here: https://youtu.be/gMYABaY10Eo?t=30

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Indian Troops In Africa (1941)
British Pathé

Various shots of Indian troops at desert march past. C/U Commander in Chief, Middle East, General Sir Claude Auchinleck making speech. He praises the Indian and Commonwealth troops in action. Various shots of Indian troops in the desert, on trucks and foot. Flashbacks to the part they played in Somaliland. More shots of them ready for action, some good C/U's.
FILM ID:1139.02
And the British Pathé site for the source: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/i...ops-in-africa/
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