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Opening Shots of the Battle for Tripoli

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Original caption: “The battle for Tripoli opened with a heavy bombardment by guns of all calibers. These pictures are of the first shots fired in the new battle. A Daimler armored car engaging enemy targets while a patrol of infantry stands/ready to go into action.” A Daimler armored car opens fire in the gloom of early morning at the start of the Battle for Tripoli. The Daimler saw action in North Africa with the 11th Hussars and the Derbyshire Yeomanry. Photo by Captain Geoffrey John Keating (1914 – 1981), Number 2 Army Film and Photography Unit, 8th Army.
Image Filename wwii2068.jpg
Image Size 91.37 KB
Image Dimensions 758 x 760
Photographer Geoffrey John Keating
Photographer Title Number Two Army Film and Photography Unit
Caption Author Written or Adapted by Jason McDonald
Date Photographed January 18, 1943
Location
City Tripoli
State or Province Tripolitania
Country Libya
Archive Imperial War Museum
Record Number E 21333
Status Caption ©2026 MFA Productions LLC Please Do Not Duplicate or Distribute Without Permission; Image in the Public Domain

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