| 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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