Temporary religious buildings during siege of Tobruk
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1941 July 17
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Temporary religious buildings during siege of Tobruk
Australian soldiers fire a Howitzer. Pan of destroyed military vehicles in a desert. A shrapnel damaged school named for Benito Mussolini that is now being used to hold church services for Allied soldiers. The camera pans down from the minaret of a mosque to a hand-painted sign on the building that reads:"Out of Bounds Musulman Church" Camera pans around the exterior of a Catholic church with a statue of the Virgin Mary outside. Damage shown to a hospital mosque. A soldier walks into a heavily damaged building with a sign reading,"Out of Bounds Jewish Soldiers Synagogue" Panning shot of damaged buildings. A sign on one building reads"Albergo Ristorante Moderno" Two soldiers talk in front of damaged buildings. Destroyed Admiralty House.