Under mortar fire in the desert

Advancing New Zealand soldiers take cover under mortar fire in the Sirte area of Libya, 1941.The flat, featureless terrain of the North African desert meant that troops were especially vulnerable to enemy artillery, mortar or air attacks.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: DA-8351
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