Winston Churchill visits troops in Egypt 70 years ago today (1942)


Video: Churchill in Egypt Aug. 9, 1942 (at 0:24)

(Sunday, August 9, 1942, part of Western Desert Campaign of World War II) — Cheering troops lined the road today to welcome British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during his tour of armoured units at Tel-El-Kebir, Egypt, about two weeks after the First Battle of El Alamein ended.