Bofors AA gun near Kzar Mezouar

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British preparations for the battle of Hunt's Gap included this Bofors anti-aircraft gun, which is emplaced beside a wall in a field west of Kzar Mezouar railway station. This is a still image from a newsreel clip made on 26th February 1943. On that day the Luftwaffe opened Operation Ochsenkopf by attacking Hill 609 and Beja.

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