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An American Lockheed B-34 carrying Charles De Gaulle arrives in Algiers during World War II.

An American aircraft carrying French General Charles De Gaulle's arrives in Algiers during World War II. A US Army Air Forces Lockheed B-34 Ventura aircraft taxis after landing. Cameramen in the foreground. Many crowd around De Gaulle's airplane, including a number of French officers.

Location: Algiers

Date: 1942, May 30

Duration: 38 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

Crew members on Allied battleships and USS Samuel Chase during invasion of North Africa.

Invasion of North Africa. Life buoy reads "USS Samuel Chase, USCG". Men in background. Men on pier let go of some lines. Line handlers on pier, with hawser in their hands, walk down the pier. A group of civilians look like Arabs. Two Coast Guardsmen heaving on hawser are dressed in dungarees and white hats. A tug in background. A French battleship. Warehouses on pier in foreground. US aircraft PBY flies overhead. Gun shield in foreground. Two chiefs dressed in dungarees play acey ducey on deck. Men sitting on deck of a ship. Four men play cards. Rigging of transport in foreground. A sunset.

Location: Algiers Algeria

Date: 1942, November

Duration: 3 min 0 sec

Sound: No

Color: Color

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None