City of Casablanca in Morocco. The Medina entrance at Casablanca. Sign at entrance reads 'Medina Entrance Off Limits To All U.S. Troops'. View inside Medina. Arabs on burros and horse-drawn carriages move. Arabs sell their merchandise. Women in veils on street. (World War II period)
Allied ships in Casablanca bay during Operation Torch (Invasion of North Africa) in World War 2. Barrage balloons aloft, over the area. British Naval officers on the bridge of a ship. Aerial views of the port and harbor of Casablanca, Morocco.
President Roosevelt in a jeep in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. A jeep with the President and officials moves along a dirt field, followed by three security personnel and a large sedan.Three soldiers at attention at the side of a path. Several soldiers and officers, on the other side of the path, salute as the President passes. A large contingent of American troops is lined up in formation. A motorcade of jeeps arrives. President Roosevelt is in the second jeep which displays an American flag and another flag (Presidential Seal?). American Sherman tanks parade in formation, four abreast. A brass band marches and plays.
Scenes taken by U.S. paratrooper (not shown) during stopover in Casablanca, French Morocco, on July 13, 1944. A street sign points to Washington, Tokyo, London, Berlin, and Paris, showing distances. Sidewalk entertainers play musical instruments as people gather around them. A government building in the city with tricolor streamer on it. Panning views of the surrounding area. Aerial views of the ruins of Monte Cassino Abbey (very dark underexposed).
U.S. officers General George C Marshall, HH Arnold, Brehon Somervell and Lesley J McNair seated around table and discussing map in Washington DC, USA, during World War 2. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill at a meeting in Casablanca, French Morocco.
American soldiers of the 15th Infantry doing calisthenics on a field in Casablanca, French Morocco. An instructor conducts the calisthenics. Army tents in the background. (World War II period).