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A large parade celebrates the end of the North African Campaign in Tunisia, North Africa.
The end of the North African Campaign of World War II. Bizerte and Tunis civilians greet French, U.S. and British troops. The troops in jeeps. People crowd on either side of streets. The people crowd in a street and give 'V' sign for the victory. Buildings on either side of the street. The troops on tanks. People hold flags. The soldiers hold guns and parade.
U.S. servicemen and women watch movies in Italy and various combat and occupation zones during World War II.
U.S. Army Nurses at their tent area in, Pacific combat zone, read notice of movie being shown at 7 PM on the airfield. They groom themselves in readiness to attend. Group of servicemen and women gathered at airfield outdoor movie, as C-47 airplane lands on runway beside them. U.S. Army aviators riding in a jeep to a U.S. Army Air Corps Theater, in Naples, Italy. View of servicemen gathering inside the theater. Sign outside the theater announcing the various films being presented that day. Part of the sign reads: "Movie, 3:30 and 7:30, 'Girl Crazy,'Sorry Joe, But No civilians may attend these shows (that includes girls!)" View of servicemen and women leaving the theater after the show. Army truck carrying movies to an outpost on the Italian front. Soldiers open the rear of truck and place announcement reading: "Now showing, 'Battle of Russia,' and Erol Flynn in 'Northern Pursuit.'" They set screen on side of truck and place projector on ground. U.S. troops gather to see the movie. U.S. Army 155mm guns firing on front lines in Italian campaign. Troops seated on a Sherman tank as others gather to watch a movie. In another location, troops gather to watch a movie on a screen set up on the front of a C-47 airplane. Building used for movie theater in a cold climate, with snow-covered mountains behind. Ambulatory wounded soldiers enter a cabin set up for showing movies, on a hospital ship. Audience of wounded servicemen and nurses tending them sit and watch a hollywood production. View of motion picture project being started. Smiling faces and expressions of the audience members as they laugh at comic scenes.
French colonial African troops drill and present arms during a review in North Africa during the World War II.
Soldiers and civilians stand outside a recruiting building. Recruits in civilian dress. Soldiers and civilians carrying bags as they enter the recruiting building. Recruits come out of the building carrying duffel bags. Few of them wear French helmets. Recruits with French helmet pass as they come out door. French colonial black African troops along with rifles. French colonial African troops drill and present arms. Troops at attention. Pack animals and troops being inspected by officers. Troops march in column. Column of pack animals on march. Troops march along boulevard. Officer talks to soldiers.
African student shopping with host and friends in North Carolina
An African student from Ghana walks with her American sponsor on the street in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. African student buys a Mamas and the Papas album at The Record Bar store, possibly at the Henderson St location. Close up of record in the shop, The Frivolous Five and Brahms (Conducted by Antal Dorati). View through shop window at African student on sidewalk with her American host, likely on E Franklin St. They enter a dress store. African student browses racks of dresses. A salesgirl helping the African woman. African students and friends view prints for sale on the street. An illustration depicting a bull. Ghanaian student talks to a fellow African student at the Old Well of the University of North Carolina (E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, USA).
U.S. troops and their improvised movie theaters in combat zones during World War II
A U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 airplane carrying movies among its cargo bound from New Caledonia to troops stationed at Bougainville, Solomon Islands, during World War 2. Views inside the airplane cabin, where troops sit alongside the cargo. Glimpse from cockpit of aircraft on final approach to land on the airfield. Troops unloading canisters of movie films from the C-47. (Handing the movie reels out of the C-47 is Russ Laming of the 13th Troop Carrier Squadron, a.k.a the Thirsty 13th.) Army truck carrying mail bags and movie films driving away from the airfield. U.S. soldiers walk to their makeshift movie tent from foxholes and fortified positions. Sign on the tent reads: "Bougainville Roxy, Tonights feature." Movie projector seen inside the tent, as soldiers enter. Views of movie theaters made out of logs and other available materials at various locations in the Pacific theater of operations. They range from simple and rugged to more elaborate, at rear locations, away from the front lines. U.S. servicemen racing to get the best seats in a theater, as the doors open for a movie. Servicemen walking into an open air theater. They are called to attention as the unit commander arrives and takes his seat. View of wounded soldiers recuperating in a hospital,where a movie camera is being set up in the ward. They are tended by a French nurse wearing a "flying nun" hat (possibly North Africa). Servicemen and women being seated in an outdoor theater, and other places, waiting to watch movies. Allied troops join Americans to watch U.S. movies. A theater sign announcing the week's movie program at a Royal New Zealand Air Force post in the jungles. Courier carrying film canister from a jeep into a jungle theater. Soldier mounting the film on projector. U.S. troops watching a movie outdoors, during rain storm.
General Dwight Eisenhower speaks in the U.S. about Allied success of the North African Campaign.
Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight Eisenhower speaks about the North African Campaign of World War II. General Eisenhower seated at a desk in the United States speaks of the capture of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrikakorps. The General speaks of the cooperation between the services of all Allied countries in winning this war. He speaks about contribution of air, naval and ground power of the Allied forces.
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