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Major General Doolittle at ceremony presenting P-40 Warhawks from the U.S. to the Lafayette Escadrille in Morocco in World War 2
Major General James Doolittle and Lt. General Carl Spaatz of the United States Twelfth Air Force, Colonel Willis, as well as French Major-General Bergeret and other American and French officers attend ceremonies at the presentation of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk planes by the U.S. Army Air Forces to the French Lafayette Escadrille in Morocco during World War II. American troops parade before a hangar. Officers stand in front of P-40 planes lined up near the hangar. The band plays in the parade. French Moroccan horsemen. Officers salute the American and French flags. Opening cameraman slate indicates January 9, 1942, but this is an error as the event took place on January 9, 1943.
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan presenting arms at ceremony (WW2)
Admiral Jean Francois Darlan in younger days in North Africa during World War II. Darlan presenting arms at ceremony. Darlan receiving award. French sailors at attention. Officer kissing Darlan as part of ceremony. Charles de Gaulle reviewing Free French Troops. De Gaulle addressing troops. De Gaulle presenting awards.
Charles de Gaulle reviewing Free French sailors; General Mark Clark promoted by Eisenhower
Free French troops on parade in North Africa. De Gaulle reviewing Free French sailors. American soldiers on parade grounds. American officers reviewing troops. American and French officer reviewing troops. General Eisenhower bestowing higher rank on General Mark Clark. General mark Clark stands. General Eisenhower entering plane. American troops posing with natives. Group of American nurses giving "Thumbs up" salute. American nurses eating. All the women nurses are wearing combat helmets. (World War II period).
British Eighth Army soldiers perform various exercises and clear obstacle courses to maintain fitness in World War II
British General Harold Alexander speaks about fitness of army men, during World War 2. He is Commander-in-Chief of Middle East Command, responsible for the overall campaign against Axis forces in North Africa. British troops are seen performing various exercises and negotiating obstacle courses.
Sunken boats in harbor and destroyed buildings on North African coast during World War II
Sunken boats and ship in a harbor in North Africa, during World War 2. One sunken boat displays what appears to be a red Moroccan flag. Sunken Ship and building ruins. Several boats scattered on shore. A U.S. B-17 bomber flies over the area, in the distance. An allied soldier stands at the shore and throws stones into the water. A sunken ship in water near him.
French youth labor on the Oran-Dakar railroad in the Sahara Desert and Vichy Admiral Darlan visits Arab leaders
French youth labor on the railroad between Oran and Dakar in the Sahara Desert of North Africa, during World War 2. A man operates machinery to assist with laying railroad lines. Young men workers lift steel rails. They place the steel rails upon the sleepers. A streamlined train moves on the tracks through a hilly terrain. The train arrives at a desert outpost. Vichy French officials, including Admiral Francois Darlan exit the railroad train. They review an Arab honor guard on horseback. Darlan appears to use a Nazi German salute when greeting the Arab officials. The officials are greeted and welcomed. Arab soldiers on horses and camels. The visiting officials view Arab horse cavalry maneuvers and dances. View from a moving car as Arab cavalry run by on horses at full gallop during demonstration.