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A U.S. 1st Division soldier passes along a row of German mines exposed in the sandy terrain of Africa during World War II.
U.S. 1st Division soldiers in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. U.S. Army vehicles move along a road in the background. Explosions in the distant background. A row of German 'Schuch' or 'shoe mines' exposed in the desert. A U.S. 1st Division soldier passes along the mines.
U.S. 1st Division soldiers load a 155mm howitzer under a camouflage net in Africa during World War II
U.S. 1st Division soldiers in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War 2. A soldier examines an Italian gun. U.S. gun crew loads a 155mm howitzer under a camouflage net.
A U.S. Army jeep loaded with 1st Division soldiers passes on a village road in Africa during World War II.
U.S. 1st Division soldiers in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. Adobe-walled village in a desert. A U.S. Army jeep loaded with troops drives on the village road. Natives wrapped in sheets stand near the road. An oasis and mountains in the background. The natives mill around in the village.
U.S. 1st Division soldiers in a mess line in Africa during World War II.
U.S. 1st Division soldiers in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. The soldiers in a mess line. A U.S. Army sergeant reads New York Tax Return blank and scratches his head.
Allied Invasion of North Africa during World War II
Allied warships move towards North Africa during World War 2. A U.S. Navy sailor on a destroyer monitors sonar indicating presence of a submarine. A sailor looks through a pair of binoculars and another U.S. Navy sailor nearby has a pair of headphones. Loudspeaker signals call to general quarters. Sailors rush up the stairs. Numerous depth charges are launched and explode in the water. Next, a wide oil slick on the surface indicates the submarine has been struck by the depth charges. An officer looks through a pair of binoculars. A man speaks into a radio. Soldiers amuse themselves on a troop ship. One plays the piano and others playing play cards, read novel while eating an apple. Flags of Major General Patton and Rear Admiral H. Kent Hewitt aboard the USS Augusta (CA-31) off the coast of North Africa. Semaphore flags and signal lights communicate between ships. Soldier with 'map of West Africa' in his back pocket. Two soldiers read a language guide. An animated map detailing Plan Acrobat to invade North Africa. Map includes Casablanca, Algiers, Tripoli, and Libya. Soldiers exercise, peel potatoes and relax on a troop ship. Clothes hung on a line. British soldiers write letters home. A soldier pastes news on a bulletin board. The bulletin announces that the 'German Afrika Corps' are in full retreat. Night time aerial views of bombing of cities in Italy. Narrator states the bombing included Naples, Genoa, and Turin. Explosions and smoke on the ground below from the bombing. Aerial view of daylight bombing at lower altitude of a Renault tank factory. Submarine on surface at twilight. Eighth Army plane. General Eisenhower, General Mark Clark and French General Giraud. Night scene. Soldiers on the deck. German WWII headquarters at night with guards in Rome and at the The Reich Chancellery in Berlin. Hitler at Berghof . German switchboard, terminal, and radio communications. Messages passed between Allied ships via signal light and ship-to-ship cargo transfer. ( Note The Operation Acrobat discussed in this film is misleading. That plan was scrapped, and the Allied North African campaign was conducted as part of Operation Torch.)
United States soldier at a check post during the North African Campaign in North Africa.
United States soldiers around a tent at a check post in North Africa. A United States flag near the tent. Mountains in the background. A man stands on a bridge and looks over. Three African children in a green grassy field. Native straw huts in the background. A road flanked with trees on either side. (World War II period).