Prisoners of war (POW) held in custody by U.S. Army in North Africa, during World War 2. German troops of the Hermann Goering Division, some of which are wearing SS camouflage smocks, and Italian prisoners of war enter a U.S. Army processing station in North Africa. They stand with hands on their heads. U.S. soldiers inspect their identification tags. Several U.S. soldiers stand and converse.
Large U.S. munitions dump in North Africa during World War II. Bomb fin assembly area at a munitions dump in North Africa. Bomb fin assemblies of 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 lbs.
Mechanics work on USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) planes parked in a hangar in North Africa during World War II. Large gas and oil dump in North Africa. U.S. army trucks pass on highway to Bizerte. Semi-truck and trailer carry wrecked USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) P-38 Lightening fighter aircraft. Interiors of a bomb wrecked hangar. Two mechanics walk to steel work rack at tail of B-25 Mitchell bomber, lift machine gun, and climb up to work platform. They install machine gun on B-25 tail. Large hole in hangar ceiling. Mechanic inside the tail adjusts pivot on the gun of B-25. Mechanic climbs on work rack and works on tail of B-25. Several gliders parked outside bomb wrecked hangar. Crew members clean glider nose.
French General Charles De Gaulle in Africa during World War II. General De Gaulle and French General Henry Giraud converse with each other. Charles De Gaulle shakes hands with French officers and reviews United States troops. General Giraud decorates and honors United States Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The assemblage salutes the American flag. U.S. troops march with the American flag in hand. A number of ships at sea and some ships docked at a harbor. Anti aircraft guns on the ships. U.S. troops unload an invasion barge via roller belts and stack supplies. An aerial view of African coastline. United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. An aerial view of targets on the ground.
U.S. soldiers in Tunisia, North Africa. An oasis near El Guettar, Tunisia, North Africa. U.S. soldiers of the 1st Signal Corps take out carrier pigeons from cages. Attach messages and release the birds. The pigeons in flight. A soldier comes out of a tent. (World War II period).
Allied forces win sea, and air battles in North African Campaign. An allied convoy carries reinforcements towards Africa. Planes of the Axis Forces drop bombs. Explosion in water. The convoy lands in North Africa. Supplies and equipment unloaded from the ships. Soldiers disembark the troop carrier ships adding more soldiers to the North African offensive. German dive bombers attack at night and are beaten off. British troops advance in Tunisia. British soldiers take out land mines as they pursue German forces from the south. U.S. Army soldiers fire artillery during operations in the central area of the battle line. Wrecked Pz.II and Pz.III tanks of the German 10th Panzer Division.