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Algeria, November 1942: Vichy French Generals preparing to depart Oran; Operation Torch Generals exit meeting in Algiers
American soldiers hold back crowds on a street in Oran, Algeria. Vichy French officers seen inside room and balcony above street, looking out at American soldiers and crowd (this is near timeframe that the Darlan Agreement was signed). View up and down street with civilians, cars, and bus on the street. American soldier standing in front of of the Hotel D' Angleterre. Next scene shows Vichy French military officers standing in a group with their luggage on the street, with American guards nearby, preparing to be removed from the city. Downhill is Hotel Geneve. U.S. Army guards prevent French civilians from heading up hill toward French officers. Next scene shows French African troops lined on the sides of the street at attention. French military band members stand just beyond them. Scene changes abruptly to new location under sunny skies, with French General Henri Giraud walking with a cane in his right hand, and another French officer beside him. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Clark emerges from building, followed by Lieutenant General Dwight D Eisenhower, and then British Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham. (This final scene is likely in Algiers where the Generals met in the range November 13-14, 1942 after Algiers fell quickly, following the start of the Operation Torch landings. See also the final scene of clip 65675020515 which shows this same scene with these same officers exiting this building, but from a different camera angle.)
High ranking officers review United States troops in Algiers, Algeria, during World War II.
Lieutenant General Mark Clark of U.S. Army, British General Kenneth Anderson, British Admiral Andrew Cunningham, and French Admiral Jean Darlan review United States troops at Algiers in Algeria. U.S. troops salute passing the high ranking officers. Robert Murphy, United States Minister to North Africa, conversing with U.S. General Mark Clark. U.S. troops aboard a Landing Craft Tank (LCT). Guns mounted on the LCT. Buoy in the harbor and city of Algiers in the background. Distant vessels stand in the harbor. U.S. soldiers aboard an LCT. Black belts (light preservers) around soldiers' waists . Distant convoy of Allied ships escorted by British destroyers head to Bone, Algeria. A view of harbor at Bone. U.S. General Lee Tanks (M3) are unloaded from LCT at the shore. Men unload cargo of ammunition from a Britsh supply ship. Men handle ammunition crates at a supply depot. (November 1942-December 1942)
German air raid on Bone in Algeria, North Africa, during World War II.
Shows an air raid by German Messerschmitt bf 109 and Junkers 88 bombers on Bone in Algeria, North Africa, during World War 2. Allied forces counterattack and fire tracer bullets. Air raid sirens sound and people in streets flee for cover. Anti aircraft (AA) gun crew fires at German planes. British Supermarine Spitfire takes off from an Allied airfield in Bone. U.S. P-38s in the skies. RAF Spitfires and USAAF P-38s engage German Me-109 and Junkers 88. Burning wreckage of a downed Messerschmitt. Scenes of air battle at night. Several burning wreckages of downed Nazi planes. Parachute flares dropped from a German plane are hit by tracer bullets. Junkers 88 burns at night. Bombed buildings in Bone and people on the streets with their belongings. Local people signal ' V ' for their victory over the Germans. Wreckage of downed German planes such as Messerschmitts, Dornier DO-17s and Heinkel 111s scattered across a countryside field. Tail section of Messerschmitt with swastika symbol. (November 1942-December 1942)
Convoy of U.S. General Lee (M3) tanks rolls through the streets of Bone in Algeria,North Africa.
Convoy of U.S. General Lee (M3) tanks rolls through the streets of Bone (now Annaba) in Algeria, North Africa, during World War 2. Natives cross desert with their camels and donkeys in the background. The tank convoy heads for the Tunisian Front. American C-47 transport planes loaded with supplies follow the convoy from above. Sign board reads 'GHARDIMAOU SOUK AHRAS'. The tank convoy climbs the Atlas mountain range lying east of the province of Souk Ahras. Dispatch riders speed ahead of the convoy on their motorbikes. Tanks being camouflaged to set up a bivouac. A U.S. soldier shaves another soldier. Anti aircraft gun crew member scans the skies at dim light. (November 1942-December 1942)
French Foreign Legion troops in a review at Sidibel in Algeria,North Africa (WW2)
Parade by French Foreign Legion bands in a review in honor of the American army at Sidibel Abbes in Algeria, North Africa during World War II. French guards dressed in traditional uniform of legionnaire at attention. Parade by the Arbar Cavalry (Sphais). French Foreign Legion troops armed with rifles march in columns. High ranking officers review the parade. (November 1942-December 1942)
Wreckage of an Allied hospital train, bombed and machine gunned by the Germans in Souk El Khamis, Algeria, North Africa.
Wreckage of an Allied hospital train, bombed and machine gunned by the Germans in Souk El Khamis, Algeria, North Africa, in World War 2. Allied troops inspect the wreckage. Man paints red cross sign on the top of a damaged train-car. One of the damaged car reads 'Our Blue Bird bombed and machine gun to hell but still kicking'. (November 1942-December 1942).