Allied troops participate in a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or Le Pavois in Algiers, Algeria. Soldiers with a wreath near the Tomb. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in white depicting men on horses lifting the Unknown Soldier. Four soldiers with rifles give a gun salute. (World War II period).
Allied officers attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or Le Pavois in Algiers, Algeria. U.S. General Dwight D Eisenhower talks to French General Henri Giraud using an interpreter. General Eisenhower, General Giraud and Admiral Jean Louis Darlan observe the ceremony along with other high ranking Allied Army and Naval officers. A soldier salutes. A large crowd watches and applauds the Allied troops as they pass in review. Soldiers with the British Union Jack on the streets. A crowd cheers and applauds the soldiers. (World War II period).
Allied officers attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or Le Pavois in Algiers, Algeria. French General Henri Giraud shakes hands with a line of officers. The General inspects the troops. General Lyman L Lemnitzer talks to U.S. Naval officer and General C W Ryder of the 34th Infantry Division. General Giraud among the Allied officers. (World War II period).
Allied officers attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or Le Pavois in Algiers, Algeria. French Admiral Jean Louis Darlan salutes the Tomb. He greets various Allied military dignitaries including French General Henri Giraud. The Admiral inspects troops. General Dwight D Eisenhower greets military dignitaries. General Eisenhower talks with Admiral Darlan. (World War II period).
Allied bomber lands at an airfield in North Africa. Airmen on the airstrip. Several Allied planes at the air base as one taxis on the runway. Allied officers at a retreat ceremony in Casablanca, Morocco. A soldier with the American flag patch on sleeve. United States soldiers and military band march with the American flag. Soldiers raise the flag. Soldiers march with the French flag. French and other Allied officers at the ceremony. A soldier takes photographs. Soldiers at the French 'Base Aeronautique Navale De Lartigue' in Lartigue, Algeria. American and French flags. Allied officers talking. Soldiers around tents in a camp area. (World War II period).
Colonel William Wilson Quinn introduces an episode of "The Big Picture" that tells about the history of the 1st Infantry Division of the United States, called the "Big Red One." We see the boots and the shoes that 1st Infantry soldiers wore beginning with the Revolutionary War, through the Civil War, the First World War and the Second World War. Recruits are shown in training during World War 2 before deploying overseas in Operation Torch and the invasion of North Africa. Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division, General Terry Allen, is seen during the Division's deployment to North Africa in World War II. Soldiers relaxing aboard troop ship. Naval barrage at night followed by amphibious assault on coast of Algeria. Animation shows the target areas of the division as they capture Oran. German counter attack is seen with bombers, tanks (including brief view of a German Tiger I tank), and artillery. American soldier standing with rifles shooting at low-flying German aircraft that are bombing their position. Scenes of German and American gun crews firing. Nazi German General Rommel seen in his staff car. Animation shows route of the Division with others towards the North. Heavy nighttime gunfire is seen. American soldiers meet and greet British troops of General Montgomery's 8th Army.