General Dwight D Eisenhower from the North Africa campaign to the D-Day Normandy landings during World War II. Eisenhower with other military officers in the War Plan Office discusses strategy. A mural covering the west wall of the Eisenhower Museum in Abilene, Kansas. An animated map shows plan to seize key positions in North Africa. Fight in Algiers and Casablanca. Allied troops fire artillery, bombarding a North African coastal town. Troops advancing from beachhead, engage in street fighting with Vichy French troops in Casablanca, Morocco. A flare gun is fired. Unfavorable weather conditions delay the troops advancing towards Tunis and Bizerte. Allied troops fighting at nighttime. Allied soldiers walk through mud, allied military vehicles pass through water on the roads. Troops fire artillery under a canopy, hitting the side of a hill. Thick clouds of smoke cover a hill. U.S. General Omar Bradley and his troops capture Bizerte, Tunisia and the British 1st Army captures Tunis. German and Italian prisoners raise their hands up upon surrender. Animated map shows the surrender of the Axis troops. A ceremony commemorates the victory. North African cavalrymen join the parade. General Eisenhower and Free French Forces General Henri Giraud review a military parade. Henri Giraud bestows to General Eisenhower the French Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor. A mural on a wall of the Eisenhower Museum depicts the Allied invasion of Sicily. Allied troops march into Sicily in 1943.Civilians in the streets to celebrate. A mural on the wall of Eisenhower Museum depicts invasion of Italy. Allied troops land ashore and march into Italy. U.S. General Mark Clark 5th Army at Salerno. A sign reads Napoli. Eisenhower comes out of a tent. U.S. President Roosevelt visits the troops in the combat area with Eisenhower. United States President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin in Cairo, Egypt. Another mural on the wall of the Eisenhower Museum. Eisenhower with other officers. Dramatization of German troops guarding and preparing the defenses of Normandy before the Allied landings. Eisenhower reviews training of the troops as they prepare for the invasion of France. Allied troops undergo physical training though obstacle courses. Churchill inspects the troops. Eisenhower reviews the troops on the eve of invasion. Eisenhower speaks to airborne troops wearing blackened camouflage face paint.
President Roosevelt in a jeep in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. A jeep with the President and officials moves along a dirt field, followed by three security personnel and a large sedan.Three soldiers at attention at the side of a path. Several soldiers and officers, on the other side of the path, salute as the President passes. A large contingent of American troops is lined up in formation. A motorcade of jeeps arrives. President Roosevelt is in the second jeep which displays an American flag and another flag (Presidential Seal?). American Sherman tanks parade in formation, four abreast. A brass band marches and plays.
Allied troops and civilians in the city of Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. An aerial view of the city. Buildings and houses in the background. People working on a farm. Exterior of a building. Natives walk in front of the building. The U.S. flag flutters from the flag pole outside the building. A French soldier on guard. The civilians and French soldiers in the foreground. Enlisted men perform calisthenics. The civilians watch them. Ems marching on the street. Women, EM and a small boy stand in the balcony of a building. They wave goodbye.
Civilians and Allied troops in the city of Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. Houses and buildings along the sides of a street. French policemen talking to a military policeman. A sign board reads: 'M Dump Depot' nearby. The civilians in the background. An old lady standing near the policemen. Exterior of the French Headquarters building. Guards, civilians, enlisted men and nurses in the foreground. They pose near a jeep in front of the building. The civilians on bicycles and general traffic on the street. Exterior of a French mansion. The French flag fluttering from a flag pole on the building. A tall white building.
Civilians and Allied troops in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. Vehicles move past on a street. Two (enlisted men) EMs seated in a pedicab passing on the street. Houses and buildings along the side of the street. People walking on the street. Men and women standing along a side of the street and discussing amongst themselves. Exterior of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) building. A statue of a French officer on a horse. An EM looks up at the statue.
Civilians and Allied troops in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. A statue of a French officer on a horse in front of a building. Two armed guards stand in front of the statue. A truck drives past the statue. A monument. A tall building in the background. Tents, trailers and trucks near the monument. Exterior of a building. 'American Red Cross U.S. Service Men's Club' written outside the building. EMs ( enlisted men ) enter and leave the building. Civilians and EMs standing outside the gate. Children and civilians walking on the street near the club. Buildings along the sides of the street. EMs and civilians with two French girls in front of a cafe.