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U.S. Sailors unload heavy auxiliary generator from a landing ship tank (LST) at Port of Tunis during World War II
Glimpse of American sailors; derricks; and a landing ship tank ( LST) at the Port of Tunis in World War 2. Sign on building reads: "A.S.T.B. Tunis." A sailor seen in the cab of a derrick at the controls. Sailors guide a large auxiliary generator down the ramp of the LST. The sailor-operated derrick lowers a cable with hook that sailors fasten to the generator and the derrick begins to lift it.
15 Divisions of German troops (266 thousand) surrender to the Allies, ending the Tunisia campaign during World War II
At beginning, the film shows German soldiers surrendering in World War 2. First they surrender in small groups and then in increasingly larger numbers. Eventually whole divisions are seen surrendering, some even marching behind their Division brass band. They are being interned in outdoor areas under guard. A U.S. Military policemen monitors some and collects identifications papers from them as they enter a barbed wire enclosure. Numerous views of the German soldiers, some arriving in full open railroad cars. German commander of the Army Group Africa, Generaloberst (Colonel-General) Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, followed by British officers, steps from a U.S. C-47 transport airplane and salutes. (He was captured by the British Indian Army’s 4th Infantry Division). Aerial view of the wheat field where the German prisoners were interned for processing. Views of numerous destroyed German aircraft, artillery, fuel trucks, tanks, and other war materiel. A pile of German steel helmets. Closeups of German prisoners in the outdoor compound. An unidentified German General stepping from the cab of a truck, to join the other prisoners. German Colonel-General von Arnim leaving a building and standing as if waiting for a car. Series of closeup views showing soldiers from the various countries comprising the Allied forces. Allied soldiers wading through deep waters; and elsewhere in amphibious assaults, as World War 2 continues. Cheering crowds in Tunis welcoming French, Free French, and British forces occupying the city. General Eisenhower standing before Allied flags, with British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, and French General Henri Honoré Giraud, as Allied warplanes fly in formation overhead. Film ends with "V" for Victory.
American airmen arming a B-26 aircraft in Tunisia, during World War II.
American flier polishing name "Lovely Louise" on nose of Martin B-26B, tail number: 41-17762 of the 439th Bomb Squadron, 319th Bomb Group. in Tunisia, during World War 2. American airmen loading belt of 50 caliber machine gun bullets into the aircraft. Interior of B-26 showing two armorers feeding in the machine gun bullets. Truck pulling trailer with bombs in it. Bomb laden trailer backing up towards B-26. Ground crew carrying bomb toward bomber. Ground crew lifting bomb off trailer. Bomb being lifted off trailer. Ground crew adjusting bomb mechanism. Ground crew working on bomb under wing. Bomb hoisted into bomb bay.
U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 operations in Tunisia during World War II
View from inside a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft taking off from a field in Tunisia, during World War 2. Martin B-26 bombers seen parked on the field below. View from the air of a B-26 taking off. Formation of aircraft in flight. A B-26 viewed from above as it comes in for a landing.
U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 aircraft in flight over Tunisia during World War II
View from inside a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft in flight over Tunisia, during World War 2. Several Martin B-26 bombers in formation are seen climbing out below and then flying alongside the camera plane.. Views of the hilly terrain below. Setting sun, hills, and river seen toward tail and then over wing of the C-47 camera aircraft.
USAAF B-26 bombers return from mission in Tunisia and are debriefed by intelligence officer, during World War II.
Pilot and copilot in cockpit of a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 in flight over Tunisia during World War 2. A formation of B-26 bombers seen overhead. Scene shifts to several B-26s landing in succession on a runway. Some twin engine aircraft seen parked at left edge of the runway and brief glimpse of a Spitfire fighter plane with engine running in dirt at right side of the active runway while B-26s are landing. Pilots holding a large map as they debrief a mission with an intelligence officer on the tarmac. The aircrews then walk to an operations room where they get some refreshments and continue discussing the mission.