U.S. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) headquarter installations in Algiers, Algeria during World War II. An officer enters through the main gates of the headquarters. Major Holocomb, Executive Officer Major Pfleiger, Chief of Mission Colonel Edward Glavin and Lieutenant Colonel Russell Livermore talk to each other. U.S. soldiers, tents and military vehicles at the headquarters. Two officers talk to each other.
A U.S. Army parachute training school camp in Algiers, Algeria during World War II. An Anglo American parachute school camp. Chief of Parachute Training Major Rucker poses. Major Rucker trains paratroopers. The paratroopers are inspected before boarding an aircraft. The paratroopers practice jumping from the aircraft.
A U.S. Army parachute training center in Algiers, Algeria during World War II. Paratroopers jump from a U.S. Army Air Force aircraft. The paratroopers descend from the aircraft. An aircraft taxis at a cargo drop training center. Aircraft drop parachute supplies over a field.
Crew members of U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortresses in Algiers, Algeria during 'Shuttle Mission' of World War II. U.S. air and ground crew have K-rations in a field. B-17s parked on the field. Crew members under the wing of a B-17. Crew members sit with Arab children. An EM (Enlisted Man) shaves. EMs have breakfast and eat watermelon. An EM in cowboy boots. An EM rides a donkey accompanied by two Arab boys. EMs ride camels.
U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 Flying Fortresses in Algiers, Algeria during 'Shuttle Mission' of World War II. U.S. EMs (Enlisted Men) check ammunition. An EM inspects weapon and wipes gun parts. EMs checking wheels of a B-17F aircraft. A pilot with earphones in the cockpit. The airplane warms up. A formation of B-17Fs returning to England.
French Generals Charles De Gaulle and Henri Giraud with the Financial Delegation in Algiers, Algeria in North Africa during World War II. M. Roberts addresses the French Financial Delegation. Officials seated in a balcony. General Giraud addresses the delegation and takes a seat after finishing. General Charles De Gaulle addresses the delegation. People applaud after his speech. Both the Generals shake hands with the members of the committee. French General George Catroux addresses the delegation. Some officials take notes while others listen to the speaker.