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Operation Avalanche. American troops, in Tunisia, North Africa, board ships to Italy in World War II

As film begins, a U.S. Navy officer and Army officer coordinate a list of soldiers to board a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) in the port of Tunis, North Africa. Rubble of damaged and destroyed building is behind them. U.S. Army troops are next seen on the waterfront. They begin moving along the docks where LCIs are tied up. Other troops are assembled on the wharf waiting to enter the docks. Extended series of views showing closeups of soldier's combat boots stepping along the gangplank to an LCI. Next, is view from a dock as column of soldiers walk slowly past the camera toward their LSIs. Another view of troops and LSIs from further away. Broad view of the waterfront with docked LCIs and war ships in the distance. Closer view of docks, troops, and LCIs, and warships in the harbor.

Location: Tunisia North Africa
Date: 1943, July
Duration: 2 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029019
U.S. soldiers of 53rd Signal Battalion march towards Gabes under the escort of U.S. bombers and fighters in Tunisia, North Africa.

U.S. Army soldiers march towards Allied positions in North Africa during World War II. Formation of U.S. bombers and fighters escort on way to bomb German positions. Soldiers move in the distant background. Desert terrain of El Guettar. A U.S. officer of 53rd Signal Battalion paints a sign which reads 'II Corps'. A military truck on a rugged path. Smoke rises in the distance. Soldier holds a small sign that reads 'Lord' (likely a cameraman name slate). Jagged mountain slopes in the background. A soldier climbs atop a hill.

Location: Tunisia North Africa
Date: 1943, March 30
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033485
A U.S. soldier reaches a crossroad, looks at signboards and thumbs a ride from a military jeep in Gafsa, Tunisia, North Africa.

Re-enactment: Soldiers march towards Allied positions in North Africa during World War II. Allied soldier walks and reaches a crossroad. Two signboards near the road. One reads 'II Corp gone to Gabes' and the second reads 'The 1st Army welcomes the 8th Army'. The soldier thumbs a ride from a passing military jeep.

Location: Tunisia North Africa
Date: 1943, March 30
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675033487
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.

Location: Tunisia North Africa
Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033514
U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 bombers and P-38 fighter aircraft operating in Tunisia during World War II.

A USAAF B-26 bomber being armed during World War 2. A wheeled bomb dolly loaded with 500 pound bombs is parked next to a B-26 aircraft. Four armorers, using special handles, slide one of the bombs off the carrier and move it under the aircraft. Another crew also removes a bomb from the carrier. Next scene shows armorers inserting fuzes in several bombs on the ground under the aircraft bomb bay. View, through operations building window, of a P-38 fighter plane parked in the grass, and B-26 bombers taxiing past it in the background. A P-38 fighter aircraft viewed almost head-on as it comes in for a landing. A formation of B-26 bombers overhead.

Location: Tunisia North Africa
Date: 1943, January 3
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034693
Wrecked Messerchmitt 323 at El Aouina airfield in Tunis.

U.S. Army Air Forces occupy former German airfield at El Aouina, in Tunis, Tunisia. U.S. Officer holds slate as they photograph a wrecked German 6-engined Me 323 Gigant ("Giant") on the airfield.

Location: Tunis Tunisia
Date: 1943, May 28
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675020476
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