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Bizerte Tunisia 1943 stock footage and images

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Tunisian Fellaghas surrender weapons to French in "Operation Fellagha"

In "operation Fellagha" approved by the Bey of Tunis, Sidi Mohammed el Amin, teams comprised of two Tunisians and one Frenchman,offered amnesty to outlaws who surrendered their weapons. Such activities are seen in this film. Also seen are French military operations against Fellagha sites that continue resistance. A Helicopter evacuates a wounded French soldier.

Date: 1954, December
Duration: 2 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675038023
Tunisians joyfully greet Salah Ben Youssef, upon his return from exile.

After three years of exile, Salah Ben Youssef, Secretary General of the Néo-Destour, returns to Tunis. Views of huge crowds at the Tunis Carthage airport. Salah Ben Youssef is seen, wearing sun glasses, and a fez as he slowly descends aircraft ladder from TWA Lockheed Constellation aircraft in which he arrived. The ladder is jammed by well wishers. He is greeted by members of the government and leaders of the Néo-Destour, including Habib Bourguiba. He finally manages to enter an open car and is escorted by motorcycles along Tunis city streets. His automobile, a 1949 Buick Roadmaster convertible, is overflowing with other passengers. His motorcade proceeds to Carthage Palace where he meets Lamine Bey.

Date: 1955, September 13
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055984
Italian air forces join Allies in Cape Bon, Italy, bringing their own ground crew, doctors and pilots

Italian air force joins allies at North Korba Airdrome in Cape Bon, Italy. 31 Italian planes bring their own ground crews and doctors. Italian planes in flight. Planes take off from airfield. An officer salutes as he disembarks. Ground crew disembark from the Italian planes. Ground crew and doctors talk to Captain Francesco Aurelio Di Bella. Captain Di Bella drinks water. Ground crew and doctors seated in truck and truck driven. They eat food. 2nd Lieutenant Fulvio Andrei, fighter pilot, interviewed. Captain Francesco Aurelio Di Bella, one of Italy's torpedo bomber aces, interviewed. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September
Duration: 4 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024675
Port of Tunis severely damaged during its fall to the Allies in World War II

Start of film shows views from an Allied ship close to Tunis, North Africa, as shells strike a fortress on a hill. Numerous explosions raise white smoke as the shells strike. Change of scene shows heavy black smoke rising from a fire at the port of Tunis after being attacked. Italian firemen direct water from hoses to extinguish it. Next, smoke rises from an area of destroyed facilities as firemen also spray water to fight it. View of stern of a grounded burning ship as firemen fight it with water from hoses. Heavy black smoke rising from a burning ship in the harbor. On shore, Italian soldiers carry a wounded victim on a litter over their shoulders. Occupying American soldiers are seen in the background. Another view of the burning grounded ship and firemen directing water on it from hoses. More views of fires raising heavy black smoke in the Port. A gun in a ship's turret firing at approximately a 30 degree elevation.

Date: 1943, May
Duration: 3 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029008
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.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029015
German officials discuss and activities of German soldiers at the Tunisian front in North Africa during World War II.

Activities of German soldiers on the Tunisian front in North Africa during World War II. A map of the Tunisian front. German officers ride in automobiles on a street. Ruins of buildings along the sides of the street. A herd of cattle on the road. View from inside German moving car as it drives fast on dirt roads. A German soldier flags down and stops the car in which German officials are seated. The officials discuss amongst themselves. Local Arab workers carrying ammunition and gasoline cans stack supplies in an area. German soldiers wash their clothes and engage in other activities at the front. A German soldier gets a hair cut. Other German soldiers eating food.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675062708