Activities of German soldiers on the Tunisian front in North Africa during World War 2. Beginning of film shows several German infantrymen moving along a trench . German soldiers are crouched down in defensive positions in a section of the trench. One soldier is seen using a periscopic binocular to view beyond an earthen berm. At a campsite, one soldier looks through binoculars. a tent is in the background. He appears to have an MG 42 machine gun at his position. Another soldier climbs the steel tower of a windmill, while its rotor is spinning, to get a better look at Allied positions. American forces are raising dust as they maneuver, in the distance. German soldiers roll back coverings from their fox holes and emerge to man their defensive positions. One appears to have a Bren gun at his at his position. German artillerymen raise their field pieces from camouflaged places. One appears to be a 10 cm Kanone 17, and the other a lighter field piece. A soldier firing his MG 42 machine gun. German infantry casually advancing through an orchard. Glimpse of German soldier making annotations in some documents. Captured American prisoners of war, under guard, entering a trench as a temporary holding place. One of them is being assisted by two others. Scene shifts to destroyed British Crusader tanks in a field. German soldiers examine one closely. A white flag is placed next to it. More views of knocked out tanks. A soldier, standing next to one, unsheathes a long bladed knife and proceeds to sharpen it.
Activities of German soldiers on the Tunisian front in North Africa during World War II. German airplanes take off from a field. Firing and bombardment in the field. The airplanes fly in formation overhead. Smoke from firing in the field. The airplanes drop bombs on a target area. Anti-aircraft guns are fired at the airplanes.
Activities of German officials at the Tunisian front in North Africa during World War II. A German airplane in flight. The airplane lands on a field. A pilot comes out of the airplane. He meets officials. German officials including German Air Force General Albert Kesselring discuss amongst themselves. The pilot tells his experiences to the officials.
The British Royal Navy flag flies aboard a combat ship at the Tunis Port during the North African Campaign. British Navy sailors load and fire heavy guns. They are wearing Mk I helmets and white antiflash hoods and antiflash gloves. In next shot, a U.S. Naval officer watches a submarine enter the port. Port buildings in the background. Submarine approaches ship. Sailors stand on the submarine roof with British Royal Navy flag. A U.S. Navy officer climbs aboard the ship and is greeted by the waiting officer. In the distance, sailors row a small tender boat across the port. A gun on the ship deck. Two blimps in the sky over the port. (World War II period).
Night time view of fire on a ship at sea off the Tunis Port. Flames and smoke emerge from the ship. Reflection of the flames in the water. (World War II period).
Stationary U.S. Navy ships and vessels at the Tunis Port in World War 2. U.S. Navy combat boat with a gun, ammunition belt and the American flag passes a combat ship. U.S. Navy craft approaches another boat while on patrol. U.S. Navy sailor uses flag semaphore to signal another boat. Another personnel looks through binoculars as he talks to the pilot. Several U.S. Navy patrol crafts with the American flag. Several British sailors stand on the deck of a combat ship with flags in the background. Two men on a combat boat stand behind a gun, one with headphones on. A combat boat approaches another boat. Several Allied warships and patrol boats at sea.
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