Invasion of North Africa during World War 2. Door of a large landing ship opens and settles to ground on shore of North Africa. U.S. infantry file out of the ship onto rocky shore and proceed to climb steep road upward towards high ground above. A landing ship tank (LST) opens its doors and U.S. Army vehicles drive out, including trucks, jeeps (one needing a push) and half tracks.
From a film about Oil drilling operations in African countries. Elevated, wide view of the walled capital city of Fez in Morocco. View of native residents in Morocco walking in a narrow street of the city of Fez. Map shows location of Algeria in Africa. View of Port of Oran. Scene at the Medjillah oil fields near Tliouanet. Oil being pumped from a well into a barrel.
United States Coast Guard operations in World War 2. Underwater views of ship's anchors being weighed, Convoy of U.S. ships in Pacific Theater, in July, 1942. The Attack Transport, USS Hunter Liggett underway, with crews doing amphibious training. Members of the 1st Marine Division aboard USS Hunter Liggett with Coast Guardsmen. Officers confer aboard vessel. Marines read books on ship. August 7, 1942, U.S. Marines begin amphibious assault against Japanese on Guadalcanal. Naval guns bombard Guadalcanal Island. Marines descend from the USS Hunter Liggett, on nets and enter LCVPs (Higgins boats) operated by Coast Guardsmen, to assault the island. Marines hit the beach from the boats. Marines firing small howitzers and advancing on the island. November 7, 1942, convoy of eight hundred ships en route to North Africa. Warships bombard the shore. An officer observes through binoculars. British and American troops descend on nets into LCVPs from Attack transports: USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13);USS Leonard Wood (APA-12); and USS Samuel Chase (APA-26). Troops hit the beaches of North Africa, under fire.
Allied invasion of North West Africa during World War II. Coastline of Dakar, Senegal. A harbor in Dakar with ships at th harbor. A map of North West Africa depicts the location of Dakar. Aerial views of the city of Casablanca, Morocco. A harbor in Algiers, Algeria. Ships in the harbor. A large Allied invasion convoy underway in the Atlantic Ocean as aircraft fly overhead. American soldiers aboard a troops ship. U.S. aircraft carrier underway at sea. U.S. Navy Douglas Devastator TBD-1 and Dauntless SBD-1 take off from the deck of the aircraft carrier. United States troops climb down cargo nets and onto barges. Enemy aircraft in flight as they attack the Allied ships. Smoke rises as naval guns fire at the coastline. U.S. soldiers land on the shore and get off barges.
United States Vice President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Patricia Nixon official visit to Rabat, Morocco. Sultan and Nixon wave from an open car during a motorcade. Vice President Nixon inside a carriage on the way to the Dar al-Makhzen (official name: El Mechouar Essaid Palace. Avenue Mohammed V, Rabat), the official residence of the king of Morocco. Mrs. Pat Nixon plays with Sultan's daughter, Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco, as she carries her in her arms. Nixon discusses foreign policy with Sultan Muhammad Ibn Yusuf (Mohhamed V of Morocco) inside the Dar al-Makhzen palace.
Allied soldiers keep watch in Morocco North Africa. Soldiers keep vigil from within the walls of some ruins. Soldiers use binoculars and a telescope to survey the surrounding landscape through holes in the ruin walls. A soldier smokes a pipe as they share information and notes. A soldier on a field radio. Soldiers seated and standing around in a military camp as they have refreshments in military cups. (World War II period).
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